Descriptions, instructions, and answers for your best Henna Brows experience.
Brow Henna Guide
Henna is a great alternative to permanent methods of brow pigmentation. It soaks into the upper layer of skin where it lasts up to two weeks, and on the hairs up to 6 weeks.
Pre-Care & Contraindications
Botox & Filler
No Botox or Filler on/near your brows 1 week before your appointment date.
Skin Care, Facials & Procedures
It is reccomended you use a gentle exfoliating acid (nothing intense as Glycolic acid, but a gentle AHA) or a gentle physical scrub 24-48 hours before your appointment, to help prep the skin to be stained by removing a layer of dead skin.
Avoid resurfacing treatments, including microdermabrasion, microneedling, laser peels, chemical peels, within 4 weeks before and 2 weeks after your service. Gentle or hydrating facials are fine. This service includes a brow wax, which should not be done on recently treated skin.
Spray Tan
No spray tans on the face (professional or at home) 1 week before the appointment.
Skin Conditions Around the Brows
Your brows and the surrounding skin need to be in a healthy condition for the service. Having any of the following are contraindications for the service: active acne (on or very near the brows), cuts, irritation, inflamation, sunburn, psoriasis, eczema, shingles, rosacea, any kind or rash, alopecia, recent eye surgery, eye infections
If you experience any of the above after you have booked your appointment, and your skin needs time to heal, please contact your artist to reschedule within 48 hours of your appointment to avoid forfeiteing your deposit.
Medications & Accutane
Must be off Accutane for 6 months before undergoing the service.
Must not be undergoing chemo or cancer treatments – without doctors note.
Pregnant/ Breastfeeding
You may still get this service while pregnant or breastfeeding, however youa re required to complete a patch test first.
AFTER-CARE
Keep the eyebrows dry the first 24-48 hours
After a Henna Brow treatment you must keep your brows dry for at least 24 hours and if possible, even 48 hours. The brow henna must continue to absorb into the skin and dry. If you wet your freshly applied Henna Brows you are not giving the henna enough time to be absorbed and the stain will fade faster.
Avoid Working out, Swimming, Sauna, Steam Room
Avoid hot steamy showers for the first 2-3 days.
Intensive exercise including Hot Yoga: Avoid for at least 24 hours.
Swimming: Avoidfor the first 2-3 days.
Sauna & Steam Room: Avoid for the first 2-3 days.
Do not use peels, scrubs, exfoliating acids
Do not use any exfoliator on or very near your brows until the henna stain is off the skin. That’s about 2 weeks after the treatment. Using a soltuion like AHA or BHA, Glycolic Acid or a physical exfoliant will make your brows look patchy.
Using Cleansing & Skin care Products
Henna stays the best on dry skin. That’s why it’s important to use the right facial products to help the henna stain last.
Cleansing products will cause the stain to be rubbed off the skin faster. While cleaning the skin, avoid or only very gently clean the eyebrows.
Oil-based products cause the stain to fade faster. Therefore, always look carefully at the list of ingredients of your products. If you naturally have an oily skin type, there is a good chance that the henna will fade quickly from the skin.
It is best to avoid all skin care products on the brows if possible. If you have dry skin, you may use a gentle, non-oil, moisturizer after 48 hours.
Avoid Sun Exposure for 24 hours
If you expose your brows to sun/UV there is a good chance that the color of the brow henna will change. Your eyebrows have also recently been waxed which means that the skin is sensitive. A tanning session could cause you to have an allergic reaction.
Expected Results
henna can stain the skin for up to 2 weeks with proper aftercare, and stain the hairs for up to 6 weeks..
However there are some reasons you may not achieve this result:
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- If you have oily skin.
- If you do not follow the aftercare well.
- If you did not follow the pre-care
- Your lifestyle is “rough” on your brows, where they get exposed to external influences frequently.
- You sweat regularly, which will cause the stain to fade faster.
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