The importance of the care of the hair is every bit as important as the cut or the color. “All products are the same” is something I hear regularly. “Why should I use a more costly product when Fill-in-the-Blank brand does the same things the other products do.

Certain aspects of “all products are created equally,” do hold true. Shampoos need to lather. (Some would argue that), but from my point of view, I prefer a shampoo that lathers.  Shampoos that lather need to contain surfactants. The surfactants create the lather, which is important in breaking up residue on the hair and scalp. Some of these surfactants have been given bad raps, but in reality they are not damaging to hair. If they were, no one on the planet earth would have strong, shiny, beautiful hair.

Many more ingredients go into the finished product; therein lies the difference between luxury brands and economy brands. When it comes to haircare, what you do not pay for does, over time, show up in the hair.

To keep hair strong, shiny, and beautiful, cheap ingredients do not make for luxurious hair. Hair care is not where we should cut back, after all, the most costly products, are in essence, not costly. When we consider that a normal size shampoo gives us many, many uses, it is well worth the extra dollars.

Most luxury product lines have price points under $30, which is certainly more than budget brands, but we only have one head of hair, and if not properly cared for, can be a head of hair that can be remedied by only cutting it off and growing it again.