It is recommended to lubricate eyelashes with natural oils at night to make them thick and long, and also to prevent their fragility and fragility.
You can do this with a regular mascara brush, of course, thoroughly washed, or with a cotton swab.
It is advisable to first apply a drop of oil to the tips of the eyelashes with your finger, and then gently spread the oil along their entire length with a brush, from the base to the tips, trying to avoid getting into the eyes. Otherwise, you will feel an unpleasant oily film on your eyes, which will be difficult to wash off with water. In addition, swelling may appear around the eyes. Be careful!
One of the most common oils used for eyelash care is castor oil , which helps to strengthen and grow eyelashes, thereby preventing them from falling out.
To prevent breakage and loss of eyelashes, castor oil is recommended to be applied to the eyelashes for 1 hour, 3 times a week. With more problematic eyelashes (increased fragility and active loss), it is necessary to lubricate the eyelashes with castor oil daily, every evening before going to bed, and do not wash it off until morning.
For eyelash care, castor oil can also be mixed with other oils and ingredients.
So, for example, for even more nourishment of eyelashes, and making them velvety, it is recommended to add an oil solution of vitamin A or E to castor oil (for 3-4 drops of castor oil - 1 drop of vitamin).
Also, for good eyelash growth, castor oil is recommended to be mixed in equal proportions with rum . Just be careful when applying this remedy so that it does not get into your eyes in any way.
Darker eyelashes can be achieved by mixing (in equal amounts) castor oil with carrot juice or strong black tea.
Or here are some more recipes for blending castor oil with other oils for eyelash care:
1. In addition to castor oil, you will need grape seed oil, wheat germ oil, almond oil, and linseed oil . Mix all these oils in equal parts, for example, 1 teaspoon each, and pour the resulting mixture into a separate bottle.
It's okay if you don't have enough oil. You can even just mix castor oil with only one of the listed oils, also in equal proportions, and use this mixture to nourish, strengthen and grow eyelashes.
2. Another oil mixture that promotes the growth and strengthening of eyelashes: mix 1 teaspoon of castor and burdock oil , and add to this mixture 3 drops of vitamin E in oil, and the same amount of juice squeezed from aloe leaves. Apply at night daily for 30 days.
3. A good way to nourish, soften and fluffy eyelashes is sea buckthorn oil . It can be used, as well as separately, lubricating eyelashes with it daily before going to bed, or mixed in equal parts with other oils, for example, with the same castor oil.
4. When eyelashes fall out, this recipe is well suited: very finely chop dry or fresh rose hips. 1 st. pour a spoonful of the resulting mass with 2 tbsp. spoons of sea buckthorn oil , and the same amount of burdock oil. Put the bowl with the mixture somewhere in a dark place for 10 days, then strain, and use the resulting oil for daily lubrication of eyelashes.
5. What other natural and vegetable oils are suitable for nourishing and strengthening weakened eyelashes are almond, peach, burdock, coconut and olive oils, rosehip oil , as well as oil extracts of calendula and chamomile, fish oil or Aevit in oil. All these oils and products can be used individually or mixed together.
6. Another recipe for an oil mixture for eyelash care: stir in equal proportions (1 teaspoon each) of castor oil, chamomile oil extract, and calendula oil extract . This mixture can be used not only to nourish and strengthen eyelashes, but also to soften the skin of the eyelids.
All the natural oils listed above, you can easily find in almost any pharmacy.
