A brow lamination is a semi-permanent salon treatment which straightens and lifts your hairs for a fuller, thicker and more defined look. Think Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Lily Collins’ brow looks. It’s been a super popular treatment over the last few years and has both a celebrity and popular following. A single treatment can last 4-8 weeks, but the first 48 hours are critical if you want to keep them looking like your brow tech intended.
Most brow techs will advise that you:
We all got pretty good at not touching our faces during the pandemic, so in waking hours keeping those fingers away from your brows many not be an issue. During the night, however, many of us aren’t even aware that we brush our faces, rub at our eyes or nestle into our pillows.
The bad news is, that all of those things create friction and can both damage your brows hairs and disrupt your nice new brow lamination.
The good news is that you don’t have to rely on sleep on your back with your hands at your sides. The Opti Laboratories Sleep Mask is custom designed to protect lashes and brows during sleep. Most sleep masks rest on the eyebrow, increasing pressure and friction. The Opti sleep mask has extra deep, wide cups which sit higher on the face and create space around the brow. It’s made from soft 22 momme mulberry silk so even where it does touch, you’ll experience less friction than with your cotton pillowcase.
Brow lams are relatively low risk, but not risk free. Some users have experienced skin irritation and sensitivity, and in rase cases the chemicals involved can cause burns or eye damage if handled improperly.
Always choose your brow tech with care; it’s worth paying a little more for an experienced practitioner.
Laminations are also the brow equivalent of extensions – they’re oh so addictive! Because it involves chemical perming solutions, over time the hairs will become damaged and sit even less smoothly than they did when you began. Time for another brow lam!
To keep your brows in condition, use a conditioning product like Opti Laboratories Sun Protect Serum. Start applying after that critical 48 hours, and keep at it daily.
Opti Laboratories Sun Protect Serum is particularly good for brow laminations because it deflects UV from the brow hairs. The chemical bonds which create the lamination effect break down quicker under UV, so a protective serum will prolong the life of your treatment as well as protecting your brows.
