Why I Chose Botalab Haircare

Jul 24

3 min read

Updated: Aug 7

As a hairstylist, I’ve spent over 20 years behind the chair. I’ve watched countless products promise thicker, healthier hair, but very few actually impressed me.

When I first heard that Botalab could support hair growth, I was skeptical.

So before I ever recommended it to anyone else, I used my husband’s balding spot as my little experiment. Insert laughter here. And of course, I also had to see whether it could make my own hair look fuller.

Over the next two months, his hair began to lay better and his white hair became noticeably softer and less coarse. But what caught my attention most was his scalp. The pink tint was gone, and the skin on his scalp looked healthy and more naturally colored.

I began noticing the same thing with my male clients. It was not only changing the look and feel of the hair. The skin on the scalp looked healthier too.

I also noticed new fullness around my temple area, my grey hair felt softer and my hair felt thicker overall.

And while you’re looking at these pictures, check out my skin!! I have been using the Essentials Ritual since 2023!

That’s when I knew this wasn’t just another shampoo and conditioner.

BOTALAB does not claim to regrow hair, so I wanted to understand what I was seeing. I started digging deeper into the ingredients, along with what I was learning through RIMAN’s education classes. That’s when the science started making sense.

Healthy Hair Starts with a Healthy Scalp

When the skin on your scalp is properly supported, it creates a healthier environment for the cells and follicles involved in growing hair.

That’s what drew me to Botalab. These products are designed to nourish the scalp and support the hair follicle, not just make the hair itself look and feel better.

Hair Growth Starts Below the Surface

We tend to think of haircare as taking care of the hair we can see, but the living part of the process is happening underneath the skin. At the base of each hair follicle are dermal papilla cells, which play an important role in signaling

and regulating hair growth.

Hair also grows in cycles. It goes through a growth phase, a transition phase, and a resting phase before the cycle begins again. As a cosmetologist, it made sense to me that caring for the scalp and supporting the follicle was just as important as caring for the hair strand itself.

The Science That Hooked Me

The ingredient that really caught my attention was Deserticola™, RIMAN’s exclusive ingredient with a much higher concentration of Loliolide than standard formulas. Loliolide is known for interacting with the cells around the hair follicle, which helps support healthier growth and stronger-looking hair.

The formula also includes nettle extract to strengthen the hair and camellia extract to smooth damaged cuticles and soften rough strands.

This is what I love about Botalab. It combines plant-based ingredients with science to support the scalp, nourish the hair from the root, and improve more than just how the hair looks. And I don’t need to be a chemist to appreciate that!

Simple Haircare Is Better Haircare

Botalab is that it doesn’t require a complicated routine. And it can be used on color treated hair!

The system is made up of just three products:

Shampoo
Water Treatment (conditioner)
Botanical Oil Hair Serum

That’s it. And just like the other Riman products, a little goes a long way.

How to Use the Botalab System

Start by applying one to two pumps of shampoo to wet hair and gently massage it into your scalp before rinsing thoroughly.

Next, dispense the Deserticola Water Treatment into your hands, rub them together until the watery formula becomes creamy, and then apply it through your hair. Leave it on for at least two minutes before rinsing. (the wetter your hair, the better)

You can apply a small amount of Botanical Oil Hair Serum on damp or dry hair to smooth frizz, add shine, and protect against heat without weighing your hair down.