Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo review

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I have thick Asian hair so if I don’t wash every day, it becomes oily and flat. I know it’s bad for my hair and scalp to wash everyday, but I had to…until I re-discovered dry shampoos.

I tried dry shampoos many years ago, but wrote them off because I was left with a messy white residue on my black hair.

Then about a year ago, I gave dry shampoos another try and was impressed. After testing four contenders, the dry shampoo spray of my choice was Suave.

Super effective and a great value, but the problem is that it runs out very quickly. I think I used it maybe 5 times and the can was done.

Boo.

Today, I’m here to let you know my new favorite – Not Your Mother’s Hair Care Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo.

The Not Your Mother’s brand (NYM) can be found on the shelves of CVS, Walmart, Duane Reed, Ulta and more and this 7-ounce dry shampoo retails for about 6 bucks. I’ve gotta say, I really heart this product and I hope that the We Heart This readers will heart this too.

Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Dry Shampoo Review

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For this review, I tested to see how well the Clean Freak Dry Shampoo works to prevent yucky, oily and clumpy hair.

It’s simple to use, just spray as much or as little as needed onto the roots of hair, and then brush and style as normal. There’s a light, clean scent at first, but it doesn’t really linger in the hair.

But does it work?

Let’s look at the photo evidence! Here’s a picture after three days (!) without washing my hair and without any dry shampoo products.

Clean Freak Dry Shampoo Results

Three days of not washing, no dry shampoo applied

Now, here is a photo of my hair after four (!!) days of not washing my hair. Pretty impressive, right?

Four days of not washing, Clean Freak applied from 2nd day on

For the record, during the testing period, I used Clean freak a little differently. I began to spray the dry shampoo on the roots of my hair starting on the 2nd day (when I really didn’t need it), instead of waiting until the 3rd or 4th day (when I definitely do).

My goodness, what a difference. I can’t believe I went FOUR days without washing; I don’t think I’ve ever done that in my life.

I’m really amazed by Clean Freak – just look at those images – and recommend using it as a preventative measure if you can plan ahead. But of course, it works well in those emergencies, “oh shoot I woke up late and don’t have time to wash my hair” mornings as well.

Finally, I wanted to show how Clean Freak does not leave any white powder. So, I tried another beauty experiment. I took a black sock and sprayed it with NYM’s Clean Freak to see if there would be any white residue or fall out. Let’s see the results:

Looks pretty good to me. So I’m happy to let you all know that Not Your Mother’s is my new FAVORITE dry shampoo. No white residue. Great price. Product lasts. Smells clean. And I still can’t get over the fact that I didn’t wash my hair for 4 days!

Thank you Not Your Mother’s for a great affordable product that lasts, and thank you to we heart this for letting me share my experience with you.

we heartsters – have you freaked out over Clean Freak or any Not Your Mother’s products?

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