Ionotox: no pain, no gain?

ARE these electrical skin patches really the death knell for Botox?

Road Test: Ionotox

IONOTOX by FreezeFrame

What is it? The death knell for Botox, says the sales pitch.

How so? There’s no needle, and no pain. Instead, “wrinkle-relaxing neuropeptides” are delivered into your face via electrically charged skin patches. It’s called “iontophoresis”.

Fancy science talk? Tick. Yes, but it’s simple to use. Each disposable patch contains a tiny 3V battery and a coating of serum. Just slap them on your face and chill for 20 minutes.

And? I did only one side of my face (the other being the control; that’s science). The company claims “some women will look as much as 10 years younger” after one treatment. Are blokes immune, then? Because I looked no different at all.

Anything else? Alas, merciless teasing by my missus meant that, ironically, even with no needle, I still felt a bit of a prick.

$99 for four treatments, freeze-frame.com