Batiste Dry Shampoo - a good product for hair emergencies!

Advantages: Makes hair look clean; excellent value; doesn't irritate scalp.
Disadvantages: Leaves an unpleasant deposit; hair doesn't 'feel' as clean as after a wash.

...I am a bit of a slave to my hair as it needs washing every day. Although some hair stylists don't recommend daily washing, I think some peoples' hair just needs it, and I'm one of those people. If you have a morning when you're in a real rush, washing and drying your hair can be too time-consuming. It can be much quicker to pop a shower-cap on and have a quick shower without having to deal with shampooing, conditioning and using a hairdryer for 20 minutes - but I never feel clean and presentable if my hair looks a little bit greasy. I bought Batiste Dry Shampoo ('original' scent) from my local chemists' for rushed mornings such as those. It cost just £2.07 so I could afford to experiment with it. I'd read about it on the internet and people were very enthusiastic about it. The packaging is rather retro, which I enjoyed - I think it...

Sacheverell 01.11.2009 · Read review
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Hair today, gone tomorrow! Batiste Dry Shampoo

Advantages: Smells great, makes greasy hair look fabulous, can be used to create killer styles!
Disadvantages: Runs out too quickly, can leave a gritty feeling in the hair.

...Ok so this is my first review on here and I think it's appropriate that I write about a product that people should be wary of, but should be in every girl...and boy's handbag! I had an aversion to dry shampoo as I had always associated it with people who could not be bothered to wash their hair, or just dirty people in general! That was a little bad of me and I am ashamed! Washing your hair regulary can be very bad for it indeed, depending on what sort of hair you have, some people can get away with washing it as often as they please and other poor souls get left with dry brittle hair if they so much as wash it more than once a week. If you like me are in the middle then you should wash your hair once or twice a week. When you do wash it you will find that the longer you have gone without putting shampoo on it the better it will...

mona_s 15.07.2009 · Read review
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Cheap and cheerful dry shampoo for those bad hair days

Advantages: Does what is says it does, cheap
Disadvantages: Leaves my hair a little dull

...The aim of a dry shampoo is that it acts as a pick me up to hair between washes. This particular brand I picked up in Boots and is usually priced around £1.99 for a 150ml aerosol. Now I have A LOT of hair, its long and thick and consequently gets in the way a lot of the time. I espeially have an awful habit of pushing back the front, which means that I often have normal hair except at the roots and in hot weather my hair tends to stick to where I sweat...lovely! So I needed a product that stopped me from washing my hair twice a day and this seemed to do the trick. The packaging is a yellow tin with some tropical leaves (as this is the tropical version) and does look very appealing for someone who is going on holiday as this is the time when you get the worst greasy roots and where hair suffers most. Definitely puts you in a holiday...

escargot86 05.09.2009 · Read review
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A Very Very Good Hair Day!

Advantages: Heat very quickly, Thin irons are perfect for men and women
Disadvantages: None

...After having very short and spiky hair for most of my teens and early 20's, I decided earlier this year that I need a change and decided to grow my hair. When it got to a certain length, I purchased a pair of £20 straighteners from a supermarket. Being the 'typical' man, I decided that straighteners were straighteners, and I was not going to pay over the odds for a product that would no doubt do the job just as well. After getting sick and tired of waiting about 5 minutes for my straighteners to heat up, and about 45 minutes trying to get my hair straight, I decided on the recomendation of my friend to purchase a pair of the GHD mini thin straighteners. They come in a neatly presented box, with quite stylish packaging. The box had instructions on how to use and safety advice, which I would recomend reading due to the heat factor...

alfie-b 28.11.2007 · Read review
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Batiste Dry Shampoo

Advantages: A fab product which leaves hair looking great
Disadvantages: None at all

...I was having a really bad hair day a couple of weeks ago, though it was my own fault as the night before I hadn't washed my hair out of laziness! I have the type of hair which does need washing on a daily basis or else it looks greasy, dull and lifeless the day after. My hair was that bad due to it not being washed that it made me feel really awful and self conscious. A work colleague recommended that I try Batiste Dry Shampoo for such occassions. I took her advice and purchased a bottle from Tescos on my next shopping trip. I paid £1.99 for a 150ml cannister, which I thought was quite good value for money. The cannister itself is a bright yellow colour with a jade green plastic lid. The cannister is re-cycleable and is found amongst the normal shampoos on the shelves. It supposedly had a Tropical scent to it, which was the theme...

bexx0907 06.11.2009 · Read review
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Great for short thin hair

Advantages: Heat very quickly
Disadvantages: Unable to cope with my thick hair

...I bought these recently as I cannot live without my older larger plated GHD's and thought that these would be a handy alternative. They do heat in under 3 seconds and have the same excellent ceramic plates as the larger version, however I found them very time consuming. I have very thick hair about shoulder length and unlike their larger cousins they were unable to straighten as effectively . On saying that they were brilliant on my fringe. I would recommend these to anyone with shorter or thin hair. A fashion conscientious male friend of mine used these and loved them and were perfect for his short hair. I would recommend using the straightening oil with these as they are very hot and I did find a few burnt strands of hair ....

uistcr 14.08.2009 · Read review
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A Holiday for your Hair?

Advantages: Small bottle, ideal for packing.
Disadvantages: Doesn't moisturise or add shine to my hair despite the 'bumph'!

...and not predominantly feminine so it could be and was used for both sexes in the house at times! When dispensed the shampoo has a slight orange colour to it. * Washing ability This shampoo creates a great lather even with a small amount applied to your hair. It washes off easily and doesn?t leave a greasy residue. * Protection for your hair This washed my hair very effectively, washing the sand from the beach and slight chlorine from the pool. As for it restoring moisture and shine, I didn?t feel any benefits. My hair is frizzy and dry at the best of times and this really didn?t make my hair shinier or feeling moisturised. * Overall A good basic shampoo to cleanse your hair effectively, along with an ideal size for packing. However as far as it?s ability to protect my hair from the stresses and strains of intense sunshine, I...

neenn 07.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Mark Hill Holiday Hair Suncare Shampoo

Is dry, frizzy hair in fashion yet?

Advantages: Has a pleasant smell, that you don't get from other 'anti dandruff' shampoos.
Disadvantages: Made my hair, dry and frizzy.

...'Head & Shoulders' is a famous brand I thought it was worth another try. I paid £1.49 for a 400ml bottle. Back home, I decide to try this straight away. When I washed my hair, the shampoo formed a rich creamy lather, and the smell was surprisingly pleasant! After rinsing out the shampoo, I applied my normal conditioner to my hair. After drying off my hair I looked in the mirror, I started to panic, my hair was really dry and frizzy, worse than it has ever been!! I went back into the bathroom, wet my hair, and applied a generous amount of conditioner, I left this in for 15 minutes, in the hope of 'repairing' the damage this shampoo had done to it. This was not enough, my hair was still as dry and frizzy as before. It took a few conditioning treatments to get my hair back to normal! Needless to say, the shampoo was thrown in...

lizzy8 02.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Head & Shoulders Dry/Damaged Hair Shampoo

Miracle for greasy hair

Advantages: cleans and refreshes hair without washing, smells nice, not too expensive, does what it claims
Disadvantages: runs out quite quickly

...Batiste Dry Shampoo My hair has a tendancy to become greasy very quickly. I could wash it in the morning, straighten it and then by evening I would look like a grease monster. If I use any styling products such as hair serum or heat protection sprays its even worse. Seeing as I don?t want to have to wash and straighten my hair two times a day I decided to give Batiste Dry Shampoo a go. It comes in a green and yellow can which doesn?t look overly attractive but nevermind, im not buying it because its pretty! In addition to having greasy hair, if I wash my hair too often I get a dry sore scalp so every now and again it does me good to leave my hair for two days without washing it, so this product seemed like the ideal solution. I had read some good reviews on this product so added it to my shopping list the next time I went to...

ilusvm 13.02.2009 · Read review
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Batiste Dry Shampoo :)

Advantages: Great for those who dont have time to wash greasy hair!
Disadvantages: Leaves hair feeling a little rough to the touch.

...I love this stuff!!!! It is literally a godsend!!!!! I first came across it when I was in school, I found I didn't have time to have a shower everymornign before school and wash my hair as it took half an hour to drydue to its thickness, and I just didnt have time, so when I found this, it meant I could just have a body shower before shcool and throw this on my hair if it needed it. (My hair gets very greasy very quickly so washing it the night before, the next morning it wouldn't look fresh!!!). Batiste Dry Shampoo is £1.79 (approx) from Body Care, and other various shops (Boots/Superdrug). And its basically like "talcing your hair", not sure if anyone knows abiut that??? Putting talc on your hair if it was a little greasy and you had no time to wash it...! Lol. Well this is much the same only it smells nice haha! it comes in 3...

stephbond89 14.06.2009 · Read review
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