TRESemme Freshstart Dry Shampoo is the first dry shampoo I’ve used, and it’s supposed to be the perfect solution to achieve clean hair without the need for water. The goal of dry shampoo is to instantly remove oil, while adding volume to your hair. I have thinning hair, and I hate shampooing my hair every day because I always hear it’s bad for your hair and scalp to over cleanse it, yet my hair gets oily pretty fast. UGH. I was sooo excited that this would be the answer to combat my oily, stringy hair. At $5, this is the cheapest dry shampoo I could find, so that’s how I decided to buy it. I got it at Ulta, but have also seen it at Target and a few other drugstores.
TRESemme Dry Shampoo Review
I’ve used this product about 10 times now, and keep experimenting with it. To use it you 1) shake the can vigorously before each spray 2) spray lightly and evenly 8-12 inches from your head, and leave it in for 1-2 minutes 3) brush it out, then style as usual. The first several times I tried it, my hair felt more greasy and sticky than it did before using it. After spraying it, it coats your hair with white powder, and even after brushing it out, I could still see it on my dark roots, and the lighter brown parts of my hair looked dull also. My scalp looked extra white too, which sort of magnified my part.
After several tries, I found I got better results, and my hair didn’t look greasy or sticky, but it still looked a bit ashy. I sprayed my hair with a glossing spray to attempt to disguise the dullness, and that helped a little. If you have blonde hair, or a lighter hair color, this may not be as big of an issue. I think what I was doing wrong initially was not shaking the can before each spray, and I may have been concentrating on one area for too long, rather than moving the can around quickly to create a light mist. The dry shampoo does work to create volume when I spray the underneath part of my hair, so that’s exciting. I wasn’t really able to create too much volume on the top of my hair, though.
Due to the ashiness of the product, and the fact that half the time it comes out sticky and doesn’t help with oiliness, I don’t plan on using this anymore to remove oil. However, I will still use it underneath my hair to create volume until the can runs out. Keep in mind, though, that I’m really bad at styling my hair, so other people might be more skilled at using this product. Unfortunately, I will probably still have to wash my hair every day since this didn’t help to extend days between washing.
Online a lot of people have written that they hate the scent, but I actually like it, and I’m hard to please. It’s a bit overwhelming and strong, but it has a typical fruity shampoo-like scent. The scary thing about this dry shampoo, and really most dry shampoos, is the ingredients. Most dry shampoos contain butane (which is what’s in lighter fluid), plus alcohol. Instead, this one’s first ingredient is hydrofluoocarbon (I’m not exactly sure what it is, even after looking it up on wikipedia), plus alcohol denat (which dries out your hair and scalp), and then cornstarch is what is used to sop up the oil. I try to stay away from hair products that contain alcohol, but have been using hairspray lately as a desperate attempt to create volume in my hair.
Once my can of TRESemme dry shampoo is up, I don’t plan on buying it again, or any dry shampoo that comes in a can because the ingredients seem too scary to me, but I might be overreacting. I would be interested in trying a different form of dry shampoo, though – one that doesn’t have alcohol or butane, etc. Do you use dry shampoo? What is your favorite one? Do you have any tips for using it? Even though I don’t love it, if you are curious about trying a dry shampoo, you can’t beat the price, and there are some people online that do really like it. Also check out my review of Living Proof Full Thickening Cream.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 3:28 pm
My favorite dry shampoo is the powder form of Oscar Blandi – not the spray. I sprinkle some of the powder on my fingers/hand, rub them together, flip my head over and rub my fingers into my roots. I flip my head back up and arrange my hair and spray into place. I prefer doing it this way so I don’t end up with a white film on my roots/hair – which happened when I sprinkled it directly on my roots. If I run out of Oscar Blandi I’ll use baby powder – which works great too.
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
I’ve wanted to try dry shampoos too but haven’t bought any yet. I think the Batiste and Pssst! ones are the most popular cheaper ones. And I know Klorane is popular too, and there are a lot of expensive ones at Sephora. I know a lot of people complain about still being able to see the powder in your hair even after brushing it out.
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:25 pm
I’ve have tried both powder and spray. I liked it the first times but after using it for a while I started getting dandruff from the dry shampoos. So for the moment I am not using it even though I think it is really good if you are too lazy to wash your hair. Using it for a long time is not good for me due to the dandruff but maybe using it now and then might be okay. I still prefer to wash my hair every second day even if it is bad for your scalp but I just like the clean feeling.
July 2nd, 2010 at 2:38 pm
The BEST dry shampoo is Rockaholic by Tigi! It’s around $18 a can but it lasts for a really long time (I was interning at the hospital and used it every couple of days and it lasted for about 3.5 months!). It’s amazing. It gives incredible volume and doesn’t leave my hair dry and crispy. However, I have blonde hair and even on me, it does make my hair look lighter. It’s convenient for me because it simply makes my highlights look brighter but I’m not sure how this would look on someone with dark hair.
July 12th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I am going through the exact same thing the author is. I’m only 33, but my hair is thinning out and gets oily by the end of the first day I wash it. I have tried Batiste, Klorane, and the spray version of Oscar Blandi, with decent results. My favorite is definitely the POWDER version of Oscar Blandi’s dry shampoo. I have had the 1oz bottle for almost 4 months now, and I still have 1/3 of the bottle left, and I use it every other day! It lasts forever, and it works great. I also deal with the powdery white scalp from time to time, but if I rub it in good and shake any residue into the rest of my hair (or into the air, wherever it goes), you can barely tell. I’d rather have THAT then for everyone to see my scalp and my oily hair. I just might try the TresEmme one out of curiosity, plus it’s cheap compared to the salon ones. But as of right now, I’m a huge fan of Oscar Blandi powder dry shampoo :)
August 26th, 2010 at 8:05 am
I have oily hair and am just tired of shampooing and blowdrying everyday. I have tried almost every dry shampoo on the market: Klorane, Tigi, Oscar Blandi, Ojon, and currently Bumble and Bumble. So far the Bumble and Bumble is my favorite. Its expensive ($32) but for me its worth the time saved by not having to wash and dry everyday. I have blonde hair so I use the white powder but they offer different colors for darker hair (although I have heard they may leave a film). I feel like the market of dry shampoo still has a long way to go and I was so excited when I heard about Tresemme coming out with one. I will give it a try but am weary because of the reviews. Its really difficult to find the right product for your hair and so far the unscented Bumble seems to work best (although the price is getting annoying). Also it doesnt dry out my ends too much which is nice. If anyone else has any tips or secrets in the world of dry shampoo I would love to hear it!!
March 23rd, 2011 at 8:07 am
Hi-
I’d love for you to try (and review) our line of organic dry shampoos. You can find them here: http://www.skinnyskinny.com. They smell great, are incredibly easy to use, work really well and have no crazy ingredients like butane, propane, hydroflourocarbon, etc.
All the best-
Clara
owner, skinnyskinny