Drugstore Versus Professional Hair Care Products

How many times haven't you wondered about what makes the difference between drugstore hair care products and professional hair care products. One thing is for sure it isn't just the money.

It's true that all shampoos have the same basic ingredients but the cleaning agent used may vary depending on the producer. There are 3 types of cleansing agents:

• ammonium laurel sulfate

• sodium laurel sulfate

• sodium laureth sulfate

Ammonium laurel sulfate is the cheapest of all and the harshest on hair because it strips hair of oil and fade chemical colored hair more rapidly.

Sodium laureth sulfate is the gentlest and expensive one of all three surfactants.

Most drug stores use the cheapest surfactant to make their shampoos but it's true that you can find some that use sodium laureth sulfate as well.

Professional products use only sodium laureth sulfate as a surfactant because they give guarantee. If you are not satisfied with the product you can exchange it or return it and receive your money back.

Since you can find sodium laureth sulfate in the drugstore brands as well you may wonder why should you pay more for a salon brand.

The reason is because professional products are more concentrated than drugstore products so you will have a higher quality product and will need to use less to wash, making the product to last longer. So in the end you don't spend much more because you use it for longer periods than a drugstore product.

Drugstore products might cause product buildup on your hair making it more difficult to style and giving it a shine free finish.

With salon purchased products you can get great results especially if you know your hair type, because the products are developed especially for each type of hair to provide propercare.

So check the label and see what you are buying, find drugstore products which use sodium laureth sulfate then try a professional product as well to see if you get a noticeable difference.