Cruelty-Free and Nontoxic Dry Shampoo without Butane
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I've been on a nontoxic and cruelty-free journey for over a year now! It is a slow and steady process, because you have to research and to be quite frank, a ton of brands to really provide that kind of information, or they make it really confusing. It quite actually doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know!? Anyway, Hair Care is somewhat of a weird area, because there are so many things that may fall into that category besides shampoo and conditioner. Something that I'm a huge fan of, as I'm sure you are too, is Dry Shampoo. There are quite a few brands that are cruelty-free, not not necessarily nontoxic and visa versa, so it's a pretty small list of products.
What do you look for in a dry shampoo? Do you read the labels? Before this, some of my favorites were Not Your Mother's Dry Shampoo (budget friendly) and R+Co Dry Shampoo (higher end). This summer when I was on a group trip and a guy picked up a bottle of someone dry shampoo and said "oh my gosh. you spray butane on your hair?!" I was like uhhh oh, and immediatly checked my dry shampoo label. Sure enough, it contained butane. You know...like the stuff in a torch that perfectly caramelizes the top of your creme brƻlƩe? Unfortunately, that did not sound very appetizing to me, so I began looking for dry shampoos without butane.
Here's the thing...I want a dry shampoo that:
doesn't have butane
is a spray (I don't have time for any of this powder business. I might as well wash my hair if I'm gonna do that, because I'll end up dumping it all over myself or it would get loose in my bag.)
is nontoxic
is cruelty-free
Something I don't really care that it has is alcohol, because yes, I do want the grease of my hair soaked up. I mention it because I know that some people don't want alcohol in their hair products. I DO NOT want it in my skincare products, but I don't really care about hair products. Turns out there are few and far between that fit into these category... I only found THREE. The hardest thing to find a dry shampoo WITHOUT is butane, also called isobutane. And yes, know it still contains aerosol, but like I mentioned...I need the ease of the spray;) Anyway, here goes.
Price: $31 (2 oz, so $15.50 per oz)
I love the entire Aveda Line. Their store is seriously an aromatherapy oasis. I'm currently obsessed with their Rosemary Mint Shampoo and Conditioner. This is a great product if you want something to "spray", but not be aerosol. I will say that it's still kind of hard, because you have to dump it upside down to make it come out and it can get messy.
Pro(s):
- in a bottle, not a tub
- "sprays"
-works well
-cruelty-free
-nontoxic
Con(s):
-on the pricer side
-can still be really messy/get all over you
Carol's Daughter Monoi Repairing Dry Shampoo.
Price: $9 (1.6 oz, so $5.62 per oz)
I'm not even going to link this one, because it is always selling out. It is a spray bottle w/o butane. What makes it cool is that it comes in "lighter tones" and "darker tones". It's also limiting because I don't know which I'd buy...I'm kind of in the middle. Because of the color issue, coupled with the fact that it is never in stock, I haven't actually tried this one.
Pro(s):
-good price
-in a bottle
-cruelty-free
-nontoxic
Con(s):
-limiting due to hair color
-always sold out
Price: $21.39 (7.6oz, so $2.81 per oz)
EVO is a brand I have come to love as a whole. When I first inquired about their animal testing policies and stuff like that, I got the most personal response! Some of their products are vegan, but not all, only due to the use of things like honey or lanolin.
Pro(s):
-good middle of the road price
-in a bottle
-smells wonderful
-works like charm
-cruelty-free
-nontoxic
Con(s)
-?!
As you might have guessed, EVO is my current favorite! It goes with me to the gym, on vacations, and so-on. It is such a great product and I couldn't recommend it more! I have been using it since November, just so I can get an accurate read on the product. Do you have a dry shampoo that you love that fits all of the above categories? I know Dry Bar's has a cult following and is cruelty-free, but is not nontoxic and has butane. Same with Oribe! Let me know, so I can try it out. Andddd if you have a tub of powder or something like that, let me know. I'm not 100% against it, just seems like something that takes more time than necessary What's my next mission? Find a hairspray along these same lines, which will most likely prove to be a harder feat. Hope y'all have a great (hair) day! Thanks so much for reading.
UPDATE MAY 2020: I have since moved further into the nontoxic spectrum regarding products and pretty much gave up on finding a nontoxic dry shampoo that I truly loved. Iāve been using Primally Pure products for 2+ years now and just now finally tried their dry shampoo. It is a loose powder, so I was hesitant, but it is actually really great. I use the dark locks version, but they have a light locks version too. Try them for 10% off with discount code ELLEMULENOS.
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