Professional cosmetics

Professional cosmetics are high-class special cosmetics intended both for professional care (in salons, under the guidance of experienced stylists) and at home. How does it differ from ordinary, mass cosmetics? First of all, due to its high efficiency and mandatory fulfillment of the declared functions: a noticeable external effect, a pronounced therapeutic effect, the use in the composition of a high amount of natural active ingredients and, accordingly, the price. In other words, if a professional shampoo is intended, say, against hair loss, then its constituent components are really required to effectively fight the problem of hair loss, and with regular use, reduce the amount of hair dropped by a certain percentage. If in the characteristics of the shampoo its properties are declared, approximately, as a regenerating nourishing, for damaged hair, most likely, this will mean that the shampoo contains a high percentage of valuable natural essential oils that smooth the surface of the hair, strengthen its structure and help restore it natural functions.

Professional cosmetics are manufactured on special equipment under strict control and are divided into 2 categories - salon and home.

The first category of professional cosmetics is used by stylists in salons, and is aimed at achieving maximum, targeted effect. It contains a large amount of concentrated, biologically active substances, as well as a sufficient amount of preservatives to maintain a long shelf life. These are different Hair Dye, special hair care products: cleansing liquids for preparing hair for coloring, hair care complexes before and after coloring, corrective agents (for example, emulsions that remove yellow hair after coloring), deep cleansing shampoos, lamination products, coloring, special skin care, and other salon procedures. It is unacceptable and impractical to use such products at home - only an experienced stylist can master their use, and the procedures themselves (for example, mixing a palette of shades) are too complicated and require professional salon equipment.

Home professional cosmetics produced, as a rule, by the same manufacturers that produce professional salon cosmetics. It is maximally adapted for use at home, and is mainly aimed at consolidating the salon effect.
In many ways, such cosmetics can be very useful - because they, like salon ones, are aimed at solving various problems with the skin, hair, etc.
Home cosmetics have a lighter (compared to salon) composition, they still contain a sufficient amount of natural, biologically active substances, but due to their lower concentration, they are suitable for frequent use.

It is recommended to use both professional cosmetics under the supervision or on the advice of a specialist. The recent fashionable tendency to buy only professional cosmetics for home use is a big mistake, almost the same as using medicines at home, without the supervision of a doctor. Therefore, before purchasing anything from special professional cosmetics, I advise you to first consult with your stylist or cosmetologist.

The widespread myth that professional cosmetics are good because they are completely natural is a delusion.As I have already mentioned, despite the actual content of a large amount of valuable natural ingredients, such cosmetics also contain an increased amount of preservatives necessary to keep all these highly active natural ingredients and prevent spoilage.

Currently, you can find many online stores that offer professional cosmetics in their assortment. However, do not forget that the sale of such cosmetics is mainly intended for young, professional professionals who have received a stylist diploma and who want to open their own hairdresser or beauty salon. Based on this, it is, of course, impossible to buy from such sites any professional tools that come to hand and use them at home. Professional cosmetics, as a rule, should be used exclusively in salons, and sold to customers on the recommendation of a specialist.

On the Internet, many times I came across complaints from buyers about the following content - "I bought a professional shampoo, and he is such a disgusting thing, after several times of application the scalp and hair dried out, itching and dandruff appeared." The answer of the specialist was as follows: "girl, you bought a salon shampoo for deep cleansing from styling products, you can use this shampoo only 2 - 3 times a month, it is absolutely not suitable for frequent use."

Professional cosmetics - how to distinguish home from salon?

It is quite easy to distinguish between home lines of professional cosmetics and salon ones. Their appearance (packaging, bottle and other container) is as close as possible in shape and texture to conventional mass-market cosmetics. Also, their price is an order of magnitude lower than salon professional products. Almost all of them are positioned as natural, using valuable high-quality natural ingredients (which still does not exclude the presence of preservatives), and therefore among professional home cosmetics you can really search, choose and buy something suitable for yourself. Do not forget about only one thing - professional cosmetics are primarily designed to solve real problems of personal care. If you do not have them, as such, you can completely, without succumbing to the general trend, use ordinary means for yourself mass cosmetics.

Firms - manufacturers of professional cosmetics: Lisap, Alfapart (Italy), Keen, C: ENCO, Londa Professional (Germany), L'oreal, Thalaspa (France), Method Cholley (Switzerland), RYOR (Czech Republic), Farmona (Poland) and dr.