We don’t always know how to properly spend the money we spend on our hair and hair care. The proof, this bad habit ends up costing us dearly.
Recently, we wondered if an expensive beauty product was necessarily more effective than an inexpensive cosmetic and we learned which facial treatments are really worth the expense. But the question also arises when it comes to hair care. It is true that most hairdressers tend to offer us a complete hair routine at the end of our appointment, and many advise in particular to use a professional quality shampoo to wash your hair properly. This is why many of us mechanically buy our shampoo at the hairdresser or to get us a professional quality one, more expensive than supermarket shampoos (which only cost a few euros). They are then thought to be sufficient to ensure beautiful hair.
Yet, as celebrity hairstylist Tom Smith explains, “if you have a limited hair care budget (and most people do), a quality shampoo shouldn’t take up most of it”. This reflex that we thought was ideal for our hair would therefore not be so essential. Worse, it would prevent us from save some money on our barber budget and wouldn’t make such a big difference to our hair. Explanations.
Hair care: buying an expensive shampoo is not a priority
Far from denigrating these professional cleansing treatments, the hairdresser simply wants to remind you that when you have to deal with a hair budget that is not unlimited, this reflex costs us dearly and does not always allow us to obtain the best results. “The primary purpose of any shampoo is to remove oils, dirt and chemical residue from your hair.. This helps refresh your scalp, unburden your hair, and prepare your strands for conditioning and styling.” he recalls, before concluding: “Despite promises of repair, hydration or volume, one shampoo alone can’t do it all”.
This is why the hairdresser of stars says that to choose between a shampoo of pro and another expensive hair care, it is not always necessary to choose the shampoo although it is essential to your routine. On the contrary, he even recommends abandoning this hair care in favor of a cheap one, in order to favor the purchase of a care treatment in the event of dry and damaged hair or a styling product more likely to give you volume if you have fine hair. By making sure “to prioritize products that will really make a difference for your hair” depending on your budget, you will have better looking hair and definitely do some savings.
Supermarket shampoo and hairdresser shampoo: is there really a difference?
For the short answer: yes. If you have been buying a professional shampoo for years, your financial efforts are therefore not wasted, as Tom Smith readily admits in a post on his Instagram account : “High-quality shampoos gently cleanse your hair, removing dirt and oils from the scalp, without stripping vital moisture or promoting hair discoloration. Lower quality shampoos tend to lather a lot and strip out a lot of nutrients, then compensate by adding lower quality silicones which coat the hair, making it soft in the short term and sticky in the long term”.