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Get the brows you want.
By Aly Walansky — Written on Sep 29, 2019
Bold, thick eyebrows are very in right now. However, after years of plucking, waxing, and threading, our brows may be feeling rather straggly and sparse. There is a better way, of course, and that’s by using an eyebrow growth serum. But do they really work?
According to celebrity dermatologist Doris Day, "It is difficult to grow brows. The brow serums are sold as brow enhancers but can't make claims about growing brows because that is a medical claim and would require FDA approval. They mostly contain peptides and botanicals that may reduce inflammation and increase circulation to the follicle, which can help support brow growth. Many of them are effective and can help brows grow, even if they can't make the claim directly."
So, know what to look for. If you search the aisle at your local beauty products store, there are lots of products that say they promote fuller-looking brows, even if they avoid making direct growth claims. It’s worth a shot, and you may end up with gorgeous brows in the end.
1. Plume Science's Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum
Specially formulated by a master cosmetic chemist, this serum promotes the longevity and fullness of lash and brow follicles.
(Plume Science, $95)
2. Lashfood Browfood Phyto-Medic Eyebrow Enhancer
Formulated for those experiencing brow loss or thinning due to aging or overly plucked brows, a patented formulation of organic medicinal extracts minimizes brow loss and triggers the natural growth of brows.
(Sephora, $88)
3. Talika Liposourcils Platinum
Talika Lipocils Platinum has a triple action, working simultaneously on density, thickness and pigmentation. This product contains two serums with highly potent key ingredients that work day and night on the life cycle of hair, maximizing its growth.
(Check prices and reviews on Amazon)
4. Beverly Hills MD Thick + Full Brow Enhancing Serum
Thick + Full Brow Enhancing Serum is an advanced, easy-to-use daily serum designed to help correct the look of thinning or sparse brows. By providing your hair follicles the nutrients they need to thrive — like potent polyphenols, proteins, and vitamins — this formula can help you achieve the look of thicker, fuller, more youthful brows you deserve.
(Beverly Hills MD, $88)
5. Joey Healy Brow Renovation Serum
This serum soothes and enhances circulation, allowing brows to grow back thicker. The advanced moisturizing agents in added Vitamins A, B5, C and E condition and strengthen brow hair, while botanical ingredients including white tea, licorice, eyebright and rose support the overall health.
(Check prices and reviews on Amazon)
6. RevitaBrow Advanced Eyebrow Conditioner & Serum
Original, physician-developed eyebrow conditioner addresses the visible signs of eyebrow aging due to chemical and environmental stressors, over-plucking and styling products, leading to healthier-looking, more luxurious brows.
(Nordstrom, $58-$110)
7. CRIABrow–All Natural Enhancer and Conditioner
CRIABrow enhances and conditions your brows, naturally. Its ingredients include Organic Sesame Seed Oil, Organic Grain Alcohol, Organic Lavender Oil, and Organic Jaborandi Extract. CRIABrow is Leaping Bunny certified, vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, chemical-free.
(Cria Hair, $60)
8. neuBROW Brow Enhancing Serum
A brow-enhancing serum that nourishes, soothes, moisturizes and protects eyebrows. It's formulated with proteins, peptides, essential oils and vitamins for fuller, healthier-looking natural brows in just 30 days.
(Nordstrom, $100)
9. BEAUTYGARDE Damage Control Lash + Brow Fortifier
A lengthening serum with a proprietary formula to help encourage new, dense growth at the lashline and brow.
(Nordstrom, $24)
10. Filorga Optim-Eyes Lashes & Brows
A double formula featuring a booster serum and volumizing care for your lashes and brows. The booster serum helps improve the thickness and length.
(Nordstrom, $54)
11. RapidBrow Eyebrow Enhancing Serum
Clinically proven formula is designed to transform weak, uneven and sparse brows into healthy-looking, fuller brows in as little as 60 days. Keratin rebuilds hair for reinforced strength, apple fruit cell extract boosts volume, and sweet almond extract adds shine and softness.
(Ulta, $39.99)
12. Kate Blanc Castor Oil
The eyelash and eyebrow kit allows simple application to eye lashes and brow lines to promote growth. The glass droplet allows eye drops for eyelash and for nails. They are also handy for hair growth serum.
(Check prices and reviews on Amazon)
13. Pronexa Hairgenics Lavish Brows Eyebrow Growth Enhancer Serum
Contains proprietary botanically-derived compounds that penetrate hair follicles to stimulate brow growth, which fortifies the brows to noticeably lengthen and thicken them.
(Walmart, $30.99)
14. Cherish Brow Eyebrow Growth Serum
The hypoallergenic formula of Cherish Brow contains only natural, high quality ingredients. Eyebrow growth booster Cherisher activates the processes of brow growth, boosting brows regeneration, and makes your eyebrows bolder and healthier in as little as 60 days.
(Check prices and reviews on Amazon)
15. Grande Cosmetics Brow Enhancing Serum
A multi award-winning eyebrow enhancing serum that promotes fuller and thicker looking brows in 6-8 weeks. Its blend of vitamins, antioxidants and amino acids conditions brow hairs for a healthy and restored look.
(Sephora, $70)
16. Milk Makeup KUSH Growhouse Lash & Brow Serum
Hemp-derived cannabis seed extract conditions to strengthen hair for healthier-looking lashes and brows. KUSH Growhouse™ peptide blend improves the appearance of lash and brow thickness. Aloe, B5, and quinoa combine to support healthy hair follicles for longer-looking lashes and brows.
(Sephora, $48)
17. SHISEIDO Full Lash Serum
A high-performance serum with sophisticated technology for elegant, beautiful lashes and brows. This powerful, hydrating formula helps condition and restore lashes and brows, leaving them with a healthier and shinier appearance.
(Nordstrom, $36)
18. Peter Thomas Roth Lashes to Die For® Turbo Conditioning Lash Enhancer
A lash enhancer with an 11 percent peptide complex and biotin to help visibly improve lashes and brows.
(Nordstrom, $85)
19. Jane Iredale PureLash Lash Extender & Conditioner
A formula that adds measurable thickness and length to lashes when used as a primer for mascara. Can be used on eyebrows and worn alone at nighttime as a lash treatment.
(Nordstrom, $23)
20. Silksence Eyelash Growth Serum for Lash and Brow
The key component Vitamin E rebuilds hair cells to form tissues, thus pacing up the speed of growing. Lantique eyelash serum provides nutrition for hair follicles, giving them power to grow thicker and longer. No envy of natural thick eyebrows of others anymore.
(Check prices and reviews on Amazon)
21. Skin Actives Brow and Lash Serum
This serum combines nourishing actives with Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) for hair that looks thicker, stronger, and healthier. Skin Actives' exclusive Sea Kelp Bioferment is a nutrient and mineral dense anti-inflammatory that contributes to overall skin health.
(Skin Actives, $18.99)
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Aly Walansky is a NY-based lifestyles writer who focuses on health, wellness, and relationships. Her work appears in dozens of digital and print publications regularly. Visit her on Twitter or email her.
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