Hair products

[sweeti3gal]

well i know theres a lot of people here who likes to buy the expensive hair products..but i heard that the better the brand, the more chemical and ingredients are in it. So since cheaper brand doesnt have that much ingredients, is it better for your hair?

 

[AngelaGM]

Hmmm interesting point.. And also sometimes the Salon Product Line makes the Drug Store Product Line...

 

[venetiakim]

I don't really know.I guess it depends on the ingredients.

Mostly I've bought L'oreal or Organics stuff.I think though that brands like Frederik Fekai etc., which are rather expencive can be really good, as long as you actually know how to use the products.

 

[Princess6828]

Hair products are what I usually don't spend tons of money on. I've never seen any different results from the really high-end stuff, down to the cheapest. I happen to think Suave works great - especially for the price!

 

[Noir Sakura]

The price of the product is in no way indicative of the quality. You can find products with good ingredients or bad ingredients on both ends of the spectrum. A lot of peopl don't know it, but often times, for every expensive product, there is a drugstore product with the exact same ingredients. So often times, you are paying for the packaging or marketing when you pay high prices.

For example L'Oreal owns the following companies.

Garnier

Kerastase

Kiehls

L'Oreal Professionnel

L'Oreal Technique

Matrix

Mizani

Redken

Soft Sheen Carson

 

[Dragonfly]

Paula Begoun of cosmeticscop.com addresses these issues. She is a firm believer that you can get the same quality hair products from a drug store/discount store, at a fraction of the price.

She loves L'Oreal shampoos and Panteen conditioners.

I like Suave, Pantene and White Rain products.

 

[FeverDream]

I use expensive hair products, with the exception of some John Frieda styling products. I read every ingredient so I make sure I'm not just getting an expensive version of drugstore shampoo/conditioner. Certain brands like Ojon and Jonathan make a clear difference in my hair, and there's no comparison to the drugstore brands. I wish I could use cheaper stuff and it didn't really matter, but my hair is such that it requires the higher quality and extra ingredients.

 

[venetiakim]

I didn;t know all these were owned by L'oreal...

I actually don't like Garnier...:eusa_whistle:

 

[firesign]

Thanks for the info

 

[Denicelpz]

Samy hair products

 

[magosienne]

my hairdresser once said drugstore products tend to contain more foaming agents than cleaning ones. i guess it's true for Garnier Fructis, because all it ever did for my hair is make it greasy as hell. but i like Pantene and Keranove. i combine them with the best shampoo i've found for my hair (so far) made by Bioderma.

 

[ClothingCult]

It's all about ingredients (high end or drugstore.) I tend to aim for more organic products but sometimes I find myself liking the cheap low end products like suave, I just try not to use them every day.

Sodium Laurel Sulfate is the primary foaming ingredient in most (not all) cheaper shampoos and it can really strip everything out of your hair which is why you'll sometimes hear people talk about buying the more expensive brands (but a lot of them use it as well which is why you really have to read the ingredient list for a few key ingredients at least.) You're hair needs some oils in order to be healthy.

Currently one of my favorite shampoos is Burt's Bee's moisturizing shampoo and conditioner. I also like Australian organics shampoo but I can only find it online and I tend to use it with the Aussie 3 minute miracle conditioner. I have several Suave products in my tub at the moment as well (yeah, it looks insane that I have so many shampoos and conditioners at once.) The Burt's Bees is the only one that's in the $8 range ... everything else is under $5.

I really miss the St. Ives conditioner that they discontinued. It's was only around $2 and was pne of the most amazing conditioners I've used on my hair.