RefectoCil Cream Hair Dye (Natural Brown)

I really love this! I used to fill in my light eyebrows every single day with a variety of brow products. I used a 1:2 ratio for the Natural Brown dye and developer, it is easy to mix and apply with a mascara wand. The product did not irritate my skin but did tingle a little bit during the ten minutes. I love the look of my new brows!

There is no need to spend the money to purchase the liquid oxidant that is supposed to be mixed with this dye! Just buy 3% hydrogen peroxide to react with the dye from your local store for under a dollar and it works like a charm!

This stuff is brilliant. Typically, I'd be writing some snarky pure-D southern smart comment about expensive hair dye in a tube from Austria, but let me explain.I'm getting old and I know it. I'm so old that "Just for Men" says "Just Go Away" because it won't color my beard. It makes my beard look like old leaves and then three days later, it washes out. I don't know whether to be upset or grateful. I started searching for something better, and thought I'd give this a try.This is kind of like when I was a kid and you'd mix tubes of color to paint a model airplane. I bought the light brown and the natural brown. Other reviews said it's a bit darker than you'd think. So I did 50/50 and about 1/3 of each tube with an equal amount of the activator. That made a surprising amount of beard dye and I needed less than half of it. Unlike "Just 5 minutes!", this took ten. I know, right? So RUDE! The directions said to wipe it off with moist cotton wipes. Yeah, umm what? I hopped in the shower and washed it off with water and then got brave and used shampoo. I figured - plenty left if I goofed it up. But it was fine. It didn't stain my skin but next time, I'll use vaseline around my ears and along the beard line to prevent any staining accidents from happening.The color is really good and natural looking, which after looking like decaying leaves I'm satisfied to have lost my catafalque appearance (there's your word for the day). I had no skin irritation, but it does use a cream based hyrogen peroxide as the activator - so you'll want to test this to see if you're allergic first. This product is commonly used by women to dye their eyebrows, so there's that - for the woman in your life, of course.Great product, easy to use with great results

You can use 3% hydrogen peroxide as developer and it works great. This dye works great. The reason for 3 stars is that rather than a natural "brown" this is definitely leaning more towards a sort of a soft natural "black". Slightly confusing because the prepared dye mixture is brown in my little mixing bowl, but I left it on for 3 minutes (being cautious) and my brows are now soft black. 🤷‍♀️ It's not the worst look, not what I was going for and slightly odd looking with my red hair, but it's not like I cant go to work on Monday either.

As I write this review, I am currently dying my eyebrows with this wonderful product! I absolutely love this stuff! I’m a blondette but my eyebrows never got the message when my hair went darker so I have tons of invisible eyebrow hairs which naturally makes them look wimpy.Let’s face it, doing your eyebrows every morning is a pain but for so many of us it’s essential like “what would you bring to a deserted island” my old answer: eyebrow pencil 😂I do my brows every day even If I don’t do anything else but I started to see more and more of my eyebrow hairs coming off on my brow crayon which was concerning since my eyebrows need all the hairs they can get. So I’d looked at all my options like wunderbrow (which lasts only a few days) or microblading (even as someone who has multiple tattoos, on your face? Just ow and again it’s only semi-permanent). Then I stumbled upon RefectoCil. Thank you Austria for this awesome product!! The stain on my skin (giving the full completely done up look) lasts 2-3 days but if we’re being honest, without any other makeup, at least myself looks completely crazy. However the dye binds to the hair for about 3 weeks and you need minimal eyebrow care in the morning if any at all!As for application, I use hydrogen peroxide and I honestly can’t give you a ratio I just mix it (in a small makeup/lipgloss sample container) til it’s not clumpy and like a gel-ish substance. In all the times I’ve used this just eyeballing it my eyebrows have always turned out the same so it’s nice it doesn’t have to be an exact formula to get the same results. However I will note that after my first application I learned to wait after mixing about 15-20 minutes before applying as it takes a little bit of time for the refectocil & peroxide to completely bind. When just stirred the natural brown has a milk chocolate color and I know it’s ready when it’s more of a dark chocolate. It’ll still work right away but you’re going to need to let it set longer on the eyebrow you applied it to (assuming you’re doing one brow at a time).I use the tools in the picture for application. First, the mascara wand focusing on the inner thicker part of the brow to really make sure the hairs are coated completely. I then use the eyebrow brush to completely cover the brow and get the skinner end of brow. While I have used lotions and stuff around the brow just in case you get dye on the skin I found it’s less work and just as efficient to have a dry q-tip on hand to wipe away any mess ups. I leave the solution on for 20 minutes then wash it off with warm water and regular foaming hand soap. **I would suggest leaving it on for less time the first time as you never know how it will react with your hair or skin (I started with 5-10 minutes each brow).** Afterwards I use the small brush to just do some quick swipes and fill ins of any areas that I feel need more coverage and leave it on for another 20, it gives a very natural look.Last thing I want to touch on is the color, this natural brown is a little dark for blondes. I would equate it to brown/black mascara like it’s basically black. I should probably be using the light brown or mixing the 2 together like in some reviews but I really like how it looks after it fades off the actual skin & I feel like it lasts longer than a lighter color since it is so dark. For me the pros outweigh the cons when it comes to color but it’s all personal preference!

I used this dye for my eyebrows. I found this to be pretty easy to use. With this dye you 100% need to use an activator. Like other reviews have stated, hydrogen peroxide works just fine. I tested the dye without an activator (because I would curious of what the effect would be) and it didn't dye my hair at all. Another piece of advice is to make sure you apply the dye very precisely. It will dye your skin.CONS:1. Don't follow the directions. Do not leave the dye on for longer than 5 mins. I find that 2-3 mins works perfectly for me.2. The color is pretty dark. I assumed the color would be warmer and more brown in tone, but it's closer to black even when leaving it on for 2 mins.

I used it with the cream developer from Refectocil ( RefectoCil 3 Percent Oxidant Crème, 100 ml ). My skin is sensitive so I did the patch test like instructed. The consistency even with the cream developer was kind of runny. They mention using 2cm of products in the instructions, which would have been way too much. I used a pea size of dye and a pea size of developer and it was still too much. I used the provided applicator to mix, but ended up using an angled brush to apply the products (a must in my opinion). It started tingling after 5-6 minutes but nothing too bad, and when the 10 minutes were over I felt some discomfort. I took it off with water and cotton balls. I do advise applying some cream on the eyebrows after as the skin is a little irritated. I have sparse eyebrows so I wasn't expecting too much from this, and the result blew me away. I really wonder why I haven't tried it earlier.So far I have washed my face twice since tinting my eyebrows and they haven't moved. It feels great to be able to skip the eyebrow filling process in the morning! I expect the dye and developer to last a very long time as very little product is needed.TLDR: Really good. Some discomfort. Quite dark. Use angled brush to apply. Clean up any mess right away. RefectoCil 3 Percent Oxidant Crème, 100 ml

This is an amazing product. I have only used the Godefroy tint previously and find the powder capsules a pain. This is a gel and is amazingly easy. I used my 3% oxidant I still had from my godefroy stuff. My eyebrows are WAY better with this product and so far after a week they're unchanged. I found with Godefroy they were fading fast. I have super blonde brows, basically invisible. Curious as to whether 3% peroxide works ok or if it would be too runny...I'll try eventually. As for the colour, it's perfect for me, I was worried as it appears light/orange-reddish almost when being mixed. But the colour turned out perfect on my brows. Won't go back to the other product.

I used this colour on my brows. It is super easy to mix and apply. I used about a 1/2 cm with 6 drops of hydrogen peroxide, and it mixed up to the perfect consistency...easy to spread, but not runny. I used the stick applicator that came with it, and it worked just fine. I am fair with dark blonde hair, and this colour was just right and has some range to go just a bit darker to a lot darker. I left it on 7 minutes the first time, and it seemed a bit dark at first...but I got used to it very quickly. Next time I'll likely leave it on for 5 and see how that is.This product is SO worth the cost! So more fiddling with stupid brow mascara type stuff (and the profanity that inevitably follows...come on, I know I'm not the only one! LOL!) in the mornings. My eyes look so much more emphasized all the time now. Love this stuff and would buy it again in a heartbeat. I suspect the tube will last a very long time. I've gotten comments that I look great, but no one has noticed the subtle change specifically, which is just right. I just look more awake...maybe because my brows take the emphasis away from my under eye circles??? LOL! Hey, whatever works! :)

Pedí solo tinte pues en la información del producto solo dice que es super fácil y que se hace en minutos pero nunca menciona que hay que comprar aparte otro de sus productos para mezclarse y poderlo usar. Que mas debo comprar? Intente devolverlo porque sumando su precio mas el costo de lo que me falta me pareció muy caro y hay mejores opciones como el 1000 Hours que incluye todo aun mejor precio y funciona perfecto, pero qué creen? No aceptan devoluciones.

I'm SO happy to have found an at-home replacement for brow tinting! If you're looking for a lighter brown I would maybe opt for the shade before this one. On light hair, this tint looks chocolate brown (almost black) upon application. I like my brows a bit darker so the #3 Natural Brown works for me. *** Please note *** I did not by the Refectocil developer and instead used a lvl 20% cream developer I had on hand from the last time I dyed my hair so this may have impacted my outcome. I think this will last for quite some time but I will definitely be purchasing again when needed!