Which is the best treatment option for thinning brows?
If you’ve been wondering why your eyebrows are getting thinner and you find it hard to see your shape, you might be experiencing changes to your brow growth cycle.
This is commonly caused by aging, medications, stress, or hormone changes, and can affect the colour and fullness of your eyebrows.
What can you do?
Sometimes the eyebrow hairs can grow back; however, if you have been trying for more than 12 months, the hair follicle may be dormant, meaning no active hairs are growing. You may find ‘peach fuzz’ but not enough hair to create a shape.
These thinner-type hairs are called Vellus hair; they are fine and short and not strong enough to be suitable for tinting as there isn’t enough hair to absorb the colour. Results typically only last a few days.
A semi-permanent form of cosmetic tattooing can be a great option, as this treatment does not require hair to get results.
Do your eyebrows get thinner with age?
Yes, they do, this is due to the changes in hormones and hair structure. It’s common for eyebrow hairs to change to vellus hair (which is a lot finer) or lose their pigment and go grey.
Which type of cosmetic tattooing works best for sparse brows?
Two factors come into play for your cosmetic tattooing. The first is your skin type. Microblading suits a drier skin type but doesn’t work as well with oily, thicker skin.
Thicker, oily skins are better suited to ombre, or nano brows, as the technique is done with a digital machine and can work in the deeper layers of skin.
Before and after Microblading on sparse brows
Microblading is a technique where little hair-like strokes are added to the brows to add fullness and shape. This lasts anywhere from 1-3 years depending on your skin type (a dry skin type lasts the longest).
Ombre brows with hair strokes in the fronts
Here is an example of an ombre brow with hairstrokes (called combo brows), which is a very popular technique for those with oily skin or if you want to give up the daily pencil.
Colour is added into the brows to define your shape and will heal soft and full.