Even though heredity may dictate the length of your eyelashes, which not only flatter and enhance your appearance, they protect the eyes as well. You can follow the next suggestions to protect, condition and achieve long, sweeping eyelashes.
Petroleum jellyA mainstay of home remedies to increase eyelash length, just apply the petroleum jelly before you go to bed with an old mascara wand, first remove any trace of the original product. Wash off the jelly in the morning and repeat three times a week.
Green tea
Take advantage of the beneficial properties of green tea, such as flavonoids; including epigallocatechin-3-gallate, which has potent antioxidant and health-supportive effects, apply cool green tea to your lashes with a cotton ball.
Olive oil
Olive oil attracts the dirt and dust to your lashes, use it to protect, condition and lengthen eyelashes, apply at bedtime and remove it in the morning.
Brushing and caring for eyelashes
Stimulate growth and promote healthy lashes by brushing to groom lashes twice a day, to distribute natural oils along the length of your lashes.
Lemon olive oil
Enchase the healthful properties of olive oil by soaking a lemon peel, a natural antiseptic and antimicrobial agent, in a jar of oil for several days, then apply mixture to your lashes.
