S/O eyelash serum

I have an Rx for generic Latisse called bimatoprost. I use it 4x week and I have great eyelashes (until I singed the left eye). It takes 4 months to get them really a nice length and you have to maintain forever. A bottle of the eye drops that I apply with an eyeliner brush lasts me 6 months. I swear by it.

I pay $85 and insurance does not cover it as I don’t have glaucoma. For me it is cheaper than Rodan and Fields and it works well. You could try caster oil. I didn’t like that nor vitamin e oil. My eyes were greasy.

I use eyenvy and it’s amazing. Made my lashes so long and full. I used to have nice lashes but over the years they really thinned out. I used it every day for 3 months. Now just every other day.

I noticed that it increwases growth of my eyebrows too. Maybe because the tip of my eyebrow is close to the outside of my lash line. I now have to get my eyebrows threaded more often. That is the only side effect.

Does it contain any nut oils? I can't seem to find an ingredient list

This is Latisses ingredients. “Should” be the same.

E®? Active ingredient: bimatoprost

Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride; sodium chloride; sodium phosphate, dibasic; citric acid; and purified water. Sodium hydroxide and/or hydrochloric acid may be added to adjust pH. The pH during its shelf life ranges from 6.8 - 7.8.

I have been using Rodan and Field's LashBoost. I do not sell the product BTW though my friend thinks I should because I have certainly referred enough people! It has made a difference for me. I do not have the outrageously long lashes that some get. Mine just look normal now which was all I wanted. They never grew back nicely after chemo. They were short, stubby and a bit sparser than they had been. I don't use it daily as recommended, though I did for the first several weeks. One container is $125 and supposed to last 3 months. I am getting more like 5-6 months per container.

I recently bought the Avon version to compare but never got to use it because my 22 yo dd took it. She also feels like it has made a change in her lashes.

I believe both products contain a form of progesterone (or a related hormone) that helps keep the eyelashes in the growth phase longer than they would be ordinarily. It's probably not as strong as Latisse but doesn't carry the risk of changing eye color. I have light gray eyes and while the risk is very low, it's not a risk I'd take for lashes.

@calimom2 I use the CP Lash enhancer from Beauty Bliss, also.  I've about finished my second bottle.  I love it.  It's called Careprost and has Bimatoprost as active ingredient and this: Also contains benzalkonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium phosphate dibasic, citric acid monohydrate, purified water. Can't beat $29 and FS.

The risk of changing your eye color, pupil color and eyelash color (to black--I have dark blonde lashes) is real with Latisse, so, people should be aware!!

I’ve been using Revitalash since last fall. My eyelashes are definitely quite a bit longer, but not crazy long. I don’t feel like they are much thicker, if at all. I have brown eyes and haven’t noticed a darkening of them, and definitely not of my lashes. If my lashes could be darker that’d be great I hate mascera and mine lighten to blond at the tips making them appear shorter than they are. It’s time for a new bottle so I’m trying to decide which brand to get because this was too expensive, especially if others work just as well.

eta: The issue I’m running into with my longer but not thicker lashes is that adding mascera can make them look like spider legs. I’m hoping it is just because my mascera is old. Has anyone else run into this issue?

This us what I bought when my lashes became sparse due to health issues. Same company, too. Worked great. I stopped using it when they were back to normal and they stayed.

Other than iris colour change what other side effects? My GP and dermatologist just hand it out like candy.

I think it started before Latisse. Maybe around age 45 or so. I am 50 now. Major medication change at age 45 or so and another one at 48. Lots of weird but tolerable symptoms. I mean weird. 

My eye surgeon said that the iris color could change, the pupil could change, and your eyelash color will be much darker.  That's all I heard from her.  The side effects could be blurry vision (which is why you should apply it--sparingly--at night), and red eyelids.  I wonder why you can't apply it to the bottom lid, which is where I'm missing ALL of my lashes.  Oh well.............  Not worth the migraine to me!