Today's Tip: Baby Powder Your Hair

July 28, 2006

If you are a blonde (whether natural or not) like me, you know that your roots can start to look a little greasy if you don't wash your hair every day. A cool tip that I learned that I wanted to pass along is that a little dash of Baby Powder can help absorb the oils.

So, the next time you don't have time to wash and dry your hair before running out the door, just sprinkle a little powder and you are good to go! Johnson's Baby Powder available here for $5.29.

Johnson And Johnson

22 Comments

2 years 41 weeks

I'm a light brunette and I do this all the time. It works like a charm, just make sure to use scented hair spray afterwords so you don't smell like a baby's bottom :)

2 years 49 weeks

I just tried this as a suggestion from my friend. I have black thin hair, and it gets oily very quickly. The baby powder treatment works pretty well. I applied it to the roots of the natural part in my hair, then parted my hair in two other sections (on either side) and worked it into those spots as well. It completely restored the body to my hair that I initially achieved by blow-drying after I showered two days prior. And it does *not* look powdery. I just ran a brush through it a few times, and my hair has the same shine to it that it normally does. Quite useful! Thank the gods for baby products in general because, in addition to the powder treatment, and since you're doing this (probably) in cases where you don't have time for a shower, you can do the powder and then use baby wipes to clean the other parts of your body that you would also normally wash in the shower. That way you're actually, in effect, relatively clean all around. Don't get me wrong. I'm not advocating being dirty and *never* taking a shower, but if you're like me, and you get up for work very early and go to school full time, these methods are useful for when you're running late or just want to sleep in an extra 45 mins, or want go to bed an extra 45 mins earlier every now and then.

2 years 49 weeks

I took a theatre course in high school and still have a jar full of translucent setting powder for stage makeup. It works wonders on your hair and is very portable. i would reccomend ben nye translucent powder, in fair. or darker shades for darker hair. It works way better than baby powder!

3 years 13 weeks

My hair is dark brown and very oily. I wash it everyday but by the end of the day it is flat and greasy. I discovered this trick years ago and it looks great. I sprinkle a little in my palm and then use the finger tips from my othe hand to apply directly to the roots around my face and my part. It does not look gray if you dont use much and it doesn't take much. My son is now 12 with my same dark hair and his hair has started getting oily. I showed him this trick and it works great on him also. No one has ever noticed on either of us. If you have oily hair baby powder or cornstarch is a MUST but NEVER put it directly from the bottle into your hair. You will look like an old woman. Apply a tiny amount with finger tips only.

3 years 18 weeks

It works great. if you get to much just wet your hands or a comb and blow dry it alittle. Washing your hair to much will damage it so this is a great way to make it a day or so and save your hair some damage! When you do wash it use some baking soda mixed with your shampoo to remove any build up.

3 years 23 weeks

This trick for it is to sprinkle some on top, then blow dry and brush it out at the same time. It will take a bit to get it all out, but it helps.

3 years 26 weeks

i just used it. i like it alot. baby powder works well and i have red and black hair. lol.

3 years 32 weeks

No, god no. My mother is old enough to be my grandmother, and when I was little, she used to put this very same powder in my hair often, instead of washing it or letting me wash it myself. IT DOES NOT WORK! It makes a god-awful mess no matter how much you rub/comb/brush it in, and it doesn't do anything but make your hair plait-like. She actually sent me to school with these horrible powder treatments, and one day on the bus home, a kid started flicking at my hair to annoy me. She then saw some of the powder on my scalp and started screaming "OH GOD, WHAT IS THAT WHITE CRAP? YOU HAVE LICE OH GOD OH GOD". I had to reassure her I was fine, it was just that my mother was quite possibly crazy and didn't like shampoo or something. How utterly terrible. Needless to say, that was the very last day I complied with my mom's powder crap. Just wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner.

3 years 35 weeks

haha. i do this all the time. i don't shower on weekends, so i use it on saturday and sunday. no one ever notices, in fact i get compliments on my hair a lot. not showering really does make your hair look healthier in the long run. baby powder is a great alternative. but be sure to wash up with a cloth everyday. but make note of the fact that i am blonde. back when my hair was dyed black i tried this and it made me look gray. hope this helped. :]

4 years 1 week

For girls with dark hair (like myself), it will leave a sort of grayish/whitish tint in the hair, so I baby-powder my hair at night and sleep on it. In the morning, it's been absorbed and is not longer visible, but the hair has no traces of grease in it at all. Apply to the front and hair part. Just put enough powder to cover the surface of your hand and apply directly onto your roots, nowhere else (don't apply to the body, dur). There will be some powder-flying action. Wash your hands after so you don't get white powder marks on dark materials. It's a great way to achieve healthy hair, since you don't need to wash your hair out everyday. :]

brokenhalo 6 years 42 weeks

Lol, it really does work, but I wouldn't reccommend it unless u were really desparate, like if a friend suddenly calls u up 2 go out & u haven't washed ur hair, but yeah always check in the mirror to make sure its not visable!

JK Boogie 6 years 42 weeks

This seems too strange for me. I would think like EP that it would like white stuff in your hair or a build up of sticky stuff. I am not blonde so I could not even try this out.

ethiopian_princess 6 years 43 weeks

doesn't that leave white s--- in your hair?

Khameleon 6 years 43 weeks

I know Bumble & Bumble makes tinted powders for us brunettes - but I've yet to try it. What about dry shampoos? I've heard they're not worth it though.

colormesticky 6 years 43 weeks

They used to do this in hospitals. Nurses would powder the hair of patients who couldn't get out of bed to bathe. Not sure if they still do it, though. Yeah. Anyway...

bluebear24 6 years 43 weeks

Wow - I've never heard this! I have dark blonde hair and I try not to wash it every day but I feel like I have to bc it usually looks greasy if I don't. I bought a spray a few years back that was supposed to do the same thing but it dried my hair out so I tossed it. I'm so excited! Thanks for the tip!

sanD13 6 years 43 weeks

Yes, just make sure to rub it in well.

malibu stacey 6 years 43 weeks

so it's ok for dark hair too?

sanD13 6 years 43 weeks

I have dark hair and have used baby powder before. It doesn't make it white, it just absorbs the oil if you rub it in. However, it does leave my hair kind of staticky flat. It shouldn't be used as a substitute for washing your hair.