Good shampoo on a budget

Good Afternoon to you!

I know it's a bit of a hot topic but I'm going to throw my two pence worth in on the Salon vs Supermarket shampoo debate. I was sceptical at first but after studying the effects on the hair and trying them for my self I have come to the conclusion that salon shampoo is the way forward. For me, the biggest factor was that the cheaper shampoo contains silicone which coats the hair to make it shiny and isn't strong enough to get into the cortex of the hair and properly clean it. 

However as I discovered the process of changing to a high end shampoo is one that takes a little perseverance. For the first few washes the silicone was coming out of my hair and my hair didn't feel so great but after sticking with it I now have lighter feeling, soft and manageable hair.

The shampoo I currently use is Absolut Repair by L'Oreal, which is designed for hair which has been damaged either through over styling or too many chemical processes. It's the strongest of the repairing shampoo's that L'Oreal make and really nourishing to my hair, I would highly recommend this to anyone who maybe bleaches their hair or people who straighten or curl their hair a lot.

So onto the budget part. I know how expensive salon shampoo is and for me particularly it's hard to justify buying luxury items. I'll not go into much detail but essentially both me and my partner have to live off his student loan which is not a lot at all. So I had to do my research when it came to buying my shampoo, I worked out that my old shampoo lasted me about a month to a month and a half and cost about £3. I went to my local Sally's and discovered that I could get the L'Oreal professionnel shampoo was £21 for the big salon size bottles. It's expensive but the big bottles last me about 9 months to a year. You use so much less with salon shampoo as it's a lot more concentrated and the bottles really are huge so I'm actually saving money over all by buying the expensive shampoo. I would encourage all of you to go to your local Sally's (on their websites it tells you which ones are open to the public) and have a look at the shampoo on offer. You might just save some money. :)