How to Grow Longer Eyelashes | Natural Holistic Health Blog

Long eyelashes have long been a symbol of beauty and are also considered a sign of femininity in many ancient and modern cultures.

Because of this, many women are interested in


how to grow longer eyelashes


or enhance the length of their eyelashes artificially, using mascara, false eyelashes and eyelash extensions. On the other hand, Hadza  women are known to trim their own eyelashes.

An eyelash is one of the hairs that grow at the edge of your eyelid. Eyelashes are designed to protect the eye from dust and debris and perform many of the same functions as whiskers do on a mouse or cat in the sense that they are touch-sensitive, thus providing warning that an object (such as a dust mite or insect) is near the eye (which is then closed reflexively).

This makes it plain why

eyelash health

and

eyelash growth

can be important considerations for any person, not only women.

It can take seven to eight weeks of

eyelash growth

for lashes to grow back if they’ve been pulled out.

Kohl has been worn as far back as the Bronze Age to protect and enhance eyelashes. In Ancient Egypt the wealthy used kohl around their eyes not only for beauty, but also to protect the eyes from dust, sand and bugs.

Modern eye makeup includes mascara (for the illusion of

longer eyelashes

), eyeliner, eye putty, and eye shadow to emphasize the eyes. The twentieth century saw the beginning of convincing-looking false eyelashes, becoming popular in the 1960s. Permanent eyelash tints and eyelash extensions have also become popular procedures, even in fairly basic salons, as an affordable alternative to being able to grow longer eyelashes.

The modern woman’s focus in their quest on

how to grow longer eyelashes

, seems to be on a relatively new prescription-only product marketed as Latisse which is said to guarantee

eyelash growth

.

There are a number of diseases or disorders involving the eyelashes:

  • Madarosis is the loss of eyelashes

Some tips to help grow your eyelashes:


References: http://www.ehow.com/how_4471556_grow-longer-eyelashes-naturally.html


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