Caroline Aghajanian: Today, we're visiting OrangeTwist
in Westlake Village,
where I will be getting a facial on my scalp,
specifically the HydraFacial Keravive,
which is similar to the facial.
Basically, the esthetician uses a suction-like device
to extract the dirt and oils from the scalp
and exfoliate at the same time.
So we're gonna learn exactly how it works
and how it benefits the scalp.
We'll also see the treatment done on different scalps
to see how the treatment works on different hair types.
Amanda LaMoure: Tell me a little bit about your hair.
Can it be a little bit dry to normal,
or is it more oily?
Caroline: It's definitely more on the oilier side.
So, I feel like, especially these last few months,
it's gotten like I have to wash it almost every day
'cause I feel gross and I feel the buildup.
And then I did a microscope check,
which was really disgusting,
but I found that there is, like, buildup
and then a lot of, like, redness too.
It's just been bad.
And then it's, like, dry in some areas too.
I don't really know.
Amanda: OK. No problem.
Caroline: And, oh, I'm losing hair. [laughs]
Oh, and I am getting a lot of gray hairs.
Yeah. The gray hairs are, like, a thing. [laughs]
Amanda: So, for Keravive, you can either treat
kind of hairline in the front here to the crown,
which is what we typically do,
just to kind of start that little bit of regrowth
and boost that volume there.
Or we can do crown to occipital,
which is just right underneath here.
But we really, really like to concentrate
in the front running back to the crown.
Caroline: When I looked at it with the microscope cam,
it almost seemed like there was little pieces
of, like, breakage almost on the scalp,
like it just didn't, that hair didn't want to grow.
[beep]
Oh! Look at those little, like,
ends that are not even growing!
[gasps]
But just, I just don't wanna...
I'm too young.
[beep]
Amanda: Hair grows in three cycles.
The anagen phase is like the active growth phase,
when we're really growing,
and we wanna keep it in that phase
for as long as possible.
The telogen phase is when you can see
those little broken guys.
So what's really cool about Keravive,
is it exfoliates those little broken guys off
so they can come out and you can shed those naturally,
and then a new plumper hair can kind of come in
and start to grow back in its place.
So, the Beta-HD solution
is the first solution in our process here.
It's just gonna exfoliate any type of oil,
dirt, debris away
and make a really, really nice canvas,
super clean for the peptide solution.
So, we're gonna exfoliate it
with our traditional HydraFacial tip here.
Caroline: Is this the one with, like, the vortex suction?
Amanda: Yes. Totally.
So, it uses the original vortex technology
that HydraFacial uses.
It's similar to a microdermabrasion,
but it also is infusing all of those amazing peptides
as well to give you a really good exfoliation
but keep you super hydrated.
Caroline: OK. So it's like suction
and infusion at the same time.
Amanda: Exactly.
Caroline: It's not like a painful feeling.
It's just unexpected on your scalp to have this,
like, abrasive tool go back and forth. Yeah.
Amanda: Totally. Just like that
little bit of irritation and exfoliation.
What happens with buildup is
it blocks the follicle,
so the follicle's unable to receive any type
of nutritional absorption at all.
And this kind of removes that blockage
and, like I said, creates such a beautiful canvas
that you're able to then infuse
all of your ingredients into your scalp.
Caroline: What are the benefits
of getting the treatment one time?
Like, what will I see?
And then what are the benefits for clients
who get it for, like, the full three treatments?
Amanda: So, the benefits of one treatment,
you're gonna see if you have any type of itchiness.
It's definitely gonna relieve that itchiness
and inflammation and dry scalp.
You should feel much more hydrated,
and it's also gonna increase the application
of your shampoos and the penetration of your conditioners.
So it's gonna make overall maintenance
a lot easier for you,
which is gonna just overall restore the health of your hair.
But you're also gonna see an increase in volume as well.
Caroline: Sweet. Amanda: Yeah.
And then compared to three treatments,
since that is half of the hair cycle,
you should see really, really good volume restoration,
and you could even see a little bit
of new growth stimulated.
So, I'm gonna go ahead and turn on the machine
and start our infusion.
Caroline: It's very slurpy. [laughs]
Amanda: It is very slurpy.
The Keravive proteins,
it's a biomimetic peptide complex.
And so what biomimetic means is
when it hits your scalp,
it's able to detect and sense what you are lacking,
and then it mimics those cells.
So it's able to kind of fill in the gaps
of what you're needing.
So if you're a little bit drier,
it's gonna mimic more of like a hydrating peptide.
And if you have more of an oilier scalp,
it's gonna balance that oil production
really, really nicely there.
Caroline: I was expecting my scalp to feel,
like, very slippery, and it kinda just,
it feels cooling, but there's not water dripping
from the sides or anything.
So that's interesting.
It means it's actually, like, soaking up the goodies.
So, right now we're doing two-thirds of the head,
and that's typically $700 per treatment.
And then,
how many treatments do you need usually?
Amanda: So, we typically recommend doing your treatments
in that series of three.
Just because that is about
half of the life of the hair cycle.
It's about seven months that the hair stays
in an active hair cycle before it starts to shed.
So we just want to try to keep it in that active phase
for as long as possible, like I was saying.
So typically we come in every 30 days for the treatment,
and you also get a
little take-home spray treatment
that you will do nightly.
Caroline: OK.
Amanda: Every night you're gonna put this on
and kind of massage it in there
and just wear it to bed.
This is gonna be really, really, like, your tried and true.
Caroline: So I'm back home, and this is how my hair looks.
I didn't brush it or anything.
There's no, like, residue
that's showing from the treatment.
My scalp feels so clean.
So now I am going to check the immediate after shots
with the microscope cam to see what we're dealing with.
Wow. It's, like, so shiny now.
All right, this is, like, directly on the top of my head,
kind of where my bangs are starting.
Obviously some follicles still have some buildup.
Wow. That is a clean, shiny scalp.
Nancy: So it's been a few weeks since my hair treatment,
and as you can see, it is so full.
I feel like it just feels so clean.
I feel like there's a lot of growth
that's already happening.
All I've done is put peptides on
every day since the procedure.
And I'm definitely gonna do the treatment again.
I'm gonna keep doing it
'cause I'm getting such great results.
Candice: Really what I'm trying to see
in regards to results with this treatment
is fuller hair, more thickness.
I personally haven't really seen much of a change just yet.
I mean, it's only been two weeks,
so it's possible that change has happened
and I just can't see it at this very moment.
So I'm looking forward to the next two weeks
to see where we're at.
Caroline: So, it's been two weeks since I've had
the treatment, and this is what the top part
of my scalp looked like before,
immediately after,
one week after,
and today.
I think a lot of the buildup around the follicle
significantly decreased,
and my scalp was looking super bright and glowy.
Throughout the two weeks of using
the peptide spray they provided,
I did notice that my scalp was feeling
a lot less oily than before,
and there were some days that I feel like I could have gone
an extra day without washing my hair.
So that is a plus for me.
My favorite part of the treatment
was definitely the infusion of the peptides.
It was so nice and cooling,
and you feel no discomfort at all.
I think if we weren't filming,
I would probably fall asleep.
Although it's recommended to have three treatments,
I did see and feel benefits with just one treatment.
Although if you're someone with more serious scalp concerns
and someone who wants to really stimulate some hair growth,
then I think trying the full three-treatment plan
would be the way to go in terms of seeing results.