Can micellar water clean your hair as well as your face?
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Loading... - Sergio Sosa
- 18 Jul 2022
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The hack
Micellar water, a type of facial cleanser that you don’t rinse off, has become a cult item for easy, effective makeup removal. But according to some TikTok users, you can you also use it to deep-clean your hair.
The test
Micelles are colloidal particles that act like tiny magnets to attract oil and dirt without over-drying the skin, which is why they make excellent cleansers. I was curious about trying this because I can see the logic in using it on my hair’s oily roots.
I wet my hair, doused it with micellar water, worked it into the roots, and then washed my hair as usual (for me, that means shampooing it twice, then applying conditioner).
The verdict
After I had dried my hair, it didn’t feel any different – and neither did my dryish scalp. My hair also didn’t seem to be any cleaner. Worse still, I feel quite aggrieved about having wasted half a bottle of pricy micellar water for no discernible improvement.
So this is a failed hack, and quite an expensive one to boot. If you’re determined to make this work, and want to ease scalp dryness, it’s worth trying a micellar shampoo – I quite like Kerastase Aura Botanica. Though whether micellar shampoos in general actually work, or are just a product of clever marketing, remains to be seen. Read More...
