Beauty
I Used Frownies For 30 Nights—Here’s What Happened
This non-toxic Botox alternative has been around since the 19th century, and its meteoric rise in the beauty industry has been raising eyebrows (in a good way) since 2020. But does the cult-favorite Frownies Facial Patch live up to the hype?
By Renée Walton4 min read

If you’ve ever so much as dipped your toe into the world of non-toxic beauty, chances are you’ve heard of Frownies. The brand’s flagship product, Forehead Facial Patches, has been around since 1889, but they’ve shaken up the beauty scene particularly in the past half-decade as a crunchy girl’s alternative to Botox. The product promises a reduction in expression lines on the forehead that rivals the results seen from injectable anti-aging procedures.