Batiste Dry Shampoo Review

These products are great and smell amazing, I have used a few different dry shampoos on my thick curly hair and while this seemed to do a decent job it was too light for my brown hair.

I really was not impressed with Batiste, maybe my hopes were too high!? For a dry shampoo I found it was not very useful and it ran out very quickly! I never let my hair get overly greasy but sometimes it needs a little something to last till the next shower and I think I'll stick to talcum powder. Batiste Tropical smelt nice and gave a bit more body but it did not really make my hair refreshed when it got a little oily.

This product left my hair feeling almost dusty. Although it no longer felt greasy or unclean, the dusty residue it left behind wasnt nice either.

I really do have a love/hate relationship with this product. My hair type is thin, fine and super super greasy; I have to wash it every day and I know that's bad for it but I'm an oil slick by the next day.

Obviously with my hair type, after hearing about this product I was overjoyed, finally a solution to my problems!! Next time I was in farmers I picked this up in 'clean and fresh' scent.

I tried it out on multiple occasions on 2nd day hair spraying into the roots, leaving in for around 10-20mins and then brushing excess powder out as per directions. I guess having such high expectations for this product made the let down even bigger, my hair still looked greasy but now also felt heavy and gross with product build-up. I kept trying to make this work however I had the same outcome everytime.

A few weeks ago at a makeup sale I purchased a different scent, this time in tropical because it was only $7 and I thought i'd give it another go. I'm glad I did because this one worked much better! It didn't entirely give me that clean, freshly washed look however it seems to have soaked up enough oil that I feel okay leaving the house. Unfortunately it doesnt take the place of a wash and I will have to wash before going to a special occasion etc however its fine for work/gym etc so that's great!

Both scents are fairly subtle and do fade, so you don't have to worry about your hair smelling weird after application.

Overall I would still say that this is an average product as I've only managed partial success however I think I will keep using it until I can find a better alternative.

I purchased the tropical one in the huge bottle because I'd heard amazing things about it. But I actually found it didn't really work. I expected different things than what it gave me. It left white powder in my hair even after brushing it through. I have black hair and it made me look like I had major dandruff. Not impressed :(

The roots of my hair are slightly oily, so having heard great things about this product I went and bought a travel-size bottle and am slightly disappointed. It felt like it had left a coating on my hair and scalp, but it did make my roots look less oily. I probably would not purchase this again, but for the price it was an okay product.

I have seen this raved about everywhere but it seems to make my dark blonde hair look whitish at the roots no matter how many times I brush it through and run my fingers through to work it in. I am sure I am using it right but a bit disappointed! I think it's a good product for the price thought minus the white look it leaves. It's not too bad but I would rather without it!!

Okay so clearly, the title is a harmless bit of sarcasm. I purchased this product in Blush (I think) a while ago, from the Warehouse (I think!) and have recently been given a little baby one too.

I like the idea of dry shampoo. I would love to break the habit of shampooing my hair every day but I really don't see it happening, so I thought by buying this I would be able to use it in between washes. One day, I didn't feel like showering at all. Stinky day, if you will. Happily, I opened the can and gave my hair a bit of a spray. Firstly, that smell is sooooo overpowering. Its so overbearingly florally and I can taste it in the back of my throat when I use it. Yuck.

Secondly, I gave my hair a good massage once this stuff was in. My hair felt mildly cleaner, but the way it made my fingers on my hair was weird. Like it was artifically clean, and I could feel the artificial. Does that make sense? It was so weird I kept touching it and in the end my hair was greasy again so I just washed it anyway. No stinky day for me. For shame.

I do like to use this product if I plan on curling my hair though. If my hair is freshly washed this dry shampoo seems to give it extra oomph, and I really like that. So, I would purchase this again but only to use it as a pre-curling item. Otherwise I'll just stick to washing my hair!

The Warehouse had this for $5 a bottle so I bought a few to try. They work OK, but I don't agree with this being the best dry shampoo ever! It left my hair dull and felt powdery to touch. The scent of the tropical is totally overpowering and fake... I could smell my hair the whole day and not in a good way! The next bottle was Blush which was slightly better. I do find this ridiculously overpriced at Farmers and teh pharmacy.

I now use Lee Stafford dry shampoo for dark hair which does not leave my hair looking white, perhaps I'll give the coloured Batiste a go if I see it on special again.