The Two components to get the best Build it yourself dried up shampoo or conditioner already are inside your pantry

Dry Shampoo from the Pantry: A Festival Camper's Hair Fix

After a few days on a festival campsite, showers tend to come with long queues and cold water, and hair is usually the first thing to suffer. A simple homemade dry shampoo can help, and the two ingredients most people already have at home are cornflour (cornstarch) and cocoa powder. Cornflour does the main work: its fine starch particles soak up excess oil at the roots and leave hair looking fresher and fuller. Cocoa powder is optional. It tints the mix so it blends into darker hair instead of leaving a pale, dusty cast.

How to mix it

• Light or blonde hair: use plain cornflour, or add a small pinch of cocoa.
• Brown hair: mix roughly equal parts cornflour and cocoa.
• Dark brown or black hair: use more cocoa than cornflour, adding a little at a time until the colour matches.

Stir the powders together in a small jar or an old spice shaker with a tight lid. Some people swap cornflour for arrowroot powder, which feels a little silkier. Both do the same job.

Using it without the mess

Part your hair in sections and dab a small amount onto the oily roots with a clean make-up brush or your fingertips. Leave it for a few minutes so it can absorb the oil. Then massage it in and brush out the excess. It is easy to use too much, so start small, especially on dark hair if you are using plain cornflour. Do this before you get dressed, as the powder can drift onto clothes.

Packing tips for the campsite

Powder is light and spill-proof in a sealed container, and there is no aerosol can to worry about. It also doesn't use any of the limited water at a campsite. Keep the jar in a zip bag, because damp tents and humidity can make starch clump. Dry shampoo buys you time, but it doesn't replace washing. Starch and cocoa can build up on the scalp, so give your hair a proper wash once you are home. If your scalp is sensitive or you have a skin condition, test a little first and stop if it itches.

For the rest of your packing list, see the camping information. For getting to and from Fulda, check the travel page.