Botulinum toxin, better known as botox, has become increasingly popular in recent times as a treatment to improve appearance by relaxing the muscles that cause wrinkles. Celebrities and social media influencers are openly talking about this treatment, thus making this skin treatment acceptable and desirable. While skin botox works to reduce signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines, hair botox is a completely different process.
For the uninitiated, hair botox does not actually use botulinum toxin and is not an injection procedure. It just borrows the name ‘botox’ which uses an intensive topical treatment to repair damaged tresses. Still confused? Let’s go through trendy hair treatments in detail to get the facts right.
What is botox for hair?
Hair botox is an intensive hair treatment that greatly repairs damaged and broken hair ends. Damage can be caused by many things, the main ones being chemical treatments or repeated use of heat tools. The term botox is used for this procedure as it gives you the appearance of smooth and shiny hair.
Benefits of botox for hair
The treatment straightens your hair using formaldehyde-free and non-chemical straightening ingredients. It’s actually a deep-conditioning process that involves coating your hair to eliminate frizz and breakage and improve the look of dull, damaged hair. The treatment smoothes the keratin hair layer and restores its softness with the help of caviar oil, a hydrating agent. B5 or vitamin moisturizes and softens hair strands and improves shine. Finally, a collagen complex rich in healthy proteins improves hair strength and restores softness.
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How is hair botox treatment different from others?
The treatment differs from the actual injections used in dermatology where botulinum toxin is injected into the scalp to reduce sweating and oil production to reduce the amount you need to shampoo and prevent dandruff. Various oils and conditioning agents used as part of the treatment are intended to restore moisture, smooth frizz and make your hair shiny.
Hair botox does not contain botox at all. And while it offers some benefits of straightening, it is not compatible with actual straightening therapy. However, it provides excellent results to help rebuild and thicken areas in your hair fiber to give it a fuller and more voluminous feel.
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Tips to remember after hair botox
As we know, even the smallest treatments need to follow their set of maintenance requirements for a long-lasting effect. Similarly, botox hair also requires a certain level of maintenance. Surprisingly, the hassle-free process is not very demanding. With a little care including using a pH-balanced shampoo and conditioner after the treatment, you can enjoy long-lasting results. And that’s not all, deep conditioning therapy is suitable for all hair types.
If you are allergic to any ingredients or have very fine hair, then you may want to avoid botox. However, before you jump to any conclusions, discuss the benefits and risks with your dermatologist.
