The first facial boosters appeared on professional cosmetic brands several years ago. Then luxury brands began to produce this product. Now boosters can be found in the assortment of pharmacy cosmetics. The tool is gaining more and more fans. If the first products were intended for facial skin care, now you can find boosters for hair and even nails.
What is a booster?
The booster has a very high concentration of active substance. Unlike whey, it can be used on its own. Some hair boosters may require mixing with other products, for example: paint, balm, mask, oil or special concentrates.
You can still hear the opinion that the new product is an ordinary whey, for which cunning marketers have come up with a new name. Allegedly, they did this for the sole purpose - to sell a tool familiar to everyone at times more expensive. However, it is not.
A booster is a truly unique product that can penetrate as deep as possible into skin or hair. At the same time, it helps the components and other means to get inside. The basis of hair boosters is keratin, which strengthens the structure of each core. In addition, the tool is able to retain moisture and prevents the loss of nutrients. Thanks to this, some boosters are enough to use only once or twice a month. The result will still be noticeable.
There are several types of boosters. Each of them must solve its own problem. This can be an increase in color and gloss, restoration of damaged hair, nutrition, increase in volume or stimulation of growth. Properly selected tool will help transform curls. Hair will look daily as if their mistress had just left the salon after an expensive procedure.
Kerastase
Kérastase is a professional hair and scalp cosmetics. The brand belongs to the L'Oreal concern. The brand was created in 1964. For more than 50 years, women around the world and hairdressers have trusted Kérastase.
In 2016, the company ushered in a new era of personalized services. Individual Fusio-Dose molecular cocktails were created for instant hair transformation:
- Nutrition and softness.
- Shine enhancement for colored hair.
- Deep recovery.
- Seal
Each package contains 10 ampoules of 12 ml. Five unique Kérastase hair boosters are designed to activate the concentrate and enhance its action. Each bottle contains 120 ml of the drug. Before use, the booster is put on an open Fusio-Dose ampoule and scrolled clockwise, then back. The required amount of funds is measured using a special dispenser. After the liquids are mixed, the drug can be applied to the hair. Rinse off the product after five minutes.
Kérastase has created boosters that can solve any hair problems:
- Booster Glitter. Suitable for all types of dyed hair. The tool literally transforms curls, revitalizes locks, gives elasticity, enhances shine and energy. The composition of the drug includes zinc gluconate. This mineral salt is responsible for the shine of each hair.
- Booster Recovery. The drug reduces hair fragility by 50%. The booster formula contains the unique anti-erosion repairing complex. After applying the product, the hair becomes softer, the tendency to cross-section and dryness decreases.
- Booster Density. The tool is recommended for rare or thin strands. Its formula contains the amino acid arginine. The strands become more dense and resilient thanks to the booster. The volume of hair visually and to the touch increases significantly.
- Booster Food. The product heals dry hair from the ends to the roots. The basis of its unique formula is the special Nutriliv complex. The royal iris included in its composition allows each curl to receive three times more nutrition.
- Booster Discipline. An indispensable tool in the care of naughty curls. A special complex containing Lissant + Morpho-keratine, allows you to improve the surface of each hair and smooth it. The booster prevents the appearance of fluffiness and can be used for damaged strands.
Nioxin booster
American Nioxin cosmetics is designed to deal with various problems of the scalp and curls. The Nioxin hair booster successfully resists the loss of strands. The tool works effectively even in such problematic areas as the growth line and the crown.
Nioxin Booster is recommended for use in the following cases:
- an increase in hair loss when combing;
- initial stage of focal alopecia;
- section of the tips;
- dandruff;
- color fading;
- itching
- increased oily scalp;
- brittle hair.
The booster must be used twice a day for a month. The tool is applied to the fingers and rubbed into problem areas. Rinse off the drug is not necessary. The first results will be noticeable after a week of use. The composition of the drug includes:
- vitamins;
- keratin;
- amino acids;
- Proteins
- plant extracts (ginkgo biloba, pumpkin, centella asiatica, wild yam, licorice root, hop cones).
Concept Booster With Keratin Extract
The booster from Green Line, the Russian cosmetics manufacturer, will help restore shine and strength to weakened hair, strengthen its structure and saturate with useful trace elements. The composition of the product includes keratin extract, which completely restores curls, returns their silkiness and smoothness. Each hair is covered with an invisible film, which protects it from negative effects.
Packaging means consists of 10 ampoules, each containing 10 ml of the drug. The tool can not be used on its own. It must also be mixed with special hair oil. The booster, before use, is poured into ceramic dishes. Then 10 ml of Concept Green line Reconstruction Oil Dual Effects is added to it. The mixture is whipped with a brush until a foam forms, which is applied to wet hair. After five minutes, the product can be washed off.
The concept booster for hair enhances the effect of the oil, which is able to restore curls to shine, elasticity and smoothness. In addition, the tool stimulates growth and prevents the loss of strands. Oil in combination with a booster is recommended to be used once a week.
Wella booster
The German company Wella has developed its own series of boosters for the care of curls. Specialists tried to take into account the main problems of hair. As a result, three unique products were created:
- Concentrated booster for food. Suitable for dull and dry hair. It contains goji berry extract, oleic acid, peptides, vitamins and panthenol. The product is applied to the hair before applying a mask or balm.
- Concentrated booster for volume. Cotton extract and sealing polymers envelop each hair, making it more dense. The product must be used in combination with a mask or balm.
- Concentrated booster to protect brightness. The composition includes lime caviar extract, a mixture of valuable oils, vitamin E and antioxidants. The product protects dyed hair and enhances its shine. It is recommended to use a booster with a mask or balm. The product is applied to washed, damp hair. First, a booster is distributed over the curls, then a mask or balm. The mixture is kept for two to three minutes and washed off.
Application features
Pure hair booster is rarely used. Usually it plays the role of a conductor, enhancing the effect of other drugs and allowing their components to get deeper into the curls. A similar mixture is usually applied after washing the hair, on still wet locks. The procedure takes no more than five minutes.
Using a booster more often than the manufacturer suggests is not recommended. This can make hair heavier and lead to increased greasy scalp. Usually, the effect after using the booster lasts a rather long time.
Cost of drugs
For 120 ml of booster from Kerastase you have to pay in the region of 2-3 thousand rubles. The cheapest in the line is a means to enhance shine, and the most expensive is a drug to combat naughty hair. You will also need to purchase Fusio-Dose capsules, the cost of which is several times more expensive than a booster.
Nioxin activator costs several thousand rubles. Up to two thousand rubles can be spent on a product from Wella. The cheapest is the Concept Booster from Green Line. Its price does not exceed a thousand rubles. But he will have to buy a special oil and pay the same amount.
Reviews
At home, the effect of salon procedures allows boosters for hair. Reviews confirm that these drugs really work. Girls who have tried funds from Kerastase write that the money was not spent in vain. Hair gains shine, becomes smoother and more dense. Just one procedure is enough for the effect to last about three weeks.
Nioxin, judging by the reviews, is not only effective against loss. Booster perfectly moisturizes and restores hair. The remedy from Green Line, despite the affordable price, also shows a good result. Girls write about the only drawback of the booster - for long hair, you need to use a double dose of the drug, otherwise it will not be enough.
Reviews about the drug from Wella suggest that the effectiveness of the drug depends largely on the mask or balm, which also needs to be used. If you do not spare money and purchase high-quality additional care, the booster will complement and maximize its effect.