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Is serum bad your hair? can it damage my hair?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not so much: it is sticky blood protein. It will coat hair. It will need washing out. Probably helps split ends a bit. But where are you getting the serum?? Unsterilzied blood products can have significant risk of infectious agents in them especially if from humans.

Answered 11/8/2014

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