How do you maintain your eyebrows after microblading?
Maintaining your brows after microblading is easy! Follow the steps for a smooth healing process.
Short Term Maintenance
The first ten days.
For starters, it is important to keep the brows dry during the microblading healing process. You can blot them clean but you don’t want any soaking in the area. Try to avoid heat application, for example, hot tubs, saunas, steam rooms, or hot showers. No picking at the scabs! You will need to moisturize the area with the provided barrier balm a minimum of 2 times per day to keep the area soft, protected, and moisturized.
Gently clean the eyebrows morning and night with a damp cotton pad or gauze and a mild cleanser.
During the healing process and only during the healing process, avoid the use of sunblock and any makeup over and around the brow area. Also, avoid direct and extended sun exposure.
Finally, avoid waxing or tweezing your brows for 2 weeks.
Why can’t you get microblading wet?
You cannot get the eyebrows wet because the microblading healing process creates scabs in the skin. Those scabs serve a purpose in microblading- they seal in the pigment. When the skin is ready, it will detach and release the scab. But in the meantime, there are still connections between the scab/s on the outside and the tissue on the inside of the open incision. Soaking the brows area is going to make those scabs soggy and will make them potentially lift prematurely.
How long after microblading will my brows look normal?
The eyebrows start looking normal usually by weeks 2-3 the brows have healed and settled.
Long Term Maintenance
Waxing the brows after microblading.
If you waxed your brows before, then you’ll need to continue to wax them after microblading. However, don’t be surprised if your eyebrows start growing in areas where gaps existed before! Microblading has a tendency to stimulate the region and kickstart the growth cycle.
Do you still have to fill in the brows after microblading?
Whether or not you will have to continue to fill in your brows depends on how much coverage was achieved with the procedure and your desired look. If the microblading level is chosen appropriately, it should give you a natural brow that does not require a fill. But if you’re going for a glamorous or full make up look, you’ll still add a little pencil to compliment the look, but not necessarily to fill gaps.
Signs that your Microblading isn’t healing properly
There are microblading infection signs to be on the lookout for that tell you your microblading is not healing properly.
Let’s start with fluid secretion. Normal fluid is translucent with a pinkish tone. It should stop secreting by the second day. If fluid secretion continues on the 3rd day, pay attention to any changes. If the fluid starts looking yellowish, orangish, greenish (along those tones) and gumming up, this is a sign that you are not healing properly.
Next, let’s discuss itching. Whenever you’re healing from a scab and your skin is closing itself, it itches. So, itching can be a good sign, however, if it is accompanied by tenderness or swelling, it is a warning.
During the healing process, you may also experience inflammation. This is normal, however, if you still see inflammation accompanied by itching after days 3-4, your microblading may not be healing properly.
Why do brows not heal properly sometimes?
Most cases of infection are a result of a pathogen being introduced during the most vulnerable stages. Infections can be related to hygiene. For example, if a person sweats while sitting out in the sun or working out, then inadvertently touches their brows, they may have “contaminated the scene”.
Touching the brows with dirty hands is the main reason for infections, but so is improper post care. While you cannot soak the brows, you must ensure to clean them well. Not cleaning the brows properly and/or using dirty makeup sponges, brushes, or dirty makeup in general around the area is an open invitation for pathogens.
Other sources of pathogens include hot tubs, saunas, swimming pools, lakes, and yes, pets licking the face. Though some of us here at Dérmica love dog kisses, we recommend keeping away during the vulnerable healing period.
Knowing the microblading infection signs will help you along the healing process.
Allergic reaction vs Infection
Allergic reactions are completely different than infections caused by poor hygiene. Allergic reactions manifest themselves as early as during the procedure or shortly after. Another way you will be able to tell the difference is by the size and feel of the inflamed area. Inflammation from allergies is not irritating and usually encompasses a larger area like the eyes, and feels firm like a goose egg. On the other hand, inflammation from an infection is softer and eventually turns into a liquid that can be removed.
