August 12, 2010
Posted by marta
One of the latest eyelash growth products, Glymed Plus Eyelash Power Treatment ($90), got my attention as it is the first time I’ve seen an eyelash growth stimulator use the common hair growth ingredient Minoxidil (which is marketed as Rogaine). The obvious question is why haven’t I seen Minoxidil in an eyelash growth product before.
Personally, I wouldn’t want to put Minoxidil anywhere near my eyes. When I tried Rogaine on my scalp, I got a terrible skin reaction. Furthermore, women are advised against using it at full strength as it can cause the growth of unwanted facial hair. But before we write off Glymed Plus Eyelash Power Treatment, I should point out that it uses a derivative of Minoxidil called diaminopyrimidine 3-oxide. Read more...
August 5, 2010
Posted by marta
My experience with Skinn Cosmetics eyelash growth product, Lash 3X Lash Base Conditioner ($69.50), has been – to cut to the car chase – disappointing. After more than six weeks of use (the Skinn website promises results in 30 days, my lashes look much the same as they did at the outset of the trial. Perhaps they are a little darker at the tips, but they are no longer or thicker.
The main active in Lash 3X is a popular ingredient in eyelash growth stimulators. Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 is also in Tarte Multipleye, as well as Jan Marini’s lash product and Code:ai. Usually, it is pared with one other peptide and in this case, Skinn has added in copper peptides, which have a good track record for helping hair grow and this variation turns up in lots of hair growth products. Read more...
August 4, 2010
Posted by marta
The thing that first struck me about Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum ($28) was Dior seemed to trying a new twist on the whole eyelash growth thing. This pre-mascara primer is billed as an eyelash plumper. I guess like a lip plumper, except for lashes. Perhaps, I wondered, an eyelash plumper negates the need for one those eyelash growth products since Dior was promising instant curl, thickening and lengthening. I decided to give it a try.
Diorshow Maximizer is, in a word, weird. I could add in others such as unpleasant and downright uncomfortable. I am wearing it as I write this and my eyelashes feel so gunked up – and I swear I applied the merest smear – and heavy that its almost hard to keep my lids open. And every time I blink, my lower and upper lashes catch on one another and stick a bit. This redefines batting your lashes. Read more...
July 21, 2010
Posted by Reader
Reviewed by Susan
Hey Everyone,
I was the person selected to review the Prolatogen eyelash enhancing solution and I want to apologize for taking so long to get this to all of you. I was having an allergic reaction around my eyes to some other product and I wasn’t sure which one, so it took a little while to get that all sorted out so I could start off testing with completely healthy, irritation free eyes, so thanks for your patience.
Prolatogen comes in a very plain box that almost looks like it should be a prescription product. It claims to be a revolutionary lash-enhancing solution combining “patented lipo-oligopeptide technology with a human recombinant keratinocyte growth factor”. Supposedly in clinical trials there was a visable increase in lash volume and length of up to 40% in 4 weeks and up to 72% in 6 weeks. Read more...
July 5, 2010
Posted by Reader
By Angela
I have been using LashFood Natural Eyelash Conditioner with Nano-Peptide Technology ($74) since mid-February and the long and short of it is: it works. For the first two weeks I used it twice a day, then once a day for one month, then tapered off to 2-3 times per week since. At this rate, one tube lasts approx. 4-6 months.
After one week of using LashFood I applied mascara (Dr. Hauschka Volumizing), which I normally don’t wear only because I hate removing it, and my lashes had grown. My lashes are naturally black, but the tips are pale, so it was impossible to notice anything until I used the mascara. Fortunately, I didn’t have Liza Minelli circa 1974/Cabaret lashes – they looked full and long but not crazy – just natural, but better. Read more...
