Strengthen the eyelashes with Castor oil

All women dream of having thick and long eyelashes, but not all of them have this luck. In addition to genetics, eyelashes are often weakened and weakened by the daily use of mascara, especially if cheap and of poor quality. In this case, castor oil can be a good natural remedy for strengthening eyelashes. Let’s see why and how to use it.

The best natural remedy to restore our eyelashes health is certainly castor oil. It is a thick and viscous oil extracted from the seeds of Ricinus communis L., a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family and native to Africa and India. Castor oil has long been used with excellent results to strengthen eyelashes, eyebrows, and hair naturally.

How to strengthen eyelashes with castor oil

It seems that castor oil has a good affinity for keratin, a protein present in hair, hair, and nails, and that can restructure and strengthen the structure of these skin appendages.

Also, castor oil has been filming properties that derive from its viscous consistency. These are the reasons why the cosmetic industry uses it in the formulations of various products for skin and hair care:  castor oil on the skin forms a barrier capable of limiting the evaporation of water, maintaining the horny layer is hydrated; on hair, it is used to strengthen and soften it, in association with other vegetable oils.

The restructuring and strengthening properties of castor oil can be used not only on the hair but also to obtain thicker, stronger, and longer lashes naturally.

The recipe for strengthening oil for eyelashes

Preparing a strengthening oil for eyelashes is very simple. As we have seen, the basic ingredient is castor oil, to which we will add a percentage of another vegetable oil, for example, argan oil. In particular, the recipe plans to use:

• 70% castor oil
• 30% argan oil

The first thing to do is get a mascara container: you can recycle that of a finished mascara, but first, you will have to clean it very well.

As an alternative to the recycled container, you can buy a new one online on sites specializing in selling raw materials for DIY cosmetics. To clean the container to be recycled, soak it in hot soapy water for a few hours.

Then rinse the container, using the brush to clean the inside perfectly. Let it dry, and finally, fill it with the reinforcing oil you have prepared.

To take the oils and to pour them into the container, use a small graduated pipette, which you will also use to mix the oils inside the vial.

If you cannot clean the container perfectly, recycle the bottle brush and store the reinforcing oil in a well-cleaned dark glass jar with a stopper. At the moment of use, remove the oil directly with the bottle brush.

It is important to use the brush to apply the eyelash reinforcement oil as contact with the eyes and skin should be avoided to avoid irritation.

For the first two weeks, apply the eyelash strengthening oil every night before going to bed. Then decrease the applications: first one day off and the other no then every two or three days, until you get to the only weekly application. If used consistently, the results will not belong in showing up: Weakened and damaged eyelashes will become stronger and shinier.

Availability and conservation of castor oil

Castor oil can be purchased in herbalists, in the best-stocked supermarkets, or online and has a price that is around five euros per 100 ml of product.

Check the oil label before purchasing it: either Ricinus Communis or Ricinus Communis associated with Tocopherol should appear among the ingredients. Tocopherol is Vitamin E and is often added to vegetable oils to avoid rancidity. In any case, it is not an oil that tends to turn rancid quickly so that it can be stored at room temperature for several months.