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If you have already decided to have well-designed eyebrows and forget about the eyebrow tweezers for a good season, take it easy and before launching into microblading ask what pigments they are going to use to ‘paint’ your eyebrowsOtherwise, you may regret it when it’s too late.
Surely being interested in the pigments that are going to be used to redesign your eyebrows is something that had not even crossed your mind and, however, it is the second thing you have to do if you are already convinced of wanting to do eyebrow microblading. . The first thing – we will not tire of repeating it – is make sure that the center you are going to attend complies with all hygienic-sanitary standards and that the staff is qualified. And remember to do an allergy test, as not everyone reacts well to pigments.
‘Microblading’: what it can do for your eyebrows
Before lying on the table to have your eyebrows microbladed, find out what this laborious technique consists of, which requires topical anesthesia. As the Tacha Beauty expert Silvia González explains, “through ‘microblading’, eyebrow hair is marked and drawn through a wedge. It is not the same as micropigmentationwhere a dermograph is usedwhich deposits the pigment directly in the epidermis”.
Eyebrow microblading – as Dr. Mercè Campoy, director of the clinic that bears her name, points out – “is manual work consisting of making, with a special pen called tebori, microcuts in the basal layer of the epidermis, where deposit pigments.
Traditionally, the eyebrow tint It was the option that was used to pigment the eyebrows when they were sparse –due to genetics or after suffering from an illness– or to fill in bald spots, but ‘microblading’ is the best option for these problems. And not only that: also, It has also become fashionable to lengthen, widen or change the shape of the eyebrows.. Come on, for a purely aesthetic issue.
In fact, it is currently very common to combine the ‘microblading’ modality that draws hair by hair and combine it with the ‘shading’ modality to achieve perfect and natural eyebrows, with a 3D effect. This is a task that lasts three to four hours, and five weeks after having done the ‘microblading’ you will have to go through the aesthetic center again or clinic that you have chosen to do a touch up on your eyebrows. “It is necessary to do this review to insert the pigment well and make possible subtle design changes,” emphasizes Paz Torralba, director of The Beauty Concept centers.
If you are convinced that you want to change the design of your eyebrows, keep in mind that ‘microblading’ is semi-permanent, so you must be very clear that you want to do it, because if you regret it there is no going back (unless you go to the laser), since the pigment that is inserted is as if it were the ink of a tattoo. Come on, you can’t erase it with a make-up remover… even if it’s to remove waterproof cosmetics.
Perfect ‘Microblading’: a matter of pigments
And now comes what you never thought of. If you have already made an appointment to do the ‘microblading’ and redesign your eyebrows with the Last trendBefore sitting on the table, find out about the type of pigment they are going to use, because it will determine its evolution. There are two varieties, and neither their results nor their duration are the same.
“Organic pigments are of animal or vegetable origin. They are made of small particles, which makes this eyebrow microblading less fixation, so its duration is also shorter, since the pigment is reabsorbed more quickly. And, in addition, these pigments are more likely to cause allergies”, specifies Dr. Mercè Campoy.
“Inorganic pigments, on the other hand, are of mineral origin, mainly iron oxide. These pigments have larger particles, so as they have a higher molecular weight, they are better fixed on the skin, which minimizes the risk of migration, favoring a greater fixation of the color of the eyebrows with respect to organic pigments”, he adds.
In fact, inorganic pigments are the most used when practicing ‘microblading’ to widen the eyebrowsprecisely because of its hypoallergenic condition.
And although ‘microblading’ is supposed to have a specific permanence, between nine months and two years (less the younger you are, because the skin regenerates more quickly), there have been situations in which the pigments last for years. The reason? “In cases in which the pigment does not disappear, it is probably due to an excessive depth when inserting the pigment or also to not having used the appropriate pigments”, explains the specialist.
Another problem that can occur, depending on the pigments, is the change in color, which over time becomes faded and with a horrible reddish-brown color, something much more frequent in the case of organic pigments, which although they have greater variety of colors, are not very stable and degrade irregularly. “It is true that over time the pigment can turn orange tones, depending on what the initial choice was. That is why it is very important that the ‘microblading’ professional has extensive knowledge of the pigments, the tone, their turns, as well as other parameters, such as displacement, depth, pressure and direction to achieve the best result. Campoy concludes.