For a super quick fix on-the-go, use mineral makeup, or pressed powder on your brows to dial down the colour of the tint. You could also use a brow gel in a lighter shade to help add some lightness to your brows.
Dip a cotton ball in nail polish remover or isopropyl alcohol. Gently rub the cotton ball over your skin where the color has stained it. You may need to repeat this process several times to remove all the dye. Wash the area with warm water and soap after using nail polish remover or alcohol.
Just take an oil or silicone-based makeup remover and apply it to a damp cloth. Softly massage your eyebrows until there is brown residue on the cloth — that's the dye getting removed from your skin.
Mix equal parts lemon juice and water and spritz the mixture on your brows. You can also dip a cotton swab in the mixture and apply it that way. The sun activates the lightening properties of the lemon. You'll get the best results if your brows are already a warm brown and you just want to lighten them a shade or two.
Professional eyebrow tints usually last 4-6 weeks. The colour will gradually fade, the rate at which it does can depend on your hair type, the type of beauty products you use, and how well you care for your brows.
If your brows end up looking too dark, it's probably because some tint got deposited onto the skin underneath the hairs. Unfortunately, this can't always be fixed immediately. "However, it should fade in a day or so because it isn't meant to last on the skin," Maxine explains.
Usually, no. Eyebrow tinting is relatively safe, as long as there are no harmful chemicals used in the dye. However, if you don't do a patch test beforehand and it turns out you're allergic to one of the dye ingredients, it could cause burning, irritation and, in severe cases, eyebrow hair loss.
Be aware of the risks. No dye—even products marketed as eyebrow dye—is FDA approved for use on your eyebrows or eyelashes. You can have an allergic reaction or damage the sensitive skin around your eye. The dyes can cause irritation and, if they get in your eye, can potentially cause blindness.
First things first: do not use permanent hair dye! Permanent hair dyes are too aggressive for the sensitive skin on your face and could potentially singe your eyebrow hairs right off. Do not use these for your fragile brows.
“The major risks with eyebrow tinting are allergic reactions and infections; the skin around the eye is thinner compared to skin on the rest of the body, and more susceptible to allergic reaction and irritation,” she says.
Using hair bleach can remove the natural color in your brow by lifting your natural color from your hairs, turning them lighter. The results depend on how long you leave the bleach on and how dark your natural hair color is.
Just mix salt with a drop of water and rub the treated area. It combines exfoliation with the property of sodium chloride to draw the pigments out of the skin, diminishing the visibility of the results. Some people say this is one of the most effective ways how to remove microblading at home.