The Nitty Gritty on Your Eyelashes and Mascara

Eyelashes are hairs that protect the delicate surface of the eyeball from dust, sweat and debris. Each lash takes up to 7-8 weeks to grow back, and their lifespan averages around 8 months.  They’re also ultra-sensitive to touch. This sensitivity will warn the eye to instinctively close if something foreign comes too close, such as dust or a flying insect.

A Brief History on Mascara

The first known use of coating ones lashes to enhance their appearance is dated as far back as 3400 B.C. by the ancient Egyptians. They blended kohl, alligator dung, honey, and water to create the very first mascara known in history.

The first inventor of the modern mascara is credited to chemist T.L. Williams in 1915.  Williams noticed his younger sister, Maybel, using a mixture of coal dust and Vaseline to coat her lashes, giving them a fuller, dramatic appearance. Williams used this formula to create his own mascara product and after a prototype name, called it Maybelline after his sister and Vaseline. 

Simple Techniques for Curling your Lashes and Applying Mascara 

Before applying mascara, make sure your lashes are properly curled. Using a quality eyelash curler, position it over your upper lashes, making sure they’re as close to the eyelid as possible without touching it. Press down gently but firmly a few times, then move a little forward up the lash shaft and repeat, moving your wrist upward to shape the curl.  

When using your favorite mascara, be careful to only apply it to your upper lashes. Using the length of the brush, coat your lashes from underneath about 3- 5 times, making sure to cover every lash, especially the tiny ones on the edges.

Eyelash Conditioners and Different Types of Mascara

To have your lashes look thicker, fuller, and longer regardless of what mascara you’re using, you may want to invest in an eyelash conditioner. Look for ones with gentle, follicle-friendly ingredients like cytokines, antioxidants, milk proteins and peptides. Used daily, you should see results in as little as 4 weeks.

Modern mascaras come in many different formulas, such as waterproof, thickening, lengthening, voluminizing, or a combination of the above. Regardless of which you choose, look for tar in the ingredients list (an avoid it), and keep a look out for conditioning ingredients that help fortify your lashes, such as panthenol. Microfiber technology is also popular, used to coat even the tiniest lashes.

MD Lash Factor Eyelash Conditioner, is our world renowned, revolutionary, patent pending formula that combines the latest skin care science with safe, results oriented ingredients.  Our exclusive MD Lash Factor Cytokine Complex provides your eyelashes with the nutrients necessary to develop fuller, thicker, longer looking lashes.  Thiotaine, a powerful mushroom derived peptide, is also formulated to help protect and nourish your lashes and allow them to develop to their fullest potential.

Pair this with our MD Ultimate Mascara and get glamorous, Hollywood long lashes! MD Ultimate Mascara combines the potent, naturally derived antioxidants of the MD Lash Factor® eyelash conditioner with cutting edge, built in microfiber technology that wraps individual lashes, holds a curl and can be easily removed with regular facial cleanser.

Pump up your lashes and increase your batting average – get both products today and see the dramatic difference!