What Is The Difference?

The difference between salon-professional shampoos versus supermarket shampoo is the investment made in the product development to protect hair against UV protection, thermal repair from over-styling; and colour-fade preservation.
The internal makings of professional shampoos and conditioners are more concentrated with essential ingredients to repair hair from the inside out.

Supermarket shampoos are generally detergent based, so they will lather up and give you the impression that it is cleansing faster.

Professional is a choice for that reason as it’s all about protecting your hair colour.
Stick with a shampoo that suits your hair and gives you a good clean result, but doesn’t leave your hair feeling brittle or stripped when you jump out of the shower.

Salon brands are created with results being the top priority.

Some key points to keep in mind which your choosing your next shampoo.
1. Supermarket shampoo and conditioners contain silicone so it wraps around the hair leaving it looking shiny and feeling soft. Unlike salon products they lock in your colour add shin and leave the hair feeling soft not using harmful chemicals and don’t contain silicone.

2. The silicone build up is harmful on your hair. When lightening your hair the hairdresser needs to get through that build up before it actually starts to lighten the hr. In the process this is more damage to your hair. Less build up the better.

3. Supermarket products contain sulphates that is like an exfoliant. Every time you wash your hair its washing away your colour down the drain. When you feel like your hair looks flat, dull and the colour doesn’t seem to have lasted long this will by.

4. Supermarket products are made up of cheap ingredients which is why they lather more and you feel like you need to use heaps of product to make it feel clean. In comparison salon products you use small amounts and they don’t lather as much but last longer and you hair feels amazing!

Don’t ever buy a product based on the smell. As an experienced hairdresser it is a reoccurring problem that people buy off the shelf by the name and what they think sounds good but 9/10 there using the wrong product.
Ask your hairdresser for the best products to add condition to your hair, keep your colour lasting longer and which product is best suited for you hair type.