Eyelashes Guide

The Purpose of Eyelashes

Eyelashes and eyelids help protect the most important visual organ we have, the eye. An eyelash is a tiny hair that grows from the end of the eyelid. It helps keep dust and dirt from the eye and warns it of impending trouble, such as blowing winds which might carry small debris and small insects that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Did you know that eyelashes begin development in the embryonic stage at about the 7th or 8th week? They will also take 7 or 8 weeks to grow back if pulled or rubbed out. Eyelash color can differ from your hair color, but they still tend to be similar – light lashes for those with lighter hair color and darker lashes for those with darker hair color.

Eyelashes that are beautiful, thick, long, and lush are regarded as a desired attribute. Women for centuries have adorned their eyes with mascara, eye liner, and eye shadow to try and make them more beautiful. Medical conditions, as well as some inherited genetic traits, can make one’s eyelashes thin, weak, or sparse. Chemotherapy, as one example, can entice eyelashes to fall out, depending on the treatment and the individual.

Several OTC (over-the-counter) products are available that offer help to those experiencing such eyelash dilemmas. Natural and herbal remedies, as well as various oils that can be gently rubbed onto the eyelashes, are noted for their nutritional and conditioning properties to promote longer, thicker eyelashes. Vitamins A, B, and C are renowned for their eye health properties.

There are also formulas which offer to grow eyelashes. Latisse is a prescription formula that works to enable eyelashes to grow stronger, longer, and thicker. Lavish Lashes are professional eyelash extensions that can be affixed in a semi-permanent fashion to your natural eyelashes. RevitaLash offers a conditioning formula that can help your eyelashes grow in a longer, thicker, stronger, and fuller fashion. With once-a-day application, 3 to 10 weeks should have your own eyelashes growing stronger, longer, and thicker naturally. LiLash is another growth stimulator product that can encourage your eyelashes to grow naturally. Another eyelash growth product is Sephora that uses a conditioning gel to strength and grow eyelashes.

Other aids to help the appearance of having longer, fuller, and darker eyelashes are eyelash extensions and false eyelashes. The optimal method of securing eyelashes that are strong, lush, and full is to promote the growth of your own natural eyelashes.