I Didn't Consider Using Bakuchiol for My Hair Until a Stylist Recommended It
glamour.comare more popular, for example—but its benefits are real. Very real. This is how stylist explained it to me, after experimenting on my own hair with a bakuchiol and collagen treatment that he performs in his salon: “This active ingredient adds a lot of shine to the hair and makes it not brittle.
It strengthens it. The reason it adds shine is that, like when bakuchiol is used on the skin, it exerts a slight exfoliation on the hair fiber, which eliminates residues and enhances the hair's shine.”So what is bakuchiol?
The plant-based ingredient comes from the seeds and leaves of the babchi tree and has recently become a popular, more natural in the skin-care world.
And, according to Llano, it's also suitable for all hair types in need of an anti-frizz effect.“My treatment, which combines bakuchiol with collagen, is recommended for any type of hair, of any age, but especially for fine hair or hair prone to breakage,” says Llano, who advises doing it every month and a half. (The duration of the treatment's effects also depends on the frequency of washing—if you wash your hair more frequently, it may last less.) And though it's not the main purpose of the treatment, it does have an that makes it a good summer ally.Until recently, in-salon treatments that replicated in-salon facials were not common.
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