Eyelash Grower Tips

When someone loses their eyelashes, one of the first things they may ask is “how long does it take for eyelashes to grow back?” Naturally, this is a perfectly natural question irrespective of how you lost your lashes in the first place. A further query is often simply, “will they grow back”!

The answer to both these questions depends on the reason why you lost your lashes in the first place. Were they cut off or rubbed off, do you have a long or short term illness, did you singe them somehow, have you been using heated lash curlers? I’m sure there are more reasons, but that will do for starters as it will cover most people. If you are fit and healthy, the normal rate of growth is about half an inch every two months. However, unlike your head hair, your eyelashes do tend to drop out faster or you just wouldn’t be able to see!!

Thankfully, for most people it is just a case of how long does it take for eyelashes to grow back after a minor incident. However, for some it’s not as easy. For example, there are some illnesses that mean you are unlikely to have much in the way of eyelashes. Most notably is alopecia where the entire body is hairless (similar to the effects of chemotherapy). More specifically, trichotillomania is a form of alopecia where there is compulsive pulling of the hair leading to hair loss. Although this is most often associated with the scalp, the second most affected area is the eyelashes and brows. Reasons for most obsessive eyelash pulling are based on low self-esteem, stress, anxiety and depression. Therefore, until these psychological symptoms are treated, the hair pulling may continue and your eyelashes will not grow back properly.

If you have been unfortunate enough to have had chemotherapy treatment and have lost all the hair on your body, then the evidence seems to suggest that the hair on your body will return first, closely followed by eyelash and eyebrow regrowth. As a rule-of-thumb, this should happen within three months but in some instances, may not occur at the same rate as before.

Some thyroid conditions (such as hypothyroidism) affect hair growth, but once you start treatment for this, the growth should return to normal.

If you have been involved in an accident, even if it did not involve your eyes, the shock can stop eyelash growth for a while. However, a normal rate of growth returns when you recover. If you have singed your lashes, for example at a barbeque, you should see regrowth between 4 to 8 weeks. In the meantime, wear fake lashes but be very careful when removing them as to not pull out the lashes that remain.

If you don’t care for your eyes properly your eyelashes will suffer. Make sure you remove your make up daily and do this very gently. Don’t rub or pull at them either. You should also remember that the renewal process of the body becomes less efficient as we age, so if you are 50 rather than 20, the rate of growth will slow. You can of course speed things up a little by using a regrowth serum which really seems to help me personally.

Hopefully, when asking “how long does it take for eyelashes to grow back” you will realise it depends on how they were affected in the first place. Normal rate of eyelash and eyebrow regrowth is similar to that of your head hair.

Using Eyelash Grower Serum

Don’t you just think it’s so unfair that Great Uncle Fred has been blessed with those long, thick eyelashes that we would give our eye teeth for! However, everyone is different and if you lose your eyelashes either through pulling them, illness or accident then you are likely to want to find an eyelash grower that works, and fast.

First, a little about eyelash loss. One thing you should remember is that like the hair on your head, your eyelashes will fall out regularly but they will also replace themselves over four to eight weeks (longer if they have suffered a lot of damage). If you wear contact lenses eyelash loss will usually be greater. As people age, this process slows considerably and your eyelashes will never be as full as they were when you were younger. If you haven’t already tried an eyelash growth serum, then maybe this is a good time to do it.

Other things that affect eyelash growth apart from pulling them, is rubbing, curling, cleaning so you need to be careful and keep your eyelashes healthy. Those who suffer from an underperforming thyroid gland are also likely to lose small clumps of eyelashes.

There are a few things you can do and the most convenient is probably a really good mascara that is designed to lengthen and thicken the lashes you have. However, such mascaras can be harder to remove and make even more eyelashes fall out in the process. Therefore, greater care must be taken when cleaning the eyes. You could also use fake eyelashes but these need to be glued into place along the eyelash line so again, when you take them off there is a possibility that you may pull out your own eyelashes. Eyelash extensions can also be used and this is where individual lashes are glued next to your own. This process can be expensive and if your problem is habitual eyelash pulling, or eye rubbing, it may not solve your problem. You could also consider eyelash implants, but this isn’t for the faint hearted and is prohibitively expensive! I prefer to find out how to get long eyelashes naturally.

Now let’s look at eyelash grower serums. Such products normally include Bimatoprost or Latanoprost that of course are not so natural! They are safe to use providing you don’t over use the product in the belief that it may help the lashes grow even quicker. Applying the eyelash grower serum close to the root will see a difference in just two to four weeks on average.

Examples of an eyelash grower serum include Idol Lash, RapidLash and LiLash. Elsewhere on this site you will find eyelash grower reviews.

Important ….. If you live in the UK, we still recommend the following eyelash grower; Idol Lash or visit our UK site at www.eyelashgrower.co.uk for more information.

If you are looking for the best eyelash grower, you are in for a confusing time. One could be excused from saying that the best eyelash grower for you, is simply the one that works! Finding it is another thing though.

So what do you look for? A quick look at eyelash grower reviews and you will note that what a tube contains varies; so how long will it last? It is wise to remember that most eyelash growers are only applied once a day, and in the same way. There are a few that require twice daily application so do check the instructions before you buy. Now for a little math. If a tube contains 5ml and costs $5 and another 10ml and costs $12 you’d be better off with the smaller tube. However, if the 5ml has to be used twice a day the 10ml tube would be cheaper. (I do hope I worked that out right!)

As rule-of-thumb, one fluid ounce of product will last you about two months.

When looking for the best eyelash growers, some get confused by the cheaper eyelash enhancers. The clue is in the name, an enhancer is as the name implies and just improves the look of your lashes, it does not make them grow thicker and longer like the eyelash growers.

Check out the ‘clinical trials’, sounds impressive, but it often isn’t when you look at exactly what they say. No doubt some do have exceptional results, but what about the rest? Just take it with a pinch of salt and you’ll be fine.

In your search for longer thicker eyelashes, if you think you may have a reaction to the serum because you are often sensitive to things on your skin be very careful. Although these products are fine for most people, you could be the exception and should therefore stop using it at the first sign of irritation or if it changes the colour of your eye or the skin around it. It can happen in rare circumstances, so I suggest when you first try eyelash growers, do it at a weekend.

Sorry if the above sounds scary, but in your search for the best eyelash grower, you need to be aware that these things ‘may’ happen. These products have all passed the necessary requirements to be on sale, but everyone is different in how they may react to them.

While I hope the above helps, and indeed the rest of the articles on this site, do your own research and I’m sure one of the eyelash growers out there will be the one for you. I prefer Idol Lash first, or LiLash would be my second choice. You may prefer another.