Eyelashes can be lost due to many factors. Sometimes it might be connected with a disease or general body weakness caused by stress, medications, lack of sleep, or unbalanced diet, to name just a few. Sometimes we unconsciously contribute to worsening the condition of our eyelashes that don’t react well to false extension procedures, invasive make-up removal or the controversial ingredients some product feature.
Many people think that pulled out or broken eyelashes (as a consequence of improper lash curler tool use) won’t ever grow out. Indeed, we can have such an impression because growth phase of lash lasts really long, and before it even happens, the lash goes through a long resting phase called telogen. Since it takes more or less 100 days, you have to wait up to three months to see an eyelash starts growing.
After this period, it’s anagen phase that begins. At this stage, eyelash extends its length. Anagen lasts more or less 30-45 days. If the lashes are damaged and significantly weakened, this cycle may last longer reaching even 90 days. During this phase an upper eyelid eyelash may become 8-12 mm extended, while the lower eyelid eyelash may become 6-8 mm longer.
The last phase of an eyelash life is catagen, which is a three-week cycle of hair dying. In short, an eyelash is still located in a follicle but it is already very weak. Its bulb starts shrinking therefore any stronger jerking or invasive make-up removal may cause the eyelash to fall out.
To summarise, one, tiny eyelash needs approximately 4 months in order to get reborn and reach its maximal extension. It’s an incredibly long period of time.
Fortunately, today we have means to support lashes in their difficult time of growing. Reaching for eyelash serums (also known as eyelash conditioners) is a really good option. These products, in spite of having substances stimulating eyelash bulbs and extending anagen phase, contain an array of nourishing substances that makes lashes stronger. In addition to this, eyelash serums are able to accelerate lash growth and help them extend more (eyelashes become conditioned and have more time to extend). Furthermore, in most cases, eyelash serums are liquid products closed in a tube featuring a small brush. Even though application of such cosmetic requires a little bit of practice, once mastered, it becomes pleasant and easy to carry out. Nowadays, eyelash serums are considered as a reasonable attentive to false eyelash extension procedures. The beauty products are non-invasive and enable us to enjoy the effect of neat lashes for longer. Another plus to mention is that eyelash serums serve well as eyebrow conditioning agents. They help grow out the hair that has been unskilfully removed from brow ridge.
