The dreaded conversation that you all hate to hear.
When your stylist asks what type of products you are using at home and you are contemplating whether you should admit there was a good deal on Herbal Essence or should hurry and think of a professional line you could pretend to be using.
First of all, we aren’t hair product snobs…well MOST OF US aren’t. The reason we care is because we think of your hair as our own little baby. We get a little possessive and protective over the longevity of it. We spend so much time making it perfect and you spend so much money making it perfect…we want those results to last as long as possible! Not just the color, but the softness and overall health of it. You are a walking advertisement for us, we need to keep your hair looking top-notch.
Now what’s so different about the stuff at Target (we will use that since I’m there daily) and the stuff at the salon? “The bottles say they contain the same ingredients as the professional lines!” Now I’m not arguing that they may have some of the same ingredients but that doesn’t mean they have the same AMOUNT of those ingredients or other additives.
Store bought products have allot of additional “fillers”. This is how those companies can sell them for such an affordable price. They might have an ingredient that sounds AMAZING, but is it only a drop of it? 10%? What else is in there?!?! Water, sulfates, waxes, silicones, who knows what else.
Now let’s talk about why those fillers could be a problem.
$ Money $
Because store bought product is not as concentrated, we end up using a HUGE handful in order to get the product all the way through our hair. Because we are using so much, it doesn’t take very long before we are heading back to the store or searching for coupons because you’ll have to start buying in bulk.
I personally have found that with my professional products, I use 1/3 as much product….which means it lasts 3 times longer! Maybe it costs 3 times more…but that would really mean they technically cost the same (but with different results)
Suffocation
When the hair shaft gets coated with silicone and waxes, our hair may FEEL smooth and shiny, but it actually creates a barrier that prevents moisture and any products from entering the hair. Once this barrier wears off, you will find your hair much dryer.
PH level, color fading, dryness
I will get more into PH in another post, but professional companies spend allot of time making sure the PH level, which opens or closes the cuticle, is at the proper PH. The PH of store bought is not as regulated. If our products are not at a proper PH, we will find out hair getting more tangled, dryer, and our hair color with fade much more quickly
So long story short, we are just looking out for you! Be sure to speak to your hair expert about what your hair really NEEDS.
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