How to Get Thick Eyebrows: Products, Makeup+Remedies 

An eyebrow is an area situated just above the eye, it contains delicate hairs. They normally tend to come with varying sizes from one individual to other. For example, men always tend to have thicker eyebrows than women but again, it is also true that there are some women that have thicker ones than some men.

Normally eyebrows may not be a serious issue of concern to many men but in most women, this is a key factor for their beauty. So there is always every reason for ladies to enhance their beauty quotient by giving attention to their brows. Men also on the other hand have to take this factor into consideration because eyebrow will always influence the physical appearance of somebody.

Right now, the most trending style is the thick eyebrow, but sometimes it may be very unfortunate for some people due to the fact that they were not born with thick dark eyebrows. Sometimes they may, over the years have plucked them so much that they will not grow back. But their shape and the thickness can still be improved. This can be done using some natural remedies or by improving your physical appearance by creating a look with makeup.

Why are they important?

Did you know that your eyebrow is just more than being a factor in your beauty? Many people spend much of their time on modifying their them for their own reason but they always don’t take their time to really find out and understand the major functions of their eyebrows apart from being a beauty tool to them. Now, take your time read what we have for you concerning their functions:

1. Physical Functions

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Did you know the reason why your eyebrows are situated above your eyes? Now, imagine what could have happened if this was not the case. It is definitely true that if they were situated below your eyes then moisture mostly salty sweat and rainwater could be flowing into your eyes and I hope you guess what effect salty sweat might have to your eyes.

So one main their function is to prevent these moistures from flowing into your eyes so you should understand that the thicker they are the more effective it can be in terms of preventing sweat and rainwater from flowing into your eye. Again, the curved shape and the direction in which eyebrow hairs are pointed will make sure that moisture will always tend to flow sideways hence don’t enter your eye.

Other physical functions of eyebrows include shading the eye from sunlight. They also prevent debris such as dandruff and other small objects from falling into your eye. They also as well help you sense the presence of some objects near your eye, for instance, small insects among others.

 2. Psychological functions

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Your eyebrows once again play a very important role in aiding your communication and strengthening your expressions. Using them you will be able to express how you feel. Through them, you can show when you are surprised, angered, and sick or you can as well show your sexiness.

The eyebrow also shapes the face of a person and give the definition of eyes and forehead of an individual. It is therefore very important to know that, when the eyebrow of a person is interfered with, there may be a false facial expression. This may be revealed when for instance, their shaped to seem as if one is angry but really that is not the case. Some people also do move them up and down alternatively to give certain expressions.

3. Identification

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Sometimes identifying somebody may include examining the way he/she has edited out his/her eyebrows. Many times, some celebrities are always identified with the shape or the edition of their eyebrows making them important in providing clues to the identification of somebody.

Why should be thick?

Your eyebrows are a major feature of your face and this goes without saying. But many people have forgotten their fundamental functions and have therefore employed the various available cosmetic methods to remove the hair, change the color, or even sometimes change their position.

You will find many people using several options to remove their eyebrows` hair with the intention to make them thinner or smaller, but do they always bear in mind the possible outcomes of having thinner or smaller eyebrows? Let us now look at some of the problems associated with thinner ones.

When you have thinner eyebrows and sweat especially in the facial area above your eyes, definitely the sweat will flow into your eyes and you will have your eyes irritated. Some other smaller object may also find their way into your eyes, small insects being a good example. Your sense to detect objects in the area near your eyes will be reduced too.

Also as we have mentioned before, you may experience problems trying to give certain facial expression especially when you have too little or you have totally plucked all the hair on their brows. So it’s good to always maintain them thicker to avoid some foreign objects from entering our eyes especially in the case where our eyebrows` hair can prevent them. This will also maintain the correct state of our facial expression too.

How to make your eyebrows look thicker

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During eyebrow modification, the goal may be to add or to remove hair or maybe to change their color. Some people will look more beautiful in thinner ones while others will have the opposite working out for them.

But in most cases, many people especially women always opt for thicker eyebrows because they make many women look more awesome than thinner or when one has no brow hair, this may even make some women more ugly.

Another thing is that, thick brows are easy to shape in many styles as compared to thinner ones. So many women or even some men will try to make them look thicker whenever they don’t have enough hair in their eyebrows. So below are some of the ways one can employ to make them look like they are thicker than the actual size.

  • You can use eyebrow brushes and shaders to define look you want
  • You can use brow pencils which will create an outline for the brows or will mimic hair where there is less hair.
  • Brow gels can also be used to create thicker brow. They will make hairs to be more textured and hence will make them to look thicker and fuller.
  • Again one can also apply brow powders and eyeshadows to be able to have fuller and more natural look. These substances are applied in areas where there are not enough hair.
  • You can employ the use of a permanent dye which is similar to your hair color. This dye will be applied to the eyebrow actually to darken them

How get thick eyebrows

Having looked at some of their functions, you can now excuse me to say that having thicker eyebrows is more advantageous than having thinner or sometimes none at all. Therefore, the next step is to ask ourselves the appropriate steps to take so as to make sure that we have thicker eyebrows. Now please, here are some methods that have been used and have been proved workable.

1. Eat diets with the right nutrients

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Getting the right nutrients in your diet is an important factor to address the issue of eyebrow thickness. Having diet with right nutrient will help your body retain good health. This will, therefore, contribute towards the growth of hair. Please, you are therefore required to make sure that your diet is rich in vitamin B, protein, iron and zinc. Biotin which is a supplement of vitamin B will always help your hair to grow. Drinking enough water is also another good idea.

2. Brows exfoliation

Dead skin cells in the brow area should be removed to stimulate the hair follicles. This should be done by using an exfoliating sponge or soft brush. This process should be done daily. It is very important to know that the presence of dead skin cells in your eyebrows may interfere with the hair follicles in case the dead cells contain some toxins.

3. Stop Using Tweezers

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To help your eyebrows grow back maybe after having plucked some, you will need to stop using tweezers until such a time that you will have attained desired thickness. This may approximately take about five to nine weeks.

Alternatively, after having made a step away from tweezing, move on to brow conditioner. Actually, a brow conditioner is a great growth potential since it “it contains all sorts of nourishing ingredients to help bring back the plucked hairs in a matter of weeks.” [cosmopolitan.com]

4. Use eyebrow growth products

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Sometimes it will be inexpensive to use some of the home remedies than going for expensive serums and treatments. Home remedies here will involve the use of  growth products that may be readily available from the comfort of your home. Actually, these simple home remedies will give out a pleasing result. Below are the eyebrows growth products that can be used as home remedies.

  • Olive Oil
  • Almond Oil
  • Aloe Vera
  • Onion Juice
  • Castor Oil
  • Coconut Oil
  • Vitamin E Oil
  • Jojoba Oil
  • Egg Yolk
  • Rosemary Essential Oil
  • Milk
  • Fenugreek Seeds
  • Tea Tree Oil
  • Sesame Seed Oil
  • Linseed/Flaxseed Oil
  • Hibiscus
  • Lavender Essential Oil
  • Curry Leaves
  • Petroleum Jelly

See detail of each of the remedies for thicker eyebrows if you want to give them a try.

5. Seek growth treatment

What can I do to grow out my eyebrows after all my natural methods have failed me? Well, if you have tried some natural method and they did not work out for you, you don’t need to worry. There are many growth treatments that you can employ to help yours grow. All you need now is to try to find out which kind of treatment will suit the desire of your eyebrows thickness.

It also good to understand that some treatment always works better than others like if a lot of damage has been done to eyebrows then you will need to seek for the possible highly effective type of treatment. The popular treatments so far are the Latisse, Rogaine, and Viviscal treatments.

Another very important issue you need to consider before taking any treatment is the fact that, while some treatments and serum will be directly applied to the eyebrows, some may be consumed. Those consumed will influence the growth of hair on other parts of the body as well.

What to Consider

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You should now take into account that thick brows weigh more advantages than the thinner ones. So as sometimes you may opt to pluck some hair from your brows to make them well edited out, please note that this could be accompanied by some problems. Therefore, one should make efforts towards making sure that they improve or maintain their eyebrows thick especially naturally. This could be achieved by employing some of the natural home remedies we have mentioned. In case, the won’t work for you, please try to seek proper medication for the same.