Are you RUINING your eyebrows? Beauty experts detail the SIMPLE ways you could be destroying your brows

You may think you’re maintaining your eyebrows well, but it’s entirely possible that the products you’re using are actually ruining them.

Sania Vucetaj op Sania eyebrow bar in New York City, who counts Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna and Olivia Culpo as clients, explained exactly what people are doing wrong when it comes to their eyebrows.

Joey Healeywho owns a bustling brow studio in New York City and his own product line, also weighed in with the best tips and tricks.

These eyebrow experts told FEMAIL the devious ways people are ruining the health of their eyebrows.

Make sure you clean your eyebrows completely

If you apply products to your eyebrows, make sure you completely cleanse your face before going to bed.

Sania recommended using her brand’s eyebrow shampoo, which is infused with it vitamins, including biotin, to promote hair growth.

The shampoo works to stop dandruff and flaking of the eyebrows and is made with clean ingredients.

However, it is not always necessary to use a special eyebrow shampoo, as long as you wash your face with a gentle cleanser.

“I don’t know that everyone needs a huge medicine cabinet full of hyper-specific products,” Joey said, adding that he’s guilty of this too.

Instead, he said everyone should use a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser.

“If it’s good enough for your soft skin and around your eyes and face, then it’s definitely good enough for your eyebrows,” Joey explained.

Avoid aggressive eyebrow products

Many women use heavy gel in their eyebrows, but the products may be too harsh for sensitive hairs.

‘All these brow trends – gels, brow soaps, lamination, microblading – negatively impact brow health and will ultimately cause more problems in the longer term,’ Sania explains.

Joey doesn’t believe products like pomades and gels are inherently harmful to brows, but thinks the application method sometimes can.

“If you notice that you have a very stiff pomade that is very waxy and you drag it across your forehead with a brush, it can loosen some of the hairs,” Joey warned.

“If you use a gel that is really waterproof and you try to remove it aggressively instead of using a good makeup remover, it can damage the hairs,” Joe explained.

Joey explained that “the ingredients will not be particularly harmful, but the methods of removing the application may be.”

Choose your serums wisely

There are plenty of serums that promise to grow eyebrows, but be wary and be sure to check the ingredients list.

Sania joked, “It’s simple: if it worked, men wouldn’t be bald!”

“Most serums only add length and don’t create new growth, while other products can create new growth, but if you stop using it, it all falls out again,” Sania said.

Joey believes it’s all based on the ingredients, offering an eyebrow renovation serum that he said is packed with peptides and amino acids, “which really build up the hair” and act as “building blocks of the forehead.”

Joey agreed that “there are some that just don’t work” and can be beneficial for the brows but “don’t have the active ingredient to get them moving.”

Joey explained that “one thing that can be harmful is any eyebrow growth product with hormones, especially something like Latisse,” because they can “darken the skin around the eye, not just at the application site, and change eye color.” ‘

He has seen the eye color change happen and said it is a bizarre experience that can leave a dark cloudy area in part of the iris.

When it comes to the hormone products, Joey said they should not be used pregnant womanwhat he called about.

Stay away from microblading

Microblading can be extremely attractive – with an eyebrow artist you can create a semi-permanent eyebrow tattoo in the exact shape you want – but these eyebrow artists told FEMAIL it may not be worth it.

Sania is not in favor of microblading, which according to her ‘just a nice word for a tattoo.’

“The color fades to blue or red over time, which in itself is not flattering,” Sania warned.

‘But if the form is wrong, you’re stuck with it forever – or half forever. It doesn’t fade completely like they claim, it just changes color.

“Finally, as you get older and the skin starts to sag (which is normal), you can’t lift the eyebrows like you would with tweezers because the tattoo blends in with the skin.”

Joey agreed that microblading is ultimately not beneficial for the eyebrows, explaining: “You’re using a blade and you’re cutting the skin in the eyebrows, so that doesn’t help hair growth.”

“Worst case scenario, you go to someone who isn’t hygienic and you could get an infection and possibly scar,” said Joe, who advised people to avoid it.

Avoid laminating

It may be tempting to try brow lamination, which is like a perm for the brows that keeps them perfectly in place – but these brow gurus advise against it.

The process neutralizes the hair bond and allows the eyebrow artist to reshape it with Saran Wrap.

Unfortunately, it can lead to dry hair and an odd texture, which people often combat with serums.

When it comes to eyebrow lamination, Sania said, ‘A lot of chemicals are used to make the eyebrow hairs stand up and this process is very harmful to the follicle.’

“You’re using a chemical straightening product on your hair — and doing that repeatedly can damage and break the hair, just like the hair on your head,” Joey advised.