What Is the Best Brow Oil and Lash Oil?
By Tawnya Fornerod, founder of Just The Strip and a licensed esthetician of almost 25 years who owns multiple waxing studios.
The best brow oil and lash oil are two separate nightly conditioning oils, a richer one made for coarser brow hair and a gentler one made for the delicate lash line, built on a short list of oils such as castor, sweet almond, jojoba and vitamin E that keep each hair soft, supple and less likely to break. That is exactly how we make our Brow Conditioning Oil and Lash Conditioning Oil, in small batches in the hills of Southern Oregon. Use them every night on clean, dry hair, and after a lash lift or brow lamination, start 24 to 48 hours later or on your artist's timing.
After almost 25 years in this industry and countless lash lifts and brow laminations in our studios, I have come to love these two little bottles as the quiet ritual that keeps lashes and brows feeling their best between appointments. Here is what I look for and how to use each one.
What should you look for in a brow oil and lash oil?
Look for a short ingredient list you can read in one breath, made from oils that condition the hair itself. Castor oil coats and conditions each hair, sweet almond and jojoba oils soften and add shine without feeling heavy, and vitamin E keeps hairs supple. A touch of rosemary and lavender essential oils gives both of ours a soft, clean scent.
The second thing to look for is a formula made for where it goes. Brows are coarser and can take a richer oil, while the skin along the lash line is delicate and deserves something gentler. That is why we make two oils instead of one.
What is the difference between brow oil and lash oil?
Brow Conditioning Oil is the richer sister. It holds seven oils, including geranium essential oil, and it comes in a diamond shaped glass bottle with a roll on applicator that puts the oil right where you want it along each brow. Lash Conditioning Oil holds six oils, leaves out the geranium and uses gentler amounts of essential oils, so it is comfortable along the lash line, and it goes on with a wand brush the way you would apply mascara.
Please keep the brow oil on your brows only, because the geranium is too strong for the eye area, and reach for the lash oil anywhere near your lashes.
How do you use brow oil and lash oil at night?
At night, remove your makeup and start with clean, dry brows and lashes. Roll Brow Conditioning Oil along each brow with one or two coats and brush it through with a spoolie if you like. Sweep the Lash Conditioning Oil wand from root to tip along your upper lashes, one or two coats, keeping the oil out of the eye itself. Used every night, the oils keep brows soft and easier to shape and leave lashes softer, glossier and less likely to break by morning.
Lash Conditioning Oil is made for natural lashes and lifted lashes, not for lash extensions, because oil can loosen extension glue.
Which lash oil and brow oil should you use after a lash lift or brow lamination?
These are the two oils we recommend after every lash lift and every brow lamination. Keep lifted lashes and laminated brows dry for the first 24 hours, then begin the oils 24 to 48 hours after the service, or whenever your artist suggests, and use them every night. After a lash lift, clients can wear mascara again after 24 hours. Our post on when to use lash oil after a lash lift and brow oil after brow lamination walks through the timing in detail, and our brow lamination aftercare guide covers everything to do and avoid in those first days.
Can lash and brow artists buy these oils wholesale?
Yes, licensed lash artists, brow artists and estheticians can stock both oils at half of retail in the Lash Conditioning Oil 3 pack and the Brow Conditioning Oil 3 pack, which earns about a 100% return on every bottle that sells from your shelf. They are the natural finishing touch for our professional system, which we share in our post on what professionals should look for in a lash lift and brow lamination kit, and you will find everything in our Strip PRO Lash Lift and Brow Lamination collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use brow oil on my lashes?
No, please keep Brow Conditioning Oil on your brows, because the geranium in the brow formula is too strong for the eye area. Lash Conditioning Oil is the one made for the lash line.
Can I use lash oil with lash extensions?
No, Lash Conditioning Oil is not for lash extensions, because oil can loosen extension glue. It is made for natural lashes and lifted lashes.
When can I start lash oil or brow oil after a lift or lamination?
Wait 24 to 48 hours after a lash lift or brow lamination before your first application, or follow your artist's timing, then use it every night.
Are Brow Conditioning Oil and Lash Conditioning Oil nut free?
No, both contain sweet almond oil, so please do not use them if you have a tree nut allergy.
How often should I use brow oil and lash oil?
Every night on clean, dry brows and lashes gives the best results, with one or two coats of each.
Make it your nightly ritual
There is something so lovely about ending the day with a small act of care, and these two oils turn it into a ritual you will look forward to. Shop Brow Conditioning Oil and Lash Conditioning Oil for yourself, and if you are a pro, stock both from For the Pros Only and keep our protocols and price list close in the PRO Resource Center. If you have any question at all, or would like to ask about pro samples, reach out to us at hello@justthestrip.com.
