We get eyelashes by nature, and we cannot change them, despite the development of modern cosmetology. All that remains for those who are dissatisfied with their cilia is to try to decorate them somehow. A variety of means are used for this purpose, and the tradition of dyeing eyelashes is rooted in the distant past. Humans have been doing this for many thousands of years, from the time when the last mammoths roamed the Earth in some places.
In ancient Greece and ancient Egypt, women burned special sticks on clay plates, and then sprinkled eyelashes with this charcoal to make them visually more attractive. 97% of the composition of eyelashes is keratin, which is also present in the nails and the upper layer of the skin. The remaining 3% is water. Slope, as well as length, is a matter of genetics. But if you properly care for cilia, nourish with oils and various procedures, some nuances can be corrected. Human eyelashes represent this bristly hair with a protective function: they protect the eyes from dust, dirt and insects. The lifespan of one hair is about 3 months, and full renewal of eyelashes occurs in 5 months. Some antipyretic drugs significantly slow down the growth of eyelashes. This action has the well-known “Paracetamol”. Eyelashes grow in irregular rows: on the upper eyelid – up to 6 rows, on the lower – 3-4 rows. The number of cilia on the upper eyelid is from 100 to 260, on the lower eyelid is from 50 to 160 hairs. In a child, eyelashes are formed when he is still in the womb. This happens around week 20. Surprisingly, the baby is born without a single hair on the body, but already with eyelashes. In 1917, the American company Maybelline released the first mascara, consisting of black coal and petroleum jelly, and the novelty immediately captured the hearts of women.
The length of the eyelashes on the upper eyelid ranges from 8-12 mm, on the lower – 6-8 mm. They grow continuously at a rate of 0.12-0.14 mm per day, go through all stages of growth and fall out, like any other type of hair. Physiognomy specialists consider eyelashes to be an important detail that determines our character. In olden times, eyes in a meager frame were considered a sign of an evil, insidious person whom they tried to avoid by all means. In the movie, such “bald” eyes happen to negative characters, or losers. The color of the eyelashes may vary from the color of the hair. It depends on the content of the pigment melanin and the ratio of red, yellow, black components. The more melanin, the darker the hair. In an embryo in the womb, eyelashes begin to grow at 16 weeks of gestation. The length, density and bending of cilia, the nature of their growth is determined by genetics. At the moment, the owner of the longest eyelashes in the world, grown naturally, it is proved, recognized Indian Phuto Rav Mawli, who lives in the province of Mesok, which is located near Delhi, the capital of India. The length of his eyelashes is 4.7 centimeters. The sebaceous glands located at the base of eyelash growth produce a special secret for lubricating the hairs, protecting them from dryness and preventing brittleness.
In men, eyelashes are usually longer than in women, and in fair-haired people they are shorter than in dark-haired people. If you cut off your eyelashes, they will grow back. Just slowly, their full update takes about 5 months. Long eyelashes are considered a sign of femininity in many cultures. Although in Africa there is one tribe in which all hair, including eyelashes, is removed from the face. Eyelashes are the coarsest and toughest hair on the human body. But even they lose their strength and elasticity over time. Like any other part of the body, they become polluted over time. A lot of dirt accumulates on them during the day – cosmetics, dust, and more. So experts recommend washing thoroughly at least 2 times a day. With age, the quality of our eyelashes changes as well as the state of all body tissues. Eyelashes grow throughout a person’s life, but the aging process makes eyelashes thinner and less dense. Of all the living creatures on Earth, camels can boast the thickest and thickest eyelashes. You can never go to bed without first removing makeup from the eyes. This is very harmful for the eyelashes, and for the skin around the eyes, whose condition can noticeably suffer from this. The average length of the eyelashes on the upper eyelid is 10 mm. Some mammals have no eyelashes at all. For example, in many breeds of domestic cats.
