Brow lamination consent form: skin timelines, the tint choice and aftercare
Brow lamination is a service where the order of things matters. The lotions reshape the hairs first, any tidying comes after, and then the brows need to be left alone for a full day so the set holds. My lamination consent puts all three in front of the client before she sits down.
This exact form is built into SlickChart: send it to your client's phone to sign before the visit, and the aftercare goes home with her.
What the client is agreeing to
The form describes it this way: lifting and setting lotions reshape brow hairs so they sit brushed up and fuller, with tint optional. The appointment takes about 45 to 60 minutes, and any tweezing, waxing or threading comes after lamination. Results usually last 6 to 8 weeks as new hairs grow in, with at least 6 to 8 weeks between laminations.
My prep guide repeats it: don't wax or tweeze your brows before the visit.
Risks specific to brow hair and brow skin
My list covers:
- Over-processing: frizzy, fluffy or brittle hairs.
- Under-processing: hairs that drop back quickly.
- Dryness or breakage, more so if hairs are fine, and an uneven set between brows or within one brow.
- Skin redness, stinging or dryness under the brows.
- Solution or tint running toward the eye.
- An allergic reaction to the solution or tint, even later.
- Skin staining from tint, usually gone in 1 to 2 days.
The health check: put the timeline in the item
Several items on my list carry their own windows:
- Accutane in the past 6 months
- Retinoids or acids on the brows in the past 7 days
- A peel, laser or microneedling in the past 2 weeks
- Botox near the brows in the past 48 hours
- Brow PMU still healing (under 6 weeks)
- Brow lamination in the past 6 to 8 weeks
The rest covers an eye infection or irritation; allergy to tint, PPD or lift solution; blood thinners or easy bruising; broken skin, rash or sunburn; pregnancy or breastfeeding; chemotherapy; trichotillomania or alopecia; very fine or fragile brow hair; and very sensitive skin.
A window inside the item stops a client answering no because she stopped her retinoid last night. A checked box is the start of a conversation, not a diagnosis, and anything that looks medical is a referral.
Tint is opt in, with the off-label note
The tint section ends in a choice: "Tint, please" or "Lamination only". It tells the client that in the US no color additive is FDA-approved for tinting eyelashes or eyebrows, that the FDA has reported serious eye injuries from tints, and that any tint is used off-label at her informed choice, after a patch test. That is my form's wording; check the FDA's current guidance and your state board for yours. My lash and brow tint consent form post goes deeper on tint.
The acknowledgements
The client confirms her full health, medication and skincare history; that results depend on her brow hair and how it grows, and aren't guaranteed; that she will keep her eyes closed when asked and speak up about stinging or burning; that she had a patch test with no reaction, or declined and signed the waiver; and that she won't laminate again sooner than 6 to 8 weeks, since doing it too soon can over-process and break brow hairs. One more line covers the first day:
Water, sweat, steam or brow makeup in the first 24 hours can weaken the set.
Her signature consents to lamination, tidying, and any tint she chose.
Aftercare: dry first, then brush and oil
The guide opens with: the first 24 hours set your brows.
- First 24 hours: keep brows completely dry, sleep on your back, and try not to touch or brush them yet. No water, steam, sweat, workouts or brow makeup.
- Days 2 to 7: brush into shape each morning, and from day 2 use a drop of nourishing brow oil nightly. No steam, heavy sweat, waxing or tweezing until 48 hours.
- Weeks 2 to 6: keep brushing and oiling, and keep retinoids, acids, scrubs, peels and tanning beds off the brows.
- Weeks 6 to 8: brows drift back to their natural direction. Book the next visit, and no home kits.
The call-me list covers itching, a rash or bumps on or near the brows; redness or burning that gets worse; blistering, oozing or crusting skin; and swelling around the brows or eyelids. Eye pain or a vision change means urgent eye care, and trouble breathing or swelling of the face or throat means 911.
Questions to decide for your own practice
- What will you tell a client whose brow PMU is still healing?
- Where will you record products and processing time so the next set is consistent? (Here is what to record in a client chart.)
- What does your state board require? Consent rules and scope of practice vary by state, so check with yours. This post is not legal or medical advice.
Use this form with your clients
SlickChart has this exact brow lamination consent and aftercare built in for subscribers. The form goes to the client's phone to sign before the visit, or she signs on your device in the room, and any contraindication she checks is flagged for you. The aftercare lands in the client's own app, styled with your logo, and it all works alongside the Square account you already have. If that would save you paperwork, try SlickChart.
Prefer paper? The printable brow lamination set, with the consent form, protocol and aftercare, is in my Etsy shop, ready to print or edit in free Canva.