Cash-strapped young women are turning to DIY Botox. That’s as scary as it sounds

If there wasn’t enough to be worried about, DIY Botox is now trending.

Across social media, people have been uploading close-ups of their forehead mapped out with tiny dots and step-by-step advice for injecting Botox-like products purchased online (yes, it is as dangerous as it sounds).

“Probably needed a hug,” one TikToker wrote. “Learned how to do my own tox instead.” On the Reddit forum r/DIYCosmeticProcedures, members also share tips for injecting themselves at home with everything from fat-dissolving injections to dermal filler and Botox.

One of the most popular Botox alternatives that has emerged online, with references often accompanied by discount codes, is Innotox, a Korean over-the-counter injectable.

Like Botox, Innotox is a neurotoxin that contains botulinum toxin A. Unlike