Eyelash Grower Tips

How to get long eyelashes naturally rather depends on how you define “naturally”. Here, we are going to define it as being able to grow your own eyelashes so that they become longer, thicker and better conditioned.

Science has been kind to us of late, and if we are born with short, stubby and thin lashes, have suffered an accident or have lost eyelashes because of illness or medications, eyelash growth products have been developed that can be used to improve the condition and volume of your eyelashes. This is a good thing, as not all of us want to stick on false eyelashes, have eyelash implants or extensions. Although you can get ‘natural’ false eyelashes if you buy the mink hair ones, these do not appeal to everyone.

So, on to how to get long eyelashes naturally. The easiest way is to use eyelash growth products. Now, these are not completely natural in the true sense of the word although they do contain substances such as wheat germ, kelp, chamomile and nettle. However, they do also contain some of those things you can’t pronounce such as Phenoxyethanol (used to kill bacteria and stabilize the formulation), so what price beauty! Now Phenoxyethanol is an organic compound, but a number of cosmetic manufacturers buy in a cheaper synthetic for their products. Without wishing to spread any concern about any possible dangers of using these products as the majority, it is wise to read any small print. The majority of products you can buy have been cleared as safe to use by various governing bodies in different countries. But if you do feel really strongly about this type of thing as many do, I am sure you will avoid them anyway.

Eyelash growth products work by the application of a serum to the base of the eyelashes (both upper and lower if required) at least once a day, sometimes twice depending on the individual product you choose. This is usually done at night after gently removing all traces of makeup. It takes around 2 to 4 weeks to see a difference and you should notice the lashes are thicker, longer and in a better condition. Look for a product that has information of clinical trials so you know it actually works. A word of note, to maintain those thick lashes you will need to continue to use your eyelash grower product. Missing the odd day will not make much difference, but in general it is logically to assume you need to keep using it.

Prices for an eyelash grower serum vary considerably, but usually you don’t need the most expensive and the cheapest may not be best, choose a middle priced one. Around $40 should see you through 2-3 months if used correctly so the cost isn’t that prohibitive.

How to get long eyelashes naturally can be as simple as it sounds, check the product ingredients out for yourself and then decide whether you want to use an eyelash grower serum, stick with what you have, or perhaps use false eyelashes.

We are including MaximumLash Eyelash Conditioner, here as we have seen some positive reviews of this on one of our other articles. We don’t have any personal experience of this, but have done a little research and below you will find what we have found on this particular eyelash growth product.

To be honest, it is quite similar to our favourites, IdolLash and LiLash. You apply one brush stroke of the serum once nightly after removing makeup and within about four weeks you should see some results. As with the others it contains vitamins to peptides to improve the condition of your eyelashes.

Reviews indicate that it to works well. Coming in at just below $50 it is competitively priced with the other popular and proven eyelash grower serums. A container should last you about 3 months so MaximumLash seems like a reasonable deal. As a point of reference, LiLash will last about six months a tube and cost you around $130.

Eyelash dye is a very useful product if you have light coloured eyelashes, however, it is not much use if you have dark hair as it simply colours the lashes. If you combine this with an eyelash growth product, then you can probably say goodbye to having to use mascara all the time. Although you can of course get this procedure done at the salon, as your eyelashes grow as fast as the hair on your head, you may find this gets expensive. Thankfully, this is one thing you can successfully do yourself at home provided you follow a few essential guidelines.

Eyelash dye usually comes in brown or black and your kit will contain all you need to complete the process. Please make sure you read the instructions very carefully and follow them. If you don’t you run the risk of making your eyes red and sore. Generally speaking, the process will involve a common set of procedures.

In the kit, you will obviously find a tube of dye, an application wand and a stirring stick for the solution, activating solution and a mixing tray. Some kits will include eye shields, if they don’t, pop some Vaseline around the eye as this will help safely wipe away any excess dye that doesn’t go where you intended!

Firstly you will need to squeeze out about 2 inches from the dye tube into the tray. Mix this with just a few drops of the activation solution, be careful not to make the mix too runny or it just will not stay on the wand, or your eyelashes. Stir this well.

Load the mascara wand and apply to the lashes, getting as close to the eye-line as possible. Don’t forget that you need to apply to the top side of the lashes as well as the underneath. Apply smoothly and evenly taking care to coat evenly with the eyelash dye.

OK, and then wait for 5 to 10 minutes for the dye to set. It may take longer but you will need to experiment with this. Then you need to wash the mix gently away and pat dry. Take care not to get the dye in your eyes.

Common manufacturers include Roux and Godefroy but there are of course others.

If you intend to use an eyelash growth serum such as Rapidlash, leave at least 48 hours between using the eyelash dye and the serum as they are applied in a similar way. If you use both processes, your lashes will look incredible without any mascara!