There are countless claims that hair care companies advertise about what makes your hair beautiful. So many claims, that sometimes it can be hard to tell which ones would benefit your type of hair. Although there are many advertisements of great looking hair, I want to uncover just 5 myths that will save you money.

1. Remember the Suave commercials that asked if you can tell which person used the expensive brand and who used Suave? Well that commercial is actually true. If you have been paying for expensive hair care products thinking they are better than inexpensive ones, well think again. When you begin to read the ingredients list of hair care products, you will see that there is little to no difference between products in inexpensive lines and expensive lines.

 
2. When you look at commercials and ads of hair models with the most beautiful, shiny, long, flowing hair, it’s not just because of the products being advertised. Instead what you see is a lot of work at the hands of a lot of people. Believe me, if they are advertising a hair product that will make your hair thick and shiny, they will pick a model with genetically thick hair and not a model with thin hair. Once they have picked their model, they use a great hairstylist that has styled the hair for at least a couple of hours. Great lighting and a top notch photographer who uses a lot of digital touch ups, can make the models hair look fabulous.

3. There are a lot of hair products on the market that include natural ingredients. This has people thinking that an all natural hair care product is supposed to be better for your hair. Is there really a such thing as an all-natural hair care product? I would think not because the ingredients derived from natural sources such as coconut, milk, grape seed, etc. do not retain their natural composition once they are processed and altered to cleanse and/or condition hair.

4. Have you ever thought about why shampoo lathers better the second time you wash your hair than from the first time? Let me give you a secret about shampoo that can save you a little money. Lather ingredients are added to shampoo for emotional appeal and they have no effect on cleaning. People think that lots of lather means the hair is getting thoroughly clean. But the lather is unrelated to the cleaning ingredients in the shampoo. The lather you get while shampooing is directly effected by the amount of oil and debris on your hair. The more oils, debris and styling products that reside on the hair, the less lather will be produced as you shampoo. The lather ingredients were deactivated by the presence of the oil and debris. Hair lathers better the second time you wash it because it was cleaned on the first go. There is no need for a second wash and this will save you from using more shampoo.

5. There are no cosmetic hair care products out there that can make your hair grow. Do not be confused with products that can aid your hair in keeping it healthy while it is growing, and those who claim to make hair grow. There are, however, pharmaceutical drugs that have met FDA testing and have proven to help hair grow. Almost all the hair care products advertising hair growth do not contain pharmaceutical or over-the-counter regulated drug ingredients. So be careful what kind of hair growth aids you buy. Hair care companies can make hair growth advertisements without requiring proof and they don’t need to validate its effectiveness or safety. To find out more about hair loss and what will actually work, sign up for your free article on hair loss.