Hey guys, it's Bethany and today's bite of knowledge is Botox.

Is Botox poisonous?

Here's what you need to know.

So first of all, if you don't know what Botox is, a lot of people use it to basically make them look younger, reduce fine lines and

wrinkles. But did you know, Botox is, it's an injectable drug made from botulinum toxin type A.

The name Botox is literally short for botulinum toxin.

Botulinum toxin, bo-tox.

Botulinum-toxin-bo-tox.

Get it?

All right.

This toxin is produced by the bacterium, clostridium botulinum.

It's a bacteria. All right. It's produced by a bacteria, you guys. I want you to really soak that part in. Although this is the same toxin that causes a life-threatening form of

food poisoning, it affects very according to the amount and type of exposure.

For example, Botox is only injected in small targeted doses. So does that make it safe? When injected,

Botox blocks signals from your nerves to your muscles.

That's how it works.

It literally blocks your nerve signals to your muscles, freezing them.

This prevents the targeted muscles from contracting, which can ease certain muscular conditions

and improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

I mean, a lot of people do it.

A lot of people don't have side effects, but let me tell you, the people that have side

effects, they're severe.

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