Both keratin and hair botox are effective hair treatments that deliver excellent results. They make the hair shiny and vibrant and remove frizz. Thanks to these procedures, your hair becomes smooth and silky and you can minimize time on styling. However, how these hair treatments work and what are the differences between them? Let’s find it out in this article!

How Keratin Hair Treatment Works?

Keratin hair treatment usually contains various chemicals, such as formaldehyde, to provide absolute hair straightening. This treatment is perfect for porous hair, as it returns your locks its natural smoothes by filling in the porosity. However, keratin works only on the surface of your hair, it doesn’t penetrate the cuticle just because the molecules of it are pretty large.

Besides, we should mention that formaldehyde can be dangerous both for you and your stylist, as this gas is very allergenic. However, many innovative haircare producers who care about their clients nowadays develop formaldehyde-free formulas. One of such examples is Amazonliss keratin treatment by Nutree.

All in all, choose keratin treatment if your #1 goal are hair straightening and obedience. Keratin works magic even on unmanageable and frizzy types of hair. This treatment will remove frizz and make your locks straight, shiny and silky. By the way, keratin prevents frizz even in the highly humid surroundings.

Unlike keratin hair treatment, hair botox usually doesn’t contain any chemicals. Of course, this treatment has nothing to do with botulinum toxins — it just provides such an amazing restorative effect that it was named after the famous rejuvenating injections beloved by millions of women.

Hair botox strengthens the hair but it doesn’t make it completely straight. If your #1 goal are hair restoration and health, then hair botox is a perfect choice. This treatment repairs damages hair fibers, adds moisture to your locks and provides anti-age effect! Among the most popular ingredients that this treatment contains are olive/castor/açaí oil, vitamins A/E/B5, and amino acids.

Hair botox works well for all hair types, structures and colors. It provides the amazing effect for those who have harsh, dry, and frizzy hair. Besides, it’s a good option for women with long hair who often have split hair ends.

Of course, the cost may vary depending on your hair length/quality of products/hair salon, however, hair keratin usually costs from $250 to $500, while for hair botox you will have to pay from $150 to $300 and upward.

Keratin and botox hair treatments have different duration periods, although everything depends on your hair length. Usually hair botox lasts 1.5 - 2 hours while you’ll need 1.5 - 3 hours to perform keratin hair treatment.

Both procedures are semi-permanent. The effect of keratin treatment will last from 2 to 6 months, however, everything depends on your hair type and home care (sulfate-free shampoo is a must, do you remember that?) The effect of botox hair treatment lasts between 1 and 4 months.

Since keratin is used primarily for hair straightening, it’s not recommended to apply it to the weak hair. In this case, botox treatment would be more appropriate as it nourishes and moisturizes the hair and prevents split ends. Besides, make sure that you’re not allergic to formaldehyde before keratin hair straightening.

When it come to hair botox, everything is much safer here, however, there’s a risk that your hair will become greasy faster, as your scalp may produce more oil than it was before.