To think cheaper drugstore shampoo is actually better?!

[somewhereindevon]

This is purely anecdotal but it’s got my wondering what other people think: I used to spend a ton on fancy hair care; it was all from Space NK, all the organic ingredients and minus all the “bad bits” — and my hair was not improving whatsoever. It wasn’t getting longer, it wasn’t any healthier and I couldn’t understand why. I ran out of it and ended up using my partner’s Tresemme that he buys on offer in Sainsbury’s and my hair never looked better. So I carried on just using that and months later my hair is genuinely so much longer and healthier. No other change in hair routine or anything?!

Yes and no.
Cheaper shampoos use a lot of ingredients like panthenol and silicones. Dreadful for long-term hair health, but good on short-term as they coat the hair and make it appear smoother with more volume.

Then there's hair types, as a pp mentioned. Also what you do and with which regularity. For example, protein helps strengthen hair but too much makes it tangled dull and brittle. As a lot of the cheap cheap brands can be non protein based, giving your hair a rest from protein rich shampoo and conditioner this way could see an improvement.

I do wish they'd label hair products a bit better this way. I do the curly girl method and it's a minefield trying to work out what is good for my curls.

All I know is my hair hates coconut. So annoying as I love the smell and many of the cheaper brands are coconut based. Argan is ok for my type, but as it can dull coloured hair it's a no for me again.

@MeDaughterMerope mine hates coconut too but loves protein
Aldi volume conditioner is my cheap fave but annoyingly my hair loves the bounce curl shampoo

Oh sorry, the rest of us will bugger off then. Can't have anyone not from the UK having an opinion on anything can we?

I think the Aussie shampoo and conditioner for coloured hair is the best I've ever used. 3 for £10 in many shops.