Brazilian Botox vs Brazilian Blowout: What to Choose

In the world of hair smoothing services, there is a huge debate about the benefits of Brazilian botox vs. Brazilian blowout.

Both treatments control frizz, provide shine, and give your hair a super-soft finish. Still, there are differences, and it is all in the formulas used, how long they last, and the process used.

Both hair care treatments can give you the same results, but what is the difference? 

What’s The Difference Between The Two

Before we get into the Brazilian Botox vs. Brazilian blowout details, here’s a comparison table for the short and sweet version.

FEATURE	BRAZILIAN BOTOX	BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT
Purpose	Hair repair and revitalization	Hair straightening and smoothing
Agent	Penetrates hair cuticles reduces frizz, and fills gaps	The keratin helps relax curls and waves
Results	It improves hair health and reduces split ends with a shine	Provides straighter, smooth hair
Chemical Formula	Not as chemically intensive	More chemical intensive
Duration	Last Shorter	Longer Lasting
Suitable For	Damaged hair and if you seek hydration and repair	If you seek a smoother to straighter appearance

When comparing Brazilian Botox vs Brazilian Blowout, the latter is more of a deep conditioning treatment. The treatment coats the hair fibers with a filler to repair damage to your dry hair.

Hence, you get smoother results, leaving your hair frizz-free. Keratin treatments, such as a Brazilian Blowout or blow dry, use a chemical process to smooth and straighten the hair.

It leaves your hair frizz-free and glossy.

What is a Brazilian Hair Botox?

A Brazilian hair botox comprises a filler similar to keratin that coats the hair fibers and repairs them by filling the gaps. It contains collagen, vitamins B5 and E, caviar oil, antioxidants, and peptides. The treatment adds moisture to your hair and leaves it shining with a smooth texture.

What is a Brazilian Blowout

Your hair consists of ⅔ keratin, which is called liquid hair.

Still, when you apply keratin as a treatment, the keratin combines with other ingredients and chemicals to make your hair straight, glossy, and smooth.

So, for the treatment to work, you must straighten the hair with the substances in it. Most keratin treatments comprise formaldehyde, which helps the glyoxylic acid straighten hair.

Who Needs These Treatments?

Brazilian Botox is for you if you have damaged, dry, listless, or frizzy hair and want to make it look smooth, frizz-free, and glossy.

The Brazilian Blowout is for thick, wavy, or curly hair that you want to straighten to look smooth and frizz-free.

If you do regular coloring, highlights, straighten, or perm your hair, the hair botox might not be for you, but please do come and discuss it with one of our stylists to discuss it with you.

What To Know About Both Hair Treatment Appointments

The processing time can be two to four hours, and the duration can be two to four months. Both hair treatments have similar applications.

1. We will first wash your hair and start sectioning it to apply the recommended product.
2. You will then sit with the product for 30 to 90 minutes.
3. We will follow up with a blow dry and then flat iron the sections to help seal the product so that the molecules can set your hair’s new texture.
4. If you have a Brazilian blowout and fine hair, we will tailor that process to ensure it does not weigh your hair down.
5. To maintain a natural volume, we will avoid using the product on the root’s first three to four centimeters.

Both hair treatments can take a while, so we recommend setting aside a whole day for each.

Our Products For Brazilian Hair Botox and Blowout

We use a holistic approach to our hair botox, keratin, and protein treatments. All our products include:

• Argon oil keeps your hair soft, smooth and hydrated
• Copaiba oil helps protect the hair to leave it soft and shiny
• Castor oil helps promote healthier hair
• Grapeseed oil will add moisture to help strengthen the hair, leaving it shining
• Jojoba oil helps prevent the loss of hair to help promote thickness
• Aloe vera helps promote growth and helps prevent an itchy scalp, reducing dandruff and conditioning your hair.
• Macadamia oil also adds shine to your hair, while Monoi oil does the same.
• The Macauba oil will restore your damaged hair, while the Murumuru provides UV protection

Important Notes

After any of these treatments, you must avoid moisture and avoid getting your hair wet for 24-48 hours.

Avoid using hair accessories like clamps and elastics during this set time, as tying up your hair will damage its texture.

Also, avoid excessive activities that make you sweat and minimize humidity exposure. If your hair gets wet, you can fix it at home using a hairdryer or a flat iron.

Use chemical-free products free of sodium and sulfate. These products are gentler on the hair and give you a long-lasting effect.

Avoid swimming, as chlorine and salt will damage the hair treatment. Both these hair treatments provide a semi-permanent result, as a hair botox can last two to four months.

A keratin treatment can last, on average, six months.

Brazilian Botox vs Brazilian Blowout Side Effects

The short answer is that you cannot have any of these treatments if you have allergies to the above ingredients. Still, hair botox allergies are minimal, while a keratin treatment can irritate as more chemicals are present.

It also depends on the Brazilian blow-dry product used, as some can contain formaldehyde, which can cause allergic problems in some people. Also, using the product often is dangerous, and we can use a formaldehyde-free product.

A worthy note is that hair botox can be used even if you have dandruff or psoriasis. Avoiding a keratin treatment if you are pregnant is also best, while Botox is better for hair.

Wrap-Up: Brazilian Botox or Brazilian Blowout

We know that when it comes to a Brazilian Botox vs Brazilian Blowout, it can get confusing to choose the proper treatment for you.

If you want to repair damaged hair and still keep your natural textures, then go for the hair botox as your option. You still get the softness, frizz control, and shine, but it will not straighten your hair.

A hair botox is suited for curly and wavy hair types, while the keratin treatment smooths out hair and straightens it, leaving it frizz-free.

If you are still deciding what to choose, visit us at Haste Urban Hair Spa today. Our stylists will assist you in selecting the proper hair treatment to suit your needs.

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