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Editors' Picks: 6 Best Eyebrow Growth Treatments

There is hope for your over-tweezed arches. Find out which products will help your eyebrows grow back once and for all

by Dawn Davis

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Latisse, $75 When I interviewed brow guru Malynda Vigliotti for The Great Celebrity Eyebrow Swap, I complained to her that my own brows seemed stunted. Even if I avoided tweezers and wax for months, the regrowth was minimal -- just a few random strays nowhere near my brows. "Have you tried Latisse?" she asked casually. I hadn't, mainly because it's prescription and for growing eyelashes, not brows, but I made a mental note to get my hands on some.

A few weeks later I serendipitously received a Latisse sample from a dermatologist. I began applying it -- just one drop per brow -- every night. Within a month, I noticed some significant growth: Baby hairs were sprouting up around my eyebrows. They're finer than my regular brow hairs, but they're definitely there and my brows look fuller overall.

Unfortunately, the results you get from Latisse don't last -- you only get the growth while you're using the product. So if I want to keep my new, thicker brows, I have to keep using the products. (I'm happy enough with the results that I definitely will.) Also, the website specifies that the product is not FDA approved for eyebrow use -- although the manufacturer knows that patients have had success using it for brows. My guess is that we'll be seeing Latisse for brows sometime soon.

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I'm currently trying to grow my brows so this article was right on time...I need something to help speed up the process!

by MizzPink Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 05:08AM Report as inappropriate

I wonder if the side effects of those treatments that actually work are worth getting for a little extra hair...

by venenumletalis Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 02:56PM Report as inappropriate

I have barely any eyebrows & Not from tweezing,but from my metabolism I've been told. Definately going 2 Read up on the Products! Thank U! :)

by stephanie_wrobleski Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:36PM Report as inappropriate

I am interested in the Viviscal.

by robyne00 Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 09:43AM Report as inappropriate

I am still intrigued by Minoxidil.

by eli Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:40PM Report as inappropriate

I had the fullest brows, make-up artists wouldn't touch them, they said they were perfect at every angle. I was in a very bad accident and bye bye eyebrows. I have left them alone and let them grow out with hairs sticking out here and way over on the side, etc. I have not read the best picks, yet, but I am intrigued by a trusted reviewer and her comment on generic Minoxidil. I will be sharing my results and preferences.

by eli Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 09:56PM Report as inappropriate

I used generic Minoxidil for men to grow back my brows. I applied it with a Q-tip every night for 3 months and my brows grew back! The tail ends of my brows never grew until I applied Minoxidil. I strongly recommend using this method and you'll get fuller brows. Of course, I tried very hard to put down the tweezers as well. You have to be diligent in order for this to work. Do it every single night and you won't regret it!

by OhLaLaChrissy Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 12:31PM Report as inappropriate

I do use viviscal for hair..my hair does grow quicker but definitely not volume wise.

by colalx Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 10:23AM Report as inappropriate

Talika and Anastasia don't test on animals. I'm always happy to find one cruelty-free company in these lists. This time, it's two.

by TinkerBelles Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 12:29AM Report as inappropriate

And just FYI- Latisse is perfectly safe for use around the eyes, as it was originally an eye drop for glaucoma dropped directly in the eye. People noticed the side effect of long lashes! Also- no one using latisse has had eye color change, only people using it for glaucoma IN the eye ( and even that is only like 4%). They just had to use those guidelines so it didn't have to go through the years long FDA testing again. :-)

by laura_schulz Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 01:09PM Report as inappropriate