What is it and what is it used for?
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Hair Botox
Hair botox is a marketing name given to care or straightening products; it contains no botulinum toxin and has no legal or scientific definition. The same name can describe a mask rinsed at home or a chemical treatment fixed with heat in a salon, so you need to look at the ingredient list. Its effect is temporary, and it does not solve hair loss.
HairHair Protectant
Hair protectant is a general name for hair products that aim to support the strand against external factors such as heat, friction, sun or colour fading; there is no single formula or recognised official definition. Heat protectant is one type within this group. These products may help reduce damage, but they do not reverse damage that has already occurred and do not replace basic measures such as lowering the heat.
HairHair Conditioner
Hair conditioner (balm) is a product applied after shampoo and rinsed off, which softens the hair and makes combing easier. At its core are positively charged cationic substances; these attach to the negatively charged hair surface and reduce static and friction between strands. Its effect is superficial, fades with washing, and does not repair damaged hair.
HairHair Mask
A hair mask is an intensive hair care product applied after shampoo, left on for a while, and rinsed off. At its core are cationic substances and fatty alcohols; most formulas also contain silicones, hydrolyzed protein or oils. It softens the strand, reduces friction and makes the surface look even, but it does not reverse damage, lengthen hair or stop hair loss.
HairHair Perfume
Hair perfume is a light, leave-in spray made to give hair a pleasant scent. Its formula highlights water, alcohol and fragrance ingredients, and care additives such as glycerin or panthenol may also be present. Tell it apart from regular perfume by the ingredient list, not by the name: do not assume it is alcohol-free, and do not treat it as a substitute for a care or heat protection step.
HairHair Serum
Hair serum is a leave-in liquid care product that leaves a thin film on the surface of the hair and is used in very small amounts. Silicone-based ones aim to reduce friction and puffiness; oil-based ones help soften the surface. The effect is superficial and fades with washing: it does not close broken ends or renew the inside of the strand.
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