Ombré Brows

PRE CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

• Avoid getting any type of chemical peels, acne facials, or Botox and filler treatments 4 weeks prior to your appointment.
• Tint, Hennas, and Dyes should NOT be done less than 3 weeks prior to your procedure.
• Discontinue any use of alcohol, caffeine, smoking, and blood thinners until after your procedure. Caffeine includes tea, energy drinks, and coffee. These should NEVER be taken less than 48 hours prior to a permanent makeup procedure. 
• Retinols and other harsh skin care products should be disregarded until you are completely healed from the procedure. Please discard use for 3 weeks prior to your procedure.
• Fish oil supplements should NOT be consumed for 14 days prior to a permanent makeup procedure. 
• Avoid direct sun exposure for at least 2 weeks prior to your service. This includes tanning beds and vacations/outdoor activities where your skin may be sunburned.

POST CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

• NO soaps and facial cleansers on the pigmented area for the first 5 days. Keep brows dry. Washing too early will cause disruption of the pigment settling in the skin. Start cleansing on the 5th day following your service.
• For the first day, blot brows dry with clean tissue paper every hour to remove excess moisture & lymph.
• Apply a very thin layer of the provided healing ointment morning and evening for the 48 hours. Use the clean applicator swabs to apply healing ointment.
• Only use the skin cleanser and ointment provided in the aftercare bag.
• Brows should only be touched with clean hands during the healing phase. Wash hands thoroughly before treating the area!
• Baths and showers are allowed as long as the face does not get wet. Pull down the front of the shower cap, provided in the aftercare bag, to cover brows and avoid direct water contact. Hair should be shampooed with your back to a sink or shampoo bowl.
• AVOID excessive sweating & hot saunas or showers until brows are fully healed. Keep area clean when sweating.
• AVOID hot and steamy baths and showers until brows are fully healed. Heat will cause irritation and redness.
• AVOID applying makeup to the pigmented area until brows are fully healed.
• AVOID rubbing or scrubbing the pigmented area when washing other areas of the face. Be gentle!
• NO scratching or picking away scabs or flakes on the pigmented area. Picking, rubbing, scratching will cause the flaking skin to come off prematurely which results in areas with insufficient pigment. Allow brows to heal on their own without disruption.
• NO Botox or fillers near the brow area for a minimum of 4 weeks.
• NO swimming in fresh, salt, or chlorinated water for at least 2 weeks.
• AVOID direct sun exposure for at least 2 weeks. After brows are healed, you can apply SPF 30 to the area daily to avoid premature fading of the brows and/or skin damage from sun rays. Protect your skin and brows at all times! Wear a hat while outside until you can apply SPF
• AVOID contact to full pressure of water for at least 2 weeks.
• NO chemical exfoliants such as Retin-A, retinols, tretinoins, and AHAs/BHAs like glycolic, salicylic, or lactic acid for at least 4 weeks. Facials, chemical peels, and laser facial treatments should NEVER be done during this time as well. Do not ever apply topical skin care products over the brows even when healed. This will ruin the color and shape of the brows in the future.