Lashing Out: How to Bat a Thousand
An esthetician friend of mine had a client who was using eyedrops for glaucoma. One of the side effects was that her lashes grew exceedingly long - so long in fact, they had to be trimmed since she was only using the drops in one eye and the bordering fringe was becoming incongruously lush.
This is one of those accidental discoveries that is going to take on life and applications of its own. Although Jan Marini has made the active ingredient of her Age Intervention Eyelash a trade secret, we suspect the lash-inducing, glaucoma-fighting ingredient may be at the heart of its immense popularity.
Now there is a competitor to the Jan Marini product as well, and consumers stand to benefit from the competition (it's around $150 a tube as opposed to $180). An opthamologist formulated the product for his wife whose lashes had thinned considerably from chemotherapy. 'Revitalash' is the result, and part of the profits are donated to breast cancer research.
Estheticians can be a cynical lot, we've said hello and buh-bye to many a heralded breakthrough, but we're seeing results and there's a lot of excited chatter about these products.
The question everyone's asking: does this technology work on the scalp? Well, Jan Marini has announced the launch of a new 'Hair Revitalizing Conditioner'...
