For hair that smells of paradise, and looks just as good! (Batiste Tropical Dry Shampoo)

Member Name: charby

Product:	Batiste Tropical Dry Shampoo
Date:	11/05/09 (129 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Smells great, really works, cheap

Disadvantages: Not as good as washing your hair properly, but pretty close

Most of you will agree, that every person hates something about their appearance. While for some people it is spots, weight, wrinkles or whatever, the thing that bothered me the most about how I looked was my hair. I used to love the way it was cut (a bit past shoulder length, with choppy layers and a feathered shorter bit at the front), but it would only take a couple of hours after washing it before my hair would start to show signs of going greasy again. This was mainly a problem at the front of my hair, where it was shorter, and due to being next to my face, it would get greasy from my skin much more quickly. Whereas this wouldn't bother many people, it really annoyed me, as it not only made me look less attractive, I could constantly see it myself and couldn't forget about it. Short of washing my hair constantly, there was nothing I could really do to avoid it, so I let my hair grow to all the same length and kept it away from my face when possible, and while it stopped going greasy as much I didn't like the general appearance of my hair.

That is, of course, until I discovered Batiste. I decided to risk it, and got my hair cut back to how I liked it, and after hearing great things about Batiste's dry shampoo, hoped that my greasiness problems would be over. I hoped that with this spray I could clean just the affected part of my hair quickly, without having to have a shower and restyle my hair all the time.

Batiste dry shampoo is a spray of a white and powdery substance, which, once sprayed onto the hair, removes most traces of grease from the hair, leaving hair looking shiny and clean once it has been brushed out. I found it easy to spray it directly onto the area that I wanted to de-grease, and as long as I brushed it thoroughly, no traces of the white powder were left behind in my hair (though I would always recommend checking to make sure before you leave the house!). I mainly used this on the front portion of my hair, so I had to close my eyes while spraying it to avoid getting it into my eyes, but it was easy to do, and the spray caused no reactions on any part of my head, thankfully.

Anyway, now for what you're all waiting for: does this product work? Well, I am delighted to say that, yes, it does. It works fantastically, and the first few times that I used it I was amazed to see how nice it could make my hair look in only a minute or so. I now use this dry shampoo sparingly, and only use it when my hair needs to good acceptable for another few hours before I can get a shower, and it hasn't let me down. I would recommend this dry shampoo to anyone who has greasy hair and who wants to be able to do something about it quickly or while out and about, though I would never recommend using it instead of washing your hair properly every few days.

Up to now I have been using the Tropical variety, and so am reviewing that, though have recently bought the Original and Blush types, as they were reduced to £1 instead of the usual £2 at Asda, and there were no Tropical varieties available. From what I can tell, they are the same product, only with a different smell. Batiste Tropical dry shampoo smells gorgeous: like coconuts and a hint of pineapple, and from what I've tried so far, it definitely smells far better than the Original type, and so will always try to buy Tropical in future. If, however, you would prefer an unscented dry shampoo, then Original would probably be a better choice for you.

In conclusion, this dry shampoo is absolutely fantastic, and has really helped me to feel better about an aspect of my appearance that I was unhappy with. I'm just hoping that one day I'll be able to get instant weight loss and eye-bag remover in a can for £2 and I'll be sorted!

Summary: A fantastic dry shampoo