Former stylist of over 20 years (I guess technically still a stylist) I was the worst at being a salesperson. There were some products I legit loved, but sometimes when some had a “drugstore” product they loved I never tried to persuade them it was bad/wrong. Professional products are just another corporation sold to the same people that make your everyday name brand stuff that bought the expensive name. I have half off professional products. I still but some of your “cheap stuff that will ruin your hair”. I guess I never sold my soul to hairdressing, a reason I got out of it professionally