There are several factors why thinning eyelashes occur. These are: natural factors like aging, this will make your hair follicles weak thus making them brittle; poor diet or nutritional deficiency; hereditary; hormonal instability and stress can influence the growth of your eyelash; prolonged make-up use; allergic reaction to your cosmetic products like mascara, eye shadow, and eyeliner; alopecia areata, in this case, it is advisable to consult an ophthalmologists and seek therapy; eye surgery and exposure to toxic chemicals; blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelids; Demodex folliculorum mite which consumes epithelial cells.
Once you notice that your eyelashes are thinning out, consult your eye doctor immediately to know the exact cause behind it. If the reason is because of aging, there’s nothing we can do about it since it’s a course of nature. If it’s caused by infection, then it must be treated immediately so that bacteria causing loss of eyelashes will be eliminated. Therefore, you must seek advice from your eye doctor immediately before the infection can spread so that it won’t create more damage. If it is related to cosmetic allergies, then avoid using them until your eyelashes grow back. Be sure that before you go to sleep you have cleaned your face and eye make-up has been removed. Apply eye creams with vitamin E or olive oil to help prevent falling of eye lashes and to promote growth of new eyelashes. Choose a cosmetic product that is hypo-allergenic. Remember to eat healthy foods that have enough protein, calories, and vitamins. These will help the eyelashes to grow back.
Thinning eyelashes can be prevented with proper eye care. Avoid using waterproof mascara since it is difficult to remove. Some women are having problems caused by mascara like smudging because of too much water content. As a result some companies add chemical solutions to help absorb excess water. However, this chemical solution that they had added is making your eyelashes dry and weak thus increasing its loss. Choosing the right mascara is not an easy job. Therefore, when you choose a mascara or any eye make up products, be sure that it is made up of natural substance like olive oil and avoid choosing cosmetic products that is made up of harsh and drying chemicals. Secondly, do not make it a habit of rubbing your eyes or pulling your eyelashes, this will not help solve your problem of thinning eyelashes. Instead it will only cause you more damage.
There are also natural treatments and prevention of thinning eyelashes. Since most causes of thinning eyelashes are due to deficiency in nutrients, you should make sure that you have enough Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Riboflavin, Niacin and Lutein in your diet. Studies shows that these nutrients help promote healthy hair and skin and good for eye disorders. Therefore, you must see to it that taking up these nutrients is part of your daily habit.
With these guidelines in mind, it is guaranteed that this problem will not occur again and again. With these guidelines in mind, your eyes will always look bright and healthy.
