If you’ve ever worried about the inadequacy of your eyelashes, the company that brought you Botox now has a serum to make them longer and fuller. The source of its power: repurposed glaucoma meds.
Allergan will introduce the lash growing drug, named Latisse, at the end of the month. It’ll be used to treat “eyelash hypotrichosis,” that life-threatening condition where you look in the mirror and huffily remark that your eyelashes just aren’t full enough to flutter properly.
Clinical trials found that Latisse increased “overall eyelash prominence as measure by the Global Eyelash Assessment” by at least one point on a four point scale. That’s right, there’s a Global Eyelash Assessment scale. God, I love the beauty industry. [Wired Science]
peter
January 17, 2009 at 3:45 AM
I’m aware the current glaucoma eye drops can thicken your lashes and make light coloured eye darker as a side effect.
wonder if they got rid of the darker pigmenation properties too
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