Batiste vs Colab dry shampoo - An honest review

Dry shampoo has become my hair saviour. It's always a mission to wash my hair, and it gets oily very fast meaning I often have to wash it everyday. Tara and I have both been using various bottles of Batiste Dry Shampoo for a good while now. However when I was over in Australia I picked up some Colab Dry Shampoo and so today I thought I would put together a little review and comparison of the two.

Oil absorption:

Batiste is definitely still a winner in this area. Both the 'Wild' and 'XXL Volume' options soak up oil instantly. The Colab options on the other hand were a little disappointing.  They do the job well enough, but I found myself spraying half the can into my hair to get the result I wanted. I also found as the day went on, the oil would come back in my hair after using the Colab one. 

Volume:

The Batiste 'XXL Volume' definitely lives up to its name, the results with this are crazy! I think that is what attracts me the most to the Batiste shampoo. The 'London' Colab dry shampoo also has a little more omph in it (though not quite as much) and do want to try out a Colab one, I think this would be your best bet.

Stickiness and residue: 

Now this is where I am let down by the Batiste dry shampoo, though it gives a heck of a lot of volume, it does leave a lot of residue and can leave your hair feeling gritty. I have found the Colab is a lot better in this area, especially the 'sheer and invisible' model. It actually leaves your hair feeling quite refreshed, but as I mentioned it is not as powerful and long lasting.

White hair and the dreaded 'dandruff effect':

A lot of people complain about the white streaks you get from Batiste dry shampoos, however I find a quick brush through with you fingers fixes it. If it is an issue for you though, Colab only leaves the slightest of white streaks. I also find the Batiste can be quite irritating on my scalp (particularly the volumising one) and a little bit flaky making it look like I have dandruff. Because of this I have stopped using it as often. With Colab I still had this problem but on a smaller scale.

So which is better?

To be honest, neither of these dry shampoos are perfect. I think I had a lot of high hopes for the Colab dry shampoos and I was left a little disappointed with their performance. Although I don't like the way Batiste irritates my scalp, I think I'm going to stick with it for now, but I'll keep my eyes open for other options.

Do you have a favourite dry shampoo? let me know in the comments below, I would love to try it!