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Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:43 pm Quote

Eyelash Enhancement Gets Another Look

California cosmetics entrepreneur Jan Marini is getting back into the eyelash business.

Next week, she is launching a new eyelash-enhancement product, called Marini Lash. It uses “an entirely new technology that yields phenomenal results,” she tells the Health Blog. Supercharged eyelashes? Yup, there are such things.

Marini’s original eyelash conditioner, introduced in 2005, was an instant hit with beauty-conscious consumers seeking longer, thicker lashes. The product, applied using a mascara-like wand, blurred the line between cosmetic and drug because it contained an ingredient similar to one found in Allergan’s glaucoma drug Lumigan. (See the images at right for the effects of Lumigan on one patient.)

The FDA claimed the Marini product was an “unapproved and misbranded drug.” In a lawsuit, drugmaker Allergan accused Marini of violating patents for so-called prostaglandins.

In November, the FDA sent federal marshals to a San Jose, Calif. warehouse to confiscate tubes of the product, Age Intervention Eyelash. Marini, founder and CEO of Jan Marini Skin Research, had by then already reformulated the product to remove a certain ingredient, but questions emerged about the second version. In January, to avoid being a target of the FDA and Allergan, she quit the eyelash business.

“But there was never an ebb in interest,” Marini says “We were still inundated with inquiries on our Web site.”

After she made her decision to abandon the market, she says, she “gained access” to a “peptide blend” that is “specific to hair.” She didn’t think it would work, she says, and was “astounded” when it did. She says the product has been tested on about 100 people in Australia, Japan and the U.S.

“I brought people in who had used either one or both of the original formulas and we have not had anyone who hasn’t said the new one is equal to or better than those,” she says.

The new product is advertised as a “non-prostaglandin” that gives users the “eyelashes of your dreams.” One thing that hasn’t change is the retail list price: $160.

May 30, 2008, 4:57 pm | Posted by Rhonda Rundle
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/05/30/eyelash-enhancement-gets-another-look/

enjoys freebies · Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:09 pm Quote

Welllll then. I can't wait to read what others' experience and opinions are.

It's a shame they chose to keep the price so high. I guess they learned that people will pay it. Sigh.

enjoys freebies · Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:07 am Quote

Good news! I look forward to hearing more about the new ingredients and reading reviews from users.

enjoys freebies · Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:02 pm Quote

That is still very expensive, so I will be waiting to hear more reviews about it as well.

enjoys freebies · Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:13 pm Quote

What is this 'peptide blend' they mention? I'd like to know more about that.

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:31 am Quote

Its not expensive its a bargain! Her tube lasts a long time,I have used one of her original tubes that has lasted over a year! So thats 13 pr month?Thats 2 starbucks frappacinos pr month...big deal Rolling Eyes

Having long lashes is the icing on the cake and can make a woman look very beautiful without being madeup. You can easily spend 160 getting your hair done at a salon and then you have to go back in 6 weeks!

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:13 am Quote

I agree totally with lucyluc's description of the importance of long eye lashes. I would love to use a lash growth product, but do have some doubts regarding safety issues. I am unsure whether promoting unnatural hair growth can be harmful to skin cells in the long run.

I would really like to hear a medical's view on this topic. Perhaps there is no reason for being concerned.

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:00 am Quote

Gosh, I just bought revitalash... Used it couple days, haven't really seen any amazing result. I did use lucia and ran out of it. Lucia did an amazing job in couple days.

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:11 am Quote

What is Lucia?

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:01 am Quote

Thank you havana! I use Jan Marini New formula, and I like the results, although many were dissatisfied with the formula. I experienced 30-40% length increase, since I have long lashes on my own, that increase made my lashes significantly longer. It took about two months to get noticeable results.

Sounds like Marini Lash might give amazing results.

fishzebby - I also want to know what is Lucia, and your experience.

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:42 am Quote

fishzebby wrote:

Gosh, I just bought revitalash... Used it couple days, haven't really seen any amazing result. I did use lucia and ran out of it. Lucia did an amazing job in couple days.

If you'll notice your instructions, it reads that results are not supposed to be immediate. I got results within a month or so with the amazing length coming at approximately the 8-10 week mark.

mpstat,
From what I understand, Lucia is a eyelash conditioner.

enjoys freebies · Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:12 am Quote

Thank you BluesHeart! Smile

Agree, two days is not sufficient amount of time to see the results.

Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:36 pm Quote

They say it launches tomorrow (June 5th).

http://www.janmarini.com/MariniLash.html

enjoys freebies · Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:05 am Quote

yeah I agree with some of the ladies, $160 is expensive but worth it if the product works. Long lashes just make a world of difference, whether you put makeup on or not. I'm anxious to hear how this Marini Lash compares with the older JM lash treatment.

enjoys freebies · Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:44 am Quote

There was glaucoma medication in the old, pulled formula . It's been attributed to changing eye colour. I really want to hear reviews before I purchase! I agree with Lucyluc that if it works, I'd spend that on it.

Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:39 pm Quote

For the curious, ingredients of the new formulation...

Jan Marini Lash
Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate, Panthenol, Acrylates/ C10-C30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Myristoyl Tetrapeptide-12, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Tocopherol, Biotin, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cinnamon) Bark Extract, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Sodium Phosphate Dibasic, Sodium Chloride, Triethanolamine, Vitamin B-12, Folic Acid

enjoys freebies · Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:58 pm Quote

havana8 wrote:

For the curious, ingredients of the new formulation...

Jan Marini Lash
Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate, Panthenol, Acrylates/ C10-C30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Myristoyl Tetrapeptide-12, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Tocopherol, Biotin, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cinnamon) Bark Extract, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Sodium Phosphate Dibasic, Sodium Chloride, Triethanolamine, Vitamin B-12, Folic Acid

Ohmy.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/40264/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

enjoys freebies · Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:06 pm Quote

Tell me, someone, that is not the same thing? where's Edenfield when you need?

enjoys freebies · Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:37 pm Quote

thnx for info!!

enjoys freebies · Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:20 pm Quote

Just bumping to see if there's any WOW's after 2 months..

enjoys freebies · Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:19 pm Quote

I did post that I have been using the new marini lash for about 3 weeks....I am seeing an increase in length...they are starting to sweep up,thats what they did before when I used the original Jan Marini.

enjoys freebies · Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:00 pm Quote

Seeing on Ebay for $94 right now. The new version. They are not calling it a lash growth product or enhancer. A conditioner. That speaks volumes. The old stuff had pictures on her website to show results. Nothing but "some say it works better"

Lumigan and Castor Oil for me! Less than $20!

enjoys freebies · Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:21 pm Quote

Marininlash does not really work.Lumigan is the thing to buy and its only 12 if u buy on the net from alldaychemist.com

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