Keravive Scalp HydraFacial Review: What It Felt Like

October 7, 2022 · Edited by Sobia Mansoor

Keravive is a scalp HydraFacial: light suction and gentle exfoliation clear oil and flakes, then a peptide serum is worked into the scalp. It takes about 30 minutes, with no needles and no downtime. Below is how one patient described it. It is one person’s experience, and yours may differ.

What one patient told us on video

This patient had long dealt with seasonal hair loss, dandruff and breakage, and had tried most of the products people talk about. They came in sceptical about a facial for the scalp, and with a sensitive scalp that had reacted to harsh chemicals before.

They expected stinging from the exfoliating step, but it only tingled a little. The part they enjoyed most was the 10-minute serum massage, which reminded them of their nani’s champi. They relaxed so much that they fell asleep during the treatment.

They went home with a moisturising spray to use each night, with advice to massage the scalp before bed. Their appointments were three weeks apart.

They were pleasantly surprised by how clean and fresh their scalp felt, with no aching roots afterwards. Over the next few days, they said their hair felt bouncier and that they noticed less hair fall.

What the research says

Results vary, and the research on Keravive is limited. The one registered study we found followed 44 people with pattern hair loss through three treatments, with a daily take-home spray. It was industry-sponsored, had no comparison group, and has no results posted on the registry.¹ We found no independent published trials, so we don’t quote hair-count figures.

Two things are better established. Salicylic acid, one of the exfoliating ingredients the patient mentions, is a standard active ingredient in dandruff shampoos.² And effective treatment for hair loss begins with finding the cause, because hair loss has many causes.³ Losing 50 to 100 hairs a day is normal.⁴

Keravive cares for the scalp. It doesn’t stop hair fall by itself and can’t regrow a bald area. For thinning hair, our doctors use it to support a medical plan.

Is it right for you?

Keravive suits an oily, itchy or lightly flaky scalp, product build-up and flat hair. This patient’s sessions were three weeks apart, and our usual course is three sessions, one month apart. It isn’t suitable with an open wound, sunburn or infection on the scalp, a flare of scalp psoriasis, or an allergy to any of its ingredients. Sudden or patchy hair loss needs a doctor’s diagnosis first.

Read more on our Keravive scalp HydraFacial page. See all our hair fall treatment options, and dandruff treatment if flaking is your main concern. Or see a skin specialist in Lahore.

Medically reviewed by Dr Sadaf Saleem, Dermatologist, FCPS (Dermatology), PM&DC 62494-P; Dr Junaid Rabbani, Dermatologist, PM&DC 44510-S; and Dr Shegref Mushtaq, Dermatologist, FCPS (Dermatology), PM&DC 19827-N