WASHINGTON — There is a new drug aimed at extending and strengthening your eyelashes.
The Food & Drug Administration has approved the drug,
Latisse. It is made by Allergan.
Company officials say you dab Latisse gets under the lash line on the upper eyelids.
Latisse contains the active ingredient of the glaucoma drug, Lumigan. Eyelash growth is a known side effect of Lumigan.
The company says by using the drug your eyelashes could be longer, fuller and darker in around eight weeks. If you stop using the product, eyelashes will gradually return to their previous appearance as new eyelashes grow.
Allergan says there might be some side effects to the product. It could cause darkening of the eyelid skin, which may be irreversible. It also might cause increased brown pigmentation of the colored part of the eye, which is likely to be permanent.
Latisse may also promote hair growth in other skin areas that it frequently touches, so Allergan recommends blotting it off any skin other than the upper eyelid's lash line to prevent that side effect.
