Pick Your Poison: Syn-ake vs. Botox
In America, it all started with Sonya Dakar’s UltraLuxe-9, an emollient cream packed with Syn-ake, a synthetic protein that is a replica of the venom produced by the temple viper, which allegedly can have similar line-smoothing effects to Botox. The waiting lists soon followed among Dakar’s A-list clients, which included Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, and [...]






