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Is getting longer eyelashes possible?

Well yes, mainly because it is highly possible that your eyelashes’ growth has been stunted by factors such as diet, environment and even lack of moisture to your lashes. There are of course remedies to short or sparse lashes. You could always go the temporary way or the more permanent way. We will be discussing both in this article.

Are false lashes the only way?

False eyelashes are, as we already mentioned, one of the great and temporary ways to get beautiful eyelashes. If you have a thing for instant gratification then this should be the way to go. However false eyelashes are not the only way to get beautiful eyelashes.

Side effects of false lashes

However, with false eyelashes, you always run the risk of damaging your eyelashes or getting a serious allergy attack from the eyelash glue. So you have to watch out for those.

Tips for growing eyelashes:

There are however more natural and organic ways to get beautiful lashes.

 1.    Proper diet

Changing your diet will greatly impact the health of your eyelashes. For example, stocking up on food rich in Vitamin C, can be found it oranges, lemons, broccoli and etcetera, will ensure that any damage on to your eyelash follicles are quickly healed. Vitamin E on the other hand (almonds, spinach, avocados, etcetera) encourages hair growth, which means longer and prettier eyelashes.

2. Natural oils and lubricants

The great thing about this trick is not only is it easy and easily accessible but it is also cheap. You can use any natural oil (castor, coconut, argan), to apply this method. All you have to do is apply this at night using a clean mascara wand or a q-tip.

3.    Brushing the lashes

Brushing your eyelashes stimulates the follicles and encourages growth in your eyelashes. It is also a great way of removing mascara clumps!

 4. Trimming them.

This may be an old wives tale but there could very well be logic to it. It has been said that trimming a little bit of the hair in your eyelashes (especially in babies) encourages eyelash hair growth.

5.   Petroleum jelly

Petroleum jelly can be used in the same way as natural oils, same application too. The only plus point to petroleum jelly is that, unlike natural oils, you can easily use them during the morning too. On your off days you can use it as a sort of transparent mascara. It makes your eyes prettier and at the same time moisturizes them.

 6.    Antioxidants

Antioxidants are great for removing free radicals and help the circulation of blood to your eyelash follicles. You can also find this in food rich in Vitamin E and Vitamin C but it is best to go for a vitamin supplement for a more potent effect.

 7.    Biotin

Biotin (or Vitamin H) is like a super drug when it comes to eyelashes. It can be found it food such as beans, peas, mushrooms and bananas. It can improve the state of your eyelashes effectively by preventing eyelash loss and lessening the chance of dry eyelashes.

Are results permanent?

That’s the great thing about the remedies we mentioned as compared to that of false eyelashes, these remedies are all natural hence there are more long term. The beauty of it is it doesn’t need as much effort as applying false eyelashes, which you have to painstakingly do on a daily basis or if in case of eyelash extensions you have to have a professional do it for you. These remedies are safe, cheap and for the long term.

It is of course still all up to you which route you want to go. We would even encourage you to try both these natural remedies and false eyelashes at the same time. They can compliment each other. If you are feeling insecure of how your eyelashes look then maybe using false eyelashes for the mean time could greatly help but at the same time you should also apply these natural remedies at night so that your eyelashes are also in the process of slowly restoring themselves to their natural beauty.