Natural Remedies to Get Beautifully Long and Thick Eyelashes
Eye-lashes are a part of your face beauty. Having long and thick eye-lashes not only make your eyes more prominent but also enhances your overall face beauty and attraction. Below I am giving a few easy tips to grow your eye-lashes long and thick. The ingredients used are mostly fond in our homes and are easily available in the market.
Let us take a look at how to make eyelashes longer and beautiful naturally!
How To Grow Your Eyelashes?
Home Remedies to Grow Thicker and Longer Eyelashes
1. Castor Oil For Eyelashes
Ingredients:
- 1-2 drops castor oil
- 1 drop lavender oil OR neem oil OR rosehip oil OR rosemary oil OR tea tree oil OR grapeseed oil
- Q-tip or a clean mascara wand
Method:
- Mix the two oils together and apply on the eyelashes carefully.
- Leave it on overnight.
- Apart from castor oil, you can use any other carrier oils in the same way. Take your pick from olive oil, almond oil, argan oil, coconut oil, and jojoba oil.
- How Often You Should Do This
- Do this every night religiously, and you will have long, thick lashes in just a couple of days.
Why This Works
Be it castor oil or olive oil, the carrier oils contains nourishing fatty acids that help the hair (of your lashes) to grow longer and thicker. These oils also nourish the hair follicles. The addition of essential oils will make this remedy even more potent because these oils contain plenty of antioxidants to restore and maintain healthy lash growth. They also improve circulation.
2. Olive And Castor Oil Blend
Ingredients:
- 1-2 drops olive oil
- 1-2 drops castor oil
- Q-tip
Method:
- Mix olive oil and castor oil together.
- Apply the resultant oil on your lashes before going to bed.
- Wash your face in the morning as usual.
- How Often You Should Do This
- Apply this every night.
Why This Works
These two oils make a good combination to promote eyelash growth.
3. Petroleum Jelly
Ingredients:
- Petroleum jelly
Method:
- Carefully apply some petroleum jelly on the eyelashes and leave it on overnight.
- How Often You Should Do This
- Do this every night.
Why This Works
Pure petroleum jelly if applied to your lashes regularly at night helps your lashes grow faster making them thicker and stronger. It is a wonderful emollient.
4. Lemon Peels Soaked In Olive Or Castor Oil
Ingredients:
- Peel of one lemon
- 1/4 cup olive oil OR castor oil
Method:
- Cut the lemon peel into small pieces and soak in the oil for 2-3 days.
- Now, apply this oil on the eyelashes before going to bed.
- How Often You Should Do This
- Repeat this every night for longer, thicker eyelashes.
Why This Works
We already know how olive oil and castor oil promote hair growth and thickness when applied to the lashes. The lemon peels act as a hair growth promoting agent as it contains vitamins A and C.
5. Green Tea
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon green tea leaves
- A cup of hot water
Method:
- Add the tea leaves to water and let them soak for a couple of minutes.
- Once the water has cooled down, apply it to the lashes.
- Leave this on overnight preferably.
- Store the rest of the green tea in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. You can use the same decoction for 3-4 days.
How Often You Should Do This
This should be done once every day.
Why This Works
The plethora of antioxidants found in green tea promotes healthy lash growth and make them longer, thicker, and stronger.
6. Shea Butter for Eyelashes
Ingredients:
- Organic shea butter
Method:
- Take a tiny amount of shea butter in between your fingertips and melt it by rubbing your fingers together.
- Apply this on your eyelashes.
- Keep it on over the night.
- How Often You Should Do This
- Apply shea butter every night.
Why This Works
Shea butter is used in Africa to improve hair texture and quality as it contains a good amount of vitamin A and vitamin E. It will nourish the hair and the hair follicles and enhance growth.
7. Vitamin E for Eyelashes
Ingredients:
- Vitamin E capsules
Method:
- Prick open a capsule and apply the oil present inside on the eyelashes.
- Leave this on for 3-4 hours or overnight.
How Often You Should Do This
Do this once every day.
Why This Works
The antioxidant capacity of vitamin E oil promotes healthy hair growth. Application of this oil will also improve blood circulation to the hair follicles.
8. Eyelash Growth Serum
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon castor oil
- 2-3 drops lavender essential oil
- 2 drops cedarwood essential oil
- An empty mascara bottle
Method:
- Into the empty (and clean) mascara bottle, carefully pour in all the oils.
- Close the lid and shake well.
- Apply a thin coat of this oil blend on your eyelashes using the mascara wand from the bottle, every night.
How Often You Should Do This
Repeat this every night, and you will see results in a short span of time.
Why This Works
Castor oil nourishes the hair follicles and hair, while the essential oils promote hair growth.
9. Biotin for Eyelashes
Ingredients:
- Biotin supplements
Method:
- Take the capsule as directed on the bottle.
- How Often You Should Do This
- Daily ingestion of biotin supplement is recommended.
Why This Works
- Biotin, otherwise known as vitamin H, is an essential part of different physiological processes.
- A pivotal role that it plays is promoting hair growth, texture, and thickness.
- A deficiency of this vitamin in the blood can lead to hair thinning and hair loss. Supplementation with this vitamin will ensure healthy hair growth not just in your eyelashes but also on your scalp.
10. Butter or Desi-Ghee
Butter or desi-ghee is also very effective tip for growing your eye-lashes within days. Only 10-15 days of use can give you long and beautiful lashes.
Method:
- Warm some butter or desi-ghee till melts.
- Apply in your eye-lashes roots with the help of your figure.
- Leave it for 1-2 hours or more if you can and see the results after 15 days of use.
Tips & Precautions for Long & Healthy Eyelashes
Caring for your eyelashes is as important as hair care. Using these remedies regularly is vital for results. Be a little patient because the end result is definitely going to be worth it. Apart from the home remedies, some other tips that can help you to grow your eyelashes can be included in your routine. Find them below.1. Remove Eye Makeup At The End Of The Day!
Makeup clogs the skin around the eyes which is very thin already and mascara is heavy on the lashes. Removing it at night gives rest to your lashes. Also, be very gentle when you are removing your eye makeup. If you are rough with your lashes, they can become sparse and may not grow back as healthy as they are right now. Your eyelashes take longer to grow back than your scalp hair, and you don’t want to damage what you currently have.
2. Trim Your Eyelashes
This really helps! You can trim your lashes once every two to three months. Just trim a small part of them(1/4th). Trimming your lashes will stimulate the follicle of your eyelashes and makes them grow faster.
Caution:
Do not attempt this without a specialist’s supervision.
Tip: If your eye-lashes are damaged from the ends then cutting off only up to a few mm of the ends will help them grow.
Warning: When cutting your eye-lashes be careful about your eye while using the scissors!
3. Diet
You must have a balanced diet to support the growth of healthy eyelash from within the body. Ample amount of proteins and healthy fats are required for healthy lash growth. A few foods that can help boost the health of your eyelashes are:
- Fruits like apples, guavas, cranberries, citrus fruits, strawberries, and blueberries
- Green leafy vegetables, collard greens, peas, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, kale, and Brussel sprouts
- Protein sources such as eggs, lean meat, fish, poultry, cheese, and milk
- Healthy fats that are found in almonds, sunflower seeds, olive oil, and avocados
4. Don’t Starve Yourself to Become Skinny!
Eat healthy and practice regular exercise, whether at the gym or simple brisk walking.5. Brush Your Eyelashes Daily
Using a simple mascara wand, brush your eyelashes every day (preferably twice a day). This distributes the natural oils evenly and also promotes circulation.6. Massage You Eyelids
Using your ring finger, gently massage the eyelids and the lash line every day.
We care for our hair, so why not our eyelashes too? As routine hair care makes them healthier, taking care of your lashes will show positive results over the course of time. It is an easy job with these remedies, all you need is to be regular with the routine.
The best and safest way to get great eyelashes is to eat healthy and go for natural treatments that will enhance the growth and keep them healthy. Try these out and let us know your choice of treatment.
How to Apply Anything on Eyelashes?
- Apply the oil on the roots of your eye-lashes with the help of cotton bud or your finger and leave it for hours.
- Get an empty bottle and wand of mascara and wash it and leave it to dry. Then put some oil you want to apply in it. Now it is easier for you to apply the oil deep into the roots of your eye-lashes as compared to your figure or cotton bud.
- You can also use a brush to apply the oil.
Note: Applying once a day is enough but the best time is to apply it before sleeping, because it will get more time.