DAY OF TREATMENT:

10 Minutes after treatment, WITH CLEAN HANDS, blot freshly tattooed area with the 6 small provided pads soaked in HOCI* cleansing liquid. Fan dry brows with your hand or allow to air dry. Do this EVERY 10 MINUTES for 1 hour (or until they are gone). Throw small pads away after each use.

*Scroll down to the bottom of this page to learn about what HOCI cleansing liquid is, and why we use it in our aftercare!

AFTER 1 HOUR:

You will now blot with the larger damp pad every hour for the rest of the day. 

Place the pad back in the bag after every blot.

CLEANSING YOUR FACE & KEEPING BACTERIA AWAY:

During this 7-10 day healing process, cleanse your face in the sink, not in the shower. You may choose before or after your shower. Cleanse as normal but avoid brows.

During this time, please do not use a cleanser (at least on the forehead area) with active ingredients such as salicylic or glycolic acid. Pretty much anything that is to treat acne or strong anti-aging most likely have ingredients you should avoid. Please feel free to send me a pic of the ingredients list if you are unsure.

After cleansing, rinse with TEPID or COOL water.

You may dry your face with whatever you would normally dry with but PAT DRY your brows with something clean and disposable such as cotton round, tissue or paper towel. Once completely dry, apply the HOCI cleansing liquid and fan or air dry.

Do your best to sleep on your back for the next week. Change out your pillow case (incase brow touches pillow). Be extra aware of absent minded touching of the brows. Don’t allow hats to touch brows.

Always keep in mind, your brows are an open wound for the first few days and need to be treated as such. 

DAYS 2 through 4:

WITH CLEAN HANDS, apply HOCI healing liquid (dropper bottle) to one of the provided dry pads and dab brows morning and night.

You may apply a drop of the provided grapeseed oil ONCE a day ONLY if your brows feel EXTREMELY dry and uncomfortable. If not, do not use oil during this time.

Days 5 through 10:

Continue with the same routine you’ve been doing, only now you will add a drop of the provided grapeseed oil morning & night. You may apply with your finger as long as your hands are clean. Do this AFTER you apply the HOCI healing liquid and it has completely dried (fan dry with hand or air dry.)

Things to avoid during first 7-10 Days of Healing:

• Do not pick, scratch or peel the healing area.

• Do not apply any make-up or skincare products on eyebrows or within 1” of eyebrows.

• Avoid sleeping on the face.

• Avoid direct sun exposure.

• Avoid working out to prevent sweating.

• Avoid direct shower spray on eyebrows for at least 7-10 days or until healed.

• Avoid facial massage, facial steaming, sauna, hot tubs, long hot showers, long hot baths, ANYTHING that can make you sweat.

• Once ALL the peeling and flaking is totally done, you can go back to your normal skincare and makeup routine.

In The Next 30 Days:

Avoid sunbathing (natural or tanning bed), light therapies, chemical peels, fruit acids, microdermabrasion, and creams that increase cell turnover such as acids & retinols.

Always & forever avoid laser treatments over the treated area (Fraxel Laser, IPL), because they can destroy the pigment and cause burns.

What to expect during the healing process:

• Day 1 Dark and swollen

• Day 2-4 slightly darker but no longer swollen

• Day 4-6 flaking/peeling begins and should be done between days 7-10. Following proper aftercare on day one will prevent scabbing. Do not pick or pull at flaking!! Your brows may look ‘cracked’ or patchy. This is normal during this phase.

• After flaking phase is done, a “ghosting phase” happens because the top layer of the skin is healed but bottom layers are not yet. White blood cells have rushed to the area to heal and a thicker, more opaque layer of skin is on top of the pigment that is now in the lower layers of skin, making the tattoo look lighter

• Day 30-35 you are fully healed!