Are you RUINING your eyebrows? Beauty experts detail the SIMPLE ways you could be destroying your brows

You might think you're maintaining your eyebrows well - but it's entirely possible the products you're using are actually ruining them.  

Sania Vucetaj at Sania Brow Bar in New York City, who counts Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna, and Olivia Culpo as clients, explained exactly what people are doing wrong when it comes to their brows. 

Joey Healy, who owns a buzzy brow studio in New York City and his own line of products, also weighed in with the best tips and tricks.

These brow experts told FEMAIL the sneaky ways people are ruining their brow health.

Make sure you're cleansing your brows completely 

If you're putting products in your brows, make sure you're cleansing your face completely before bed. 

Sania recommended using her brand's brow shampoo, which is infused with vitamins, including biotin, to help promote hair growth. 

The shampoo works to stop brow dandruff and flakiness, and is made with clean ingredients.

Sania Vucetaj at Sania Brow Bar in New York City, who counts Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna and Olivia Culpo as clients, explained what people are doing wrong with their brows

Joey Healy, who owns a buzzy brow studio in New York City and his own line of products, weighed in with the best tips and tricks

However, it's not always necessary to use a specialty brow shampoo, as long as you're washing your face with a gentle cleanser.

'I don't know that everyone needs to have a huge medicine cabinet full of hyper-specific products,' Joey said, adding that he's guilty of this as well. 

Instead, he said everyone should use a gentle cleanser with no fragrance. 

'If it's good enough for your gentle skin and around your eyes and your face, then it's definitely good enough for your eyebrows,' Joey explained. 

Avoid harsh brow products

'Fuller brows are universally more flattering and youthful,' Sania explained about the current brow trends

Joey doesn't believe that products like pomades and gels inherently harm the brows, but thinks that sometimes the application method can

Many women use heavy gel in their brows, but the products might be too harsh for the delicate hairs. 

'All these brow trends - gels, brow soap, lamination, microblading - negatively impact the brow health and will ultimately cause more problems down the line,' Sania explained.

Joey doesn't believe that products like pomades and gels inherently harm the brows, but thinks that sometimes the application method can. 

'If you find that you have a really stiff pomade that's very waxy and you're dragging it along the brow with a brush, it can dislodge some of the hairs,' Joey warned. 

'If you're using a gel that's really waterproof and you're aggressively trying to remove it instead of using proper makeup remover it can harm the hairs,' Joe explained. 

Joey explained 'the ingredients are not going to particularly be harmful but the methods of application removal can be.' 

Choose your serums wisely

There are plenty of serums that promise to grow brows, but be wary and make sure to look at the ingredients list (stock image) 

There are plenty of serums that promise to grow brows, but be wary and make sure to look at the ingredients list. 

Sania joked, 'It's simple - if it worked, men wouldn't be bald!' 

'Most serums only create length and don't create new growth while other products may create new growth but once you stop using it - it will all fall back out,' Sania said. 

Joey believes that it's all based on the ingredients, and offers a brow renovation serum that he said is full of peptides and amino acids, 'which really build out the hair' and act as 'building blocks of the brow.'

Joey agreed that 'there's some that simply don't work,' and might be beneficial for the brows but don't 'have that active ingredient to get them moving.'

Joey explained that 'one thing that can be damaging is any brow growth product with hormones, specifically something like Latisse,' because they can 'darken the skin around the eye, not just at the place of application and can change the eye color.' 

He's seen the eye color change happen - and said it's a bizarre experience that can leave a dark cloudy area in one part of the iris. 

When it comes to the hormone products, Joey said they're not supposed to be used by pregnant women, which he called concerning. 

Stay away from microblading 

Sania's not an advocate for microblading, which she said is 'just a fancy word for a tattoo' (stock image)

Microblading can be extremely appealing - with a brow artist creates a semi-permanent brow tattoo in the exact shape you want - however, these brow artists told FEMAIL it might not pay off. 

Sania's not an advocate for microblading, which she said is 'just a fancy word for a tattoo.'

'The color fades over time to blue or red which is, in itself, unflattering,' Sania warned. 

'But if the shape is wrong, you're stuck with it forever - or semi forever. It doesn't completely fade as they claim, it just changes color. 

'Lastly, as you age and the skin starts to drop (which is normal), you can't lift the brows as you would with tweezing because the tattoo drops with the skin.'

Joey agreed that microblading is ultimately not beneficial for the brows, explaining, 'You're using a blade and you're cutting the skin in the eyebrows, so that's not going to benefit hair growth.' 

'Worst case scenario, you're going to somebody who's not hygienic and you can have an infection and potentially scarring,' Joe said, advising people to avoid it. 

Avoid lamination 

The process neutralizes the hair bond and then allows the brow artist to reform it with saran wrap to keep the hairs in place (stock image)

It can be tempting to try brow lamination, which is like a perm for the brows that leaves them perfectly in place - but these brow gurus advise against it. 

The process neutralizes the hair bond and then allows the brow artist to reform it with saran wrap.

Unfortunately, it can lead to dry hair and a strange texture, which people often counteract with serums. 

When it comes to brow lamination, Sania said, 'A lot of chemicals are used in order to get the brow hairs to stand up and this process is highly damaging to the follicle.' 

'You are using a chemical straightening product on hair - and if you do it repeatedly, the hair can get damaged and will break just like the hair on your head,' Joey advised.