yeah it's going to counter act anything possitive you're doing. including hot oil treatments or leave in conditioners.
hair products are so jewish because for anything to actually work you really have to put forth money into them.
like makeup you can usually substitute some drug store coverup & still get a great look, but hair products aren't like that.
try some higher end drug store products, while still a little more $$ you're getting what you're paying for. I don't know if you guys have an Ulta there in PA. but they have a lot of the HIGH END brands for (sometimes) a lower cost. Sexy Hair products (sure its a retarded name) are amazing & i really don't use much of anything else nowadays.
Sexy Hair