Latisse

Has anyone used this to make their lashes grow? My dermatologist gave me a script for it but I am a little nervous...

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Ever since I heard it was originally a drug used to treat glaucoma and they realized the side effect was that people's lashes grew, I was leery.
It's basically a glaucoma drug.
I don't know.
I'd try the castor oil or whatever that trick was first.

Latisse

It is a glaucoma drug, you should see my grandfathers long, lush lashes!!!
I would not use it either, but I'm leery about putting things like that near my eyes. I have also heard that once you stop using it, the lashes stop growing, so it has to be used consistently for a s long as you want long lashes. Just do some research and see if it's for you. My recommendation is to get two good mascaras, one lengthening , one volumizing and a lash primer.

Latisse

I just removed my eyelash extensions and was looking for something. I am leary of Latisse as well due to the darkening of the eye side effect it has. I am using Castor Oil and R+F Lash Boost. I have seen some growth in the 3 weeks i have been using it.

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No but my mom did and said that R&F worsk much better with no side effects.

Another amazing lash one- Amazon.
I saw a girl in a salon and was WOW'd over how long they were. she even showed me before/after pics. also cheaper than R&F.

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I have. And it worked great.I was able to get it without a script in the past. But not anymore.

I'm now using R&F lash boost. Works ok. Not as good as Latisse though. Next time I'm at the dr I'm going to see about getting a script for it so I can start using it again.

ETS...I used primer and so many different mascaras in the past and nothing working like Latisse. Made a world of difference for me.

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Latisse

Castor oil works. I used castor oil and coconut oil to remove make up and I noticed my lashes grew longer. I have heard of some bloggers say it worked for them too.

Latisse

I've used it on and off for 6 yrs. it's amazing!!!!! I have light eyes, have had no discoloration or side effects .

I tried uploading pic, won't let me

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I asked my oncologist about it back when treatment ended and I wanted to take stuff to help my hair grow back. She said absolutely no to Latisse. She said that it's a glaucoma drug so why put more meds in my body that my organs will need to metabolize, and since I am fair skinned with light eyes, I ran the risk of not only darkening my eye color but possibly my eyelid skin color as well.

I took Biotin instead.

Lash primers are awesome. My friend swears by the R&F lash stuff too but I never tried it.

Latisse

I would try the R&F lash boost. There’s some other makeup company I see on Facebook, some lash company? They swear by their lash boost and mascara. I would try something like that first! I wouldn’t try medication

Latisse

thanks everyone!

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I took Biotin instead.

Side question - how much biotin did you take? I"m losing weight so my nails are breaking more and I have more hair loss than usual so wanted to start to take biotin supplements with my daily multivitamin but I have no idea how much to take. The internetz gives me a million different answers.....

The hair skin and nail vit I take has 5000 mcg and I definitely see a difference over time

Thanks, is that daily?
I also read conflicting info that high doses can give you acne and slow down weight loss. So I keep on weighing my options.

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I bought Rapid Lash from Costco when it was on sale for $35 before Christmas (it's $50 full price). I have been using for 3 weeks and my lashes are definitely longer.

I would buy it again. The ingredients seem natural and the reviews are good. It isn't tested on animals, which is important to me, too.

https://www.costco.com/RapidLash-Eyelash-%2526-Eyebrow-Enhancing-Serum-2-pack.product.100168034.html

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Posted by Blazesyth

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

Posted by PearlJamChick

I took Biotin instead.

Side question - how much biotin did you take? I"m losing weight so my nails are breaking more and I have more hair loss than usual so wanted to start to take biotin supplements with my daily multivitamin but I have no idea how much to take. The internetz gives me a million different answers.....

The hair skin and nail vit I take has 5000 mcg and I definitely see a difference over time

Thanks, is that daily?
I also read conflicting info that high doses can give you acne and slow down weight loss. So I keep on weighing my options.

Yes daily. I haven't had any issues with acne or weight

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Posted by Blazesyth

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

Posted by PearlJamChick

I took Biotin instead.

Side question - how much biotin did you take? I"m losing weight so my nails are breaking more and I have more hair loss than usual so wanted to start to take biotin supplements with my daily multivitamin but I have no idea how much to take. The internetz gives me a million different answers.....

The hair skin and nail vit I take has 5000 mcg and I definitely see a difference over time

Thanks, is that daily?
I also read conflicting info that high doses can give you acne and slow down weight loss. So I keep on weighing my options.

Yes daily. I haven't had any issues with acne or weight

I'm horribly broken out since taking it, I had to stop.

Lose weight, clear skin or hair. Pick only 1.

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I was using this last year, and after a couple of months my sister mentioned that my eyelashes were longer. I felt the same way, but wasn't sure if it only was my hopeful wishing

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MQS7GFT/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Posted by NervousNell


Really? I/m surprised! I have been taking it for a few years now and I haven't noticed ANY break outs. I didn't even know that was a thing.
And I never heard of gaining weight from it either.
Did you gain weight?
How long have you been taking it?

I've been taking 5K a day for a week. I have huge zits on my cheeks and jawline. It's painful too. I'm not sure if I've gained weight, I weigh in on Saturday mornings and at that point it was also Xmas week so i only lost 0.2 but its not a fair to say either way since I had 2 days off of the diet.

There are lots of reports of it as a side effect of taking Biotin. You are lucky!

ETA: Seems that the problem is that the biotin counteracts B5. So if you are taking a combo supplement, maybe it has both Biotin and B5 in it and you are balanced. I was taking Biotin ONLY so I guess it threw everything out of whack.

Does Biotin cause acne

Latisse

I’ve been using grandelash