“Grow eyebrows fast!” read the caption of this Insta-vid by beauty blogger Farah D. Upon clicking the play button, we were surprised at what she did:

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Your eyes weren’t deceiving you—that was an onion, and she rubbed it on her brow area without bursting into tears. “Onion juice has sulphur which speeds up the growth of hair and makes it thicker. Massage onion juice on brows for 5 mins, let it dry completely, wash off with cold water or a mild cleanser. Do this everyday careful not to get this in ur eyes (sic.),” the instructions read.

This left us wondering, is this hack worth the risk?

This story originally appeared on Cosmo.ph.

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