Hi Nicolita
Which brand did you decide on?
I rate Beautiful Brows and Lashes products highly - their Lash Bomb Lash Lift is excellent and their tints are high quality. But the tints only have a 3 month use by date on them ... so i am continually throwing away part used tubes. It's just so wasteful. Beautiful Brows are patch test every 6 months (not before every treatment).
I am thinking of switching to Refectocil. I've researched various tints and this gets good reviews - another Beautician friend highly recommends Refectocil too.
It has a 12m use by date from opening tube the only other one I've found that is 12m is Salon System tints, which I've used years ago and didn't rate them. Hairwell tints are 6m. Zola is 3m. Nikk Mole is 6m (Zola and Nikk Mole are hybrid tints, which TBH I don't really know much about do will stick with normal tints I was trained on).
The Refectocil website states the following about allergy/patch testing :- recommend an allergy test (Patch test) 48-72 hours before the first application as well as after long periods without tinting. Instructions: Mix 1 cm of RefectoCil eyelash & eyebrow tint with 5 drops of RefectoCil Oxidant liquid or 8-10 drops of RefectoCil Oxidant cream. Apply a small amount to a small area on the inner bend of the elbow or behind the ear. Allow to dry and leave uncovered for 48-72 hours, then clean thoroughly. If any irritation occurs during this time do not carry out the treatment.
Refectocil
Does anyone else use Refectocil?
Has anyone found other brands that have 12m use by/open from dates on?
Thanks Claire