Lash Boost Side Effects Blamed on Drug Ingredient

Have Lash Boost side effects left you with dry or damaged eyes?

Despite advertising claims by Rodan and Fields that its Lash Boost contains no drugs, the lash enhancing formula does contain isopropyl cloprostenate, a synthetic analog of the medication found in Latisse.

Latisse’s active ingredient is bimatoprost, a chemical naturally found in the human body that incites inflammation. This chemical has been blamed for swollen eyelids, redness, itching, watering or even darkened irises or darkened eyelid skin. Over time, regular use can cause the eyes to appear sunken because the fat around the eye socket starts to shrink.

None of these side effects is listed on the label for Rodan and Fields’ Lash Boost, even though the same long, lush, thick lashes are achieved with the same chemical mechanism of action that prompts Latisse lashes to grow. Lash Boost side effects can mimic those of Latisse, which is only available through a doctor’s prescription and under a doctor’s supervision.

Rodan and Fields knows women desire long, thick, dark eyelashes, no matter what their age. Allergan released a survey in 2014 that indicated 75 percent of women up to age 65 wanted longer, thicker eyelashes.

The lash-enhancing effects of both bimatoprost and isopropyl cloprostenate were discovered by accident. Both ingredients are used in medications used to treat glaucoma, and some glaucoma patients reported growing beautiful, long, supple eyelashes as a side effect of their glaucoma treatments.

The cosmetics industry then began marketing products designed to have the same effect. Still, isopropyl cloprostenate is not approved as a cosmetic additive, and the FDA says it should be used only with appropriate medical supervision.

Lash Boost Side Effects Never Mentioned

Lash Boost is sold as an “eyelash-conditioning serum” made of “a unique proprietary formula” that gives the appearance of more lush, longer lashes in four to eight weeks. One tube is $150 and reportedly lasts for two months; one online reviewer bragged she was able to stretch the product to four months and insists the price is better than Latisse, which is $120 per month with a prescription that is needed because the active ingredient IS a drug.

Online reviews describe Lash Boost as a “lash conditioner” and explain that since Lash Boost is not a prescription product, Rodan and Fields cannot legally claim Lash Boost accelerates growth such as Latisse, though “word on the street” says otherwise.

Lash Boost side effects may include:

• Dry eye
• Eye irritation
• Eye inflammation
• Eye redness
• Watering eyes
• Iris color change
• Macular edema
• Low intraocular pressure
• Other side effects

If you have purchased Lash Boost within the last four years and would not have purchased it had you known it contained unapproved medical ingredients, you could qualify to participate in a Lash Boost class action lawsuit investigation. You need not have suffered adverse effects to be eligible.

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If you purchased Rodan and Fields Lash Boost in the last four years and are a resident of California or Washington, you may be eligible to participate in a free Lash Boost class action investigation.

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