Brow Aftercare

Gently wipe across your brows with the baby wipes provided every 3 hours for the rest of the day or as directed by Lou, then just once when you wake up the following morning then throw the wipes away. The reason we wipe immediately after is your body may still be producing lymph and blood so we need to keep them clean to prevent infection and to prevent the blood and lymph building up, if you do this it will help to prevent scabbing.

Immediately after treatment you must keep your eyebrows dry, do not splash them or submerge them with water as this will pull the pigment out and you will end up with patchy brows. Stay away from spas, saunas, swimming pools and anything that may result in your brows getting wet, the drier you keep your brows the better healed result you will get.

Immediately after keep make up, fake tan, creams and lotions away from your brows until the top layer has flaked away as they are still healing - its fine to put make up, tan & lotions around them, just make sure its not touching them.

The skin will heal perfectly well on its own and you get the best results by leaving them to dry heal. However, if this is your first time having brows I will have provided you with a Vitamin Gel which you should not use at all within the first 4-5 days of the procedure as the wetness of the gel may loosen new pigment, do not use any gel at all unless the brow is unbearably itchy when healing and even then it must be the smallest amount. The reason for this is that anything wet can lift the pigment off the brow, so if you need to use it for light relief then only a very tiny freckle amount on each brow and do not use before bed as it may soften the brow whilst sleeping and you may pull some pigment off in your sleep.

In approximately 7-10 days the dried top layer of pigment should gently flake away (looks like brow dandruff or dry skin)- this is perfectly normal please do not rub or pick at your brows, do not apply any other cream apart from the healing gel if required, the skin will heal perfectly on its own. I have provided you with a brow brush, when the brows start to dry up just very lightly brush only the detached flakes away, do not use the brush to lift the flakes if its still detached you will pull out whats not healed underneath, anything that is healed and ready to flake away will fall off naturally or with a light brush, anything that is still attached do not pull or force it out as this will pull out the unhealed pigment and you will end up with patchy brows. When the top layer has flaked away and the brows feel completely smooth and healed only then can you get them wet again and you can cleanse and wash your face as normal.

Stay out of direct sunlight/sun beds for 14 days after the procedure. Even when the brows have fully healed, if you are going in the sun please use a high factor SPF on your brows as the sun will bleach or change the colour of the pigment, also when the sun dries out the skin or burns, the skin naturally flakes and this will take the pigment with it causing your brows to fade quicker. A high factor lip balm with SPF 50 would work perfectly.

Once the brows are healed you can use fake tan & make up again, however you should avoid putting fake tan or foundation on the actual brow area as tints in the fake tan & foundation can cause the pigments to change colour and look lighter, also avoid heavy exfoliation of the brow area as you will exfoliate the pigment off the brows quicker again causing the brows to fade.

PLEASE PLEASE READ: When the top layer has fallen off your brows underneath may look lighter or 'milky' in colour, it may even look like the pigment hasn't taken but please... DO NOT PANIC this is completely normal, the skin when it heals produces a thin greyish film over the skin to protect it, once this has gone and healed fully your pigment will gradually come through, this is known as a colour bounce back and it can take around 4 weeks for the final pigment result to come back through.