Why Does Lash Allure MD Work?

I have written about Lash Allure MD ($49.50) twice - most recently on February 2, when I told you my four-week test was going well. I talked to Beauty Biosciences to find out why the product was working. Don't you always wonder why certain new products work as advertised?

There many new cosmetic products that promise to thicken and/or condition your lashes. I haven't had time to test them all, and I'm sure that they work in different ways. I wanted to know how and why Lash Allure MD works. So, I called the company, and what they told me made a lot of sense. Here's the scoop.

As we age, all hair follicles can be damaged and go into dormancy. There are also medical conditions, such as thyroid problems, that cause our hair follicles to become dormant. Once damaged follicles go dormant, the hair doesn't grow. The follicles don't die, though; they just go into a kind of suspension, or "lash sleep." Apparently, it takes a long time for the follicles to actually die. Lash Allure MD can't create new follicles to replace the dead ones, but it can arouse the dormant ones to make lash hairs grow again. It repairs and restores eyelashes and eyebrows that just need a jump start.

Additionally, Lash Allure MD helps keep lashes from falling out as fast, something I've noticed as I have used it. Lashes grow and fall out on a 90-day cycle. Each precious lash lasts for only three months! Then it's history, and, if your follicle is healthy, a new one will come along and replace it. That's why you will see lashes in different lengths (stages of growth) if you examine your eyelashes carefully.

The company reports that women with damaged eyebrows (don't over-pluck, ladies) are seeing extraordinary results. Even without over-plucking, you will sometimes get thin areas, which many women fill in with a brow product while waiting for the brows to grow back in. Lash Allure MD helps to prevent this hair loss and stimulate the damaged brow follicles to grow. Ever since I heard that, I've started using Lash Allure MD on my brows in addition to my lashes. Even though I've been blessed with eyebrows that are thick enough, I don't want to lose them as I age!

Some lash products claim to condition your lashes. This is like conditioning your hair. Conditioning can prevent breakage. It won't disrupt the growth cycle that occurs naturally; hairs grow, fall out, and are replaced - all the time.

Just a reminder: Lash Allure MD does not contain prostaglandins or other harmful ingredients. I won't use Latisse because of the remote chance I'll end up with brown spots in my blue eyes or brown spots on the skin at the base of my lashes. Lash Allure MD will not cause that because it does not have prostaglandins among its ingredients. Instead, it contains HFH - a proprietary breakthrough technology that provides the optimum environment for maximum cellular activity and accelerated hair growth and the patent-pending Pentapeptide Growth Complex to enhance lash and brow growth without irritation.

Give it a try! You can purchase Lash Allure MD from the company's Web site, Dillards, or from DermStore. At the Lash Allure MD Web site, you can enter to win a free Lash Allure MD. There's a winner every week!

Congratulations to Tessa Violet, the winner of the $100,000 Lashes to Riches contest held by Lash Allure MD! Lucky lady!

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Lash Allure MD - It Works!

I've been using Lash Allure MD for a month, and I am happy to report that I am already seeing results. I'm anxiously awaiting the six-week mark, when I am hoping for real drama! For now, I'm happy. I'll check back in with you in a few weeks.

You may remember that I wrote about Lash Allure MD last October, when WWD reported that Beauty Bio Sciences was staging a $100,000 contest to promote the product. I had to try this exciting product. Naturally, I waited for a promotion (I love discounts) and then ordered it. It was an exciting day when it arrived! Is there anyone interested in beauty who wouldn't like to have lush lashes? My lashes are actually fairly plentiful and long, but there's always room for improvement. I was game for a test.

Lash Allure MD is a "slightly thick liquid" in a mascara-like tube. The thin brush at the tip makes it easy to apply - just as you would apply a liner at the base of your upper lashes. You can also apply Lash Allure MD on your brows. The instructions say to "line" your upper lash line with product and then sweep it over the top side of your lashes. It's easy and takes no time at all. If you like diagrams, you can find instructions at this link.

How does it work? Here's what the company Web site has to say.

Ninety-two percent of women reported thicker, darker, longer lashes after six weeks of use and reported noticeable results after two weeks. Contains patent-pending Pentapeptide Growth Complex to enhance lash and brow growth without irritation. Contains proprietary HFH (Hair Follicular Habitat) technology to provide the optimal environment for accelerated hair growth when combined with the powerful Pentapeptide Growth Complex. Physician formulated and extensively tested for performance and safety. Twice the lashes in half the time. Expect to see a change after two weeks and dramatic results after six weeks. Results will continue to enhance beyond the six-week mark. Clinically proven to give the appearance of thicker, darker, longer lashes without the use of prostaglandins, which have been shown to cause skin darkening and eye discoloration in some consumers.

Did you catch the peptides (Pentapeptide Growth Complex)? If you are a beauty maven, you know that peptides are hot! Just as cool about what's in the product? What's not! Prostaglandins.

Many of you have heard about Latisse, the prescription lash growth product with a world-famous model, Brooke Shields. I am not a Latisse candidate by choice. Latisse can cause itching and redness, but worse, darkening of the iris due to the prostaglandins. While brown-eyed women (and men) might not find that alarming, this blue-eyed woman does. I am not willing to accept the risk of using Latisse. It doesn't take much to irritate the skin around my eyes; I don't need help. And I don't think "Don't it make my blue eyes brown" sounds like a catchy song verse. I know that "when used properly" the risks are small, but I hate risk! So, Latisse is out in my book.

I have had no side effects from using Lash Allure MD. I do find that coating the upper side of my lashes is a bit messy, and the lashes glom together once coated, so I just don't bother with that part. I thoroughly line the base of my lashes, smear some product up the lashes a tiny bit, and move on.

I can't show you my before and after photos (I am not comfortable with personal close-ups), but you can see some fabulous ones at the Lash Allure Web site. I encourage you to try Lash Allure MD. The price is right, the product is safe, and you may be as delighted as I am! My lashes look thicker, and I am not losing as many lashes when I use my eyelid scrub pads (which keep dry, dead skin cells exfoliated and out of my eyes).

Priced at $49.50 for 3.5 ml, one tube of Lash Allure MD should last you 8-12 weeks, depending on whether you apply it to your eyebrows or not. If you sign up on the Web site, you will get notices of promotions, and there is a free monthly drawing.

You can purchase Lash Allure MD from the Web site or at Dillards.

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