Hi all! Hope everyone’s doing well so far. Work and life both continue to be crazy in my neck of the woods, but I’m taking things one a day at a time. I have a lot of interesting things in the works right now, including a Pathfinder game that I am writing for my group that I am very excited about, the new World of Warcraft expansion, as well as a couple more tutorials for this blog.

My post today is LONG overdue! Several months ago I was approached by Erich from Gunther’s All Natural, a new indie company that specializes in dry shampoos, haircare, and shaving products. He was kind enough to send me samples of his dry shampoos to try and review and, after several weeks of intensive testing, I’d like to share that review with you today.

Erich learned the fine art of soapmaking from his grandmother on the family farm. Selling the extra soap from these batches inspired him to brand his products, and he began to experiment with other items. The goal of Gunther’s All Natural is for things to be done a little bit simpler, with no harsh chemicals… simple is good, after all! Just so we’re clear, I received these products to review at no cost, but I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. I always strive to be honest and upfront about everything I try.

I was sent 3 shades of shampoo to play with, Light, Medium, and Dark. For my hair color, I used Medium, though I could have used Dark as well without too many issues.. The product is a fine powder in a sturdy, clear, plastic container with a powder sprayer pump, and with a pump or two the sprayer releases a fine poofy cloud of product. In my research, I learned that many commercially available dry shampoos are not tinted and can leave a whitish, chalky cast to the hair. Since Gunther’s dry shampoo is tinted with cocoa powder, this issue isn’t as apparent, but your hair will smell like chocolate after use!

Full disclosure, I am super lazy when it comes to my hair. Wash and condition and apply a little argan oil, and that’s my limit. While I do color my hair on occasion, I don’t use styling products really, or heat iron my hair, or even blow dry. I’ve certainly never used a dry shampoo before! My hair type is thick, with a natural wave, and I can easily go 3 days between washings without looking overly greasy. However, on day 3 I do end up with some oiliness at my temples, which worsens in summer or when I sweat. This is where I primarily tried the dry shampoo.

June in Ohio is very hot and humid, and Jake and I got to spend several days at Origins Game Fair in Columbus Ohio at the beginning of the month. This was the ideal time to test these dry shampoos in harsh conditions! With all the walking around outside and in the convention center, I worked up major sweats a couple times.

As for how I applied the product, I held the container 3 to 4 inches away from my temples and applied several pumps of product to both sides. I let them sit for a few moments before massaging the product into my hair with my fingertips and combing through the rest of my hair.

The first day, the product wasn’t as necessary, as I had just washed my hair the night before. The second and third days were much hotter and sweatier, so I used the shampoo then.

Day 2, Before and After:

And Day 3, Before and After:

The formula is super light and airy , and poofs in soft clouds from the pump. The product seemed to help separate the strands of hair at my temples nicely, as well as absorb quite a bit of oil. However, since this product contains cocoa powder as its main colorant, it will leave behind a reddish brown residue on the skin when it hits moisture, as you can see in the pictures. This residue wasn’t a huge deal for the small amount I used, but with heavier use it could be more noticeable. The cocoa powder also gives the product a heavy chocolate scent which, while pleasant, kept surprising me when I would catch a whiff of it.

We also tried the Light color on Jake’s hair. He has very thin, fine, light blonde hair, and a very oily scalp, being one of those guys who has to wash his hair every single day. His hair is NOT built for dry shampoo at all and this product (or any other dry shampoo honestly) just wasn’t able to cope with the oiliness of his hair.

All in all, I was very impressed by Gunther’s All Natural Dry Shampoo, red residue aside. The simplicity of the ingredients, the sleek packaging, and the product performance were all very positive! I look forward to seeing what else Erich puts out in the future.

Have you tried this product? What are your thoughts? Leave me a comment below!

I want to thank all of you for your patience with me..the past few months have been very difficult and stressful. I promise to do better in the future! Take care, and see you next time!