is there a difference between professional hair products and the ones bought in a store ?

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ok so Ive been using professional products for a few years, particularly cashmere kera-forte shampoo & condiotioner. Anyhoo , last month I picked up herbal essences and my hair still looks healthy. So my question is, is there a difference?

-Cassidy XO ; )

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Answer by Sur La Mer
No diff.

I’ve used OTC products for over 4 decades.

The difference? Same product, the salon just cost more because that’s where they get their commissions and they buy them in larger quantities for cheaper.

Even salon cause mistake on their own hair, can you imagine this being done on YOU? ex. of one:
Sooo i do hair, i should know these things! I made a major OOPS in my hair color today. I picked a color close to my natural (as i had it lighter than natural before), I had dye it that color and it turned a magenta color; terrible!! So i washed and washed and washed with head and shoulders, worked but took about two weeks. Being that was still such a terrible color i picked up another shade similar to my natural (odd color, a mix between red, blonde and light brown). I dyed it this morning and well it was BRIGHT red, so i ran to the store and grabbed a light brown (i have done this before, a few years back and worked like a charm to neutralize the red and brown together). So i dyed my hair TWICE today and its a DARK DARK DARK reddish dark brown. It looks very unnatural and i hate it. I need to get rid of this asap, any fast suggestions?

Source(s):
I know hair. I have over 4 decades of hair know-how. I have silky, shiny, soft, smooth very healthy hair down to my knees. Previously damaged by perming & dyeing in the 80′s & 90′s. I’ve known people in their 30′s whose hair stopped growing from ironing their hair in the 70′s.

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