Tip of the Week: Choosing the Right Shampoo

Do you often leave the salon looking and feeling great, only to be disappointed once you wash and style your hair on your own? This usually boils down to choosing the right products for your hair and learning to use them properly and it starts with the shampoo you are using. When comparing cost alone, drugstore shampoos may seem a better buy, but they are actually a false economy for several reasons.

• Salon shampoos are more concentrated, so a little goes a long way. Though you might pay less for the drugstore brand, you will have to buy it far more often.
  
• Most drug store brands use cheaper cleaning agents, such as ammonium laurel sulfate, which can actually strip the hair, causing colour to fade faster and also cause dryness. You might pay a few quid less for your shampoo, but will have to get your hair coloured far more often, and pay for conditioning treatments that you may not have needed if using a better quality shampoo.
  
• Salon shampoos have better quality protein based conditioners, which lock in moisture by penetrating your hair more deeply.
  

We love Matrix Biolage shampoos and use them exclusively in our salon. You can save £5 on a wash and blowdry this week and see the results for yourself, then save an additional £1 when you purchase Matrix Biolage shampoo to take home. To take advantage of this offer, you must mention that you read it on our blog. Discount on blowdry is not valid with Style Director. Special offers are valid for 1 week from the date published on our blog.