IF YOU’RE A fan of blowouts, you probably have a bottle of Dry Shampoo sitting in a bathroom cabinet. Who wouldn’t want an extension on those professionally styled lush locks? Some blowout lovers go as long as a week without hair washing with the aid of aerosol and chemicals in the form of dry shampoo. (Pushing it, Ladies…) Without the product, sheen can crop up the next day, and what’s easier than temporarily suffocating those follicles with a a quick spray to get rid of the oily salesman look? Although these products can be a life-saver if your alarm clock decides to malfunction or if you just can’t mentally commit to a 45 minute blow-dry on a crazy morning, overusing them can have consequences. Dry shampoo is kind of a misnomer. It does not clean hair in the way of regular shampoos, but temporarily dries out the oil to get rid of the mousy look. And these products can actually add to the dirt load. Research shows that residue from hair products like hair sprays and shampoos leads to pseudocasts that cake around hair follicles and lead to inflammation. Spraying on this stuff may soak up the extra oil secreted […]

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