Archive for September, 2009

Millions of people suffer from hair loss from both traditionally on their scalp to all over their body including their eyebrows and eyelashes.  A common cause of hair falling out can be thyroid disease such as hypothyroidism. Eyelash hair loss treatment for people who are losing hair from hypothyroid disease needs to be practical. There are a variety of treatments for thyroid induced hair shedding ranging from conventional drugs and medications to holistic solutions that concentrate on using natural ingredients and the mind body connection.

Mary Shomon is a leading advocate for thyroid disease patients and her book: Thyroid Guide to Hair Loss helps patients suffering from eyelashes falling out or other bodily hair shedding to find the proper help and diagnosis they need to recover their thyroid function.  Some eyelash hair loss treatments can even help reverse or stop hypothyroid related hair shedding
Read Reviews of Thyroid Guide To Hair Loss: Conventional And Holistic Help For People Suffering Thyroid-Related Hair Loss at Amazon

With all the new eyelash stimulator products out today, there often seems to be a trade off between longer eyelashes and side effects. No one product is perfect and if they claim to be, you should be wondering why it seems too good to be true. Today, we’re going to discover the truth of Mavala Double Lash side effects.

Mavala Eye-lite DoubleLash is one of the older eyelash growth accelerator products that have been for sale for quite a few years. The product description describes Double Lash as a nourishing Eyelash Conditioner that protects, lengthens, and strengthens your eyelashes. Mavala claims that DoubleLash contains natural active ingredients that act overnight. Mavala Double Lash is made in Switzerland where there is much more of a stress on natural ingredients and naturally growing longer eye lashes.

While the company claims that their natural active ingredients will restore, strengthen, and make your eyelashes shinier, the ingredients listed don’t contain anything that would actually stimulate eyelash growth. The listed ingredients of Double Lash Growth Serum are:
Ingredients: Water, Magnesium, Aluminum Silicate, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat, Xanthan Gum, Lactococcus Ferment, Glycosaminoglycans, Proline, Riboflavin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Hexamidine Diisethionate, 2-Bromo-2Nitropropane-1, 3-Diol

This is nothing more than B vitamins and nutrients that you can easily find in hair growth multivitamins. However, many people have claimed that Mavala is an effective eyelash growth product that helped them grow longer, stronger, silkier eyelashes. There’s nothing in this eyelash accelerator from Mavala that would cause harmful side effects, but there doesn’t seem to be any actual active ingredients either. I don’t know, you’ll have to judge for yourself on this one.

Click here for Mavala Double Lash side effects and reviews

If you want to grow longer eyelashes, then you’ve probably heard of the newest eyelash growth product on the market. This eyelash stimulator is currently the only one that’s approved by the FDA. The Latisse eyelash lengthener serum is a drug (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Allergan. So just how much does Latisse eyelash growth cost?

Latisse lash growth stimulator contains a prostaglandin that was originally used to treat glaucoma patients. Later, it was discovered that one of the side effects of this drug was longer eyelashes in the patients that used the drug. Unfortunately, in addition to longer eyelashes, another side effect was that the pupils of people who used this eye drop noticed their eye color started changing and becoming darker. Other common side effects of Latisse are red eye, stinging, irritation, dry eyes, and sensitivity to light.

So is it worth it to pay so much for Latisse? One box of Latisse only lasts two months and it is one of the slower eyelash growth products on the market. The company states that it takes at least 12 weeks to begin noticing eyelash growth. Plus, since it is a prescription drug, you’ll have to get a doctor’s prescription which means time out of your busy day to go to the doctor, a co-pay, and paying for the prescription at the pharmacy. Most likely you’ll have to pay full price since Latisse is not covered by most insurance companies. For a two month supply of Latisse, you will end up paying close to $200 and that’s even before you start seeing results.

So how much does Latisse eyelash growth cost? Too much! Instead you should get a non prescription eyelash conditioner.

I’d rather buy another eyelash growth product such as LiLash for a little over $100 that lasts for 6 months and you’ll begin noticing longer looking eye lashes in just 2 weeks rather than 12. Hmmm… a no brainer here really, unless you have mountains of cash to burn that is.

Q: I am going to do a “winged eye” look for an up coming event and want to try liquid eyeliner out. I have never used it before and wanted to give it a try.
What is the best liquid eyeliner for a beginner to make the winged look with?
I also wanted to try the new lash stiletto mascara by Maybelline, does it work well?


A: A liquid eyeliner like Avon mark On the Edge Hook Up Liquid Eyeliner or a gel eyeliner like Stila Smudge Pots would work well.

One of the problems with eyelash growth products and eyelash growth stimulators are the side effects that often occur with using them. Some people have reported LiLash side effects such as irritation and red eye. These side effects are a double edged sword. They mean that the eyelash growth stimulator actually has the active ingredient that will make your eyelashes grow longer. On the other hand, the irritation and stinging can turn you off of using these products. The good thing is, the side effects are temporary and stop once you stop using the product.

So what are the LiLash side effects people have reported? The most common side effects of LiLash include red eye and stinging. However, in all these reported cases, it turns out that the women were applying the product incorrectly. It states clearly in the product directions to only apply LiLash once a day and only on the top lash line. Applying too much eyelash growth product can irritate your eyes because the lash serum will leak into your eyes.

So what is the correct way to apply LiLash without side effects? First, you’ll wan to wipe off your applicator wand as you pull it out of the tube of LiLash. Then, close your eyes and hold your eyelid taut like you’re going to apply eyeliner. Swipe the applicator with a tiny amount of LiLash across the skin at your top lash line. If you find that LiLash still gets into your eyes and stings, apply LiLash a bit above your lash line. The product will still run down a little and get to your hair follicles, but it won’t leak into your eyes.

Now here’s the important part. DO NOT apply LiLash to your bottom lashes! This is why people keep saying that LiLash hurts their eyes! They are using way too much of the eyelash growth product. After you’ve applied LiLash once a day to your top lashes, just blink quickly a few times and the eyelash growth stimulator will get on your bottom eyelash line. That’s all you need!

Just follow these simple directions and you’ll get longer looking lashes in weeks without any pain, irritation, or other side effects. Using more eyelash growth product than recommended will not speed up your lash growth. Even though some people reported stinging as LiLash side effects from using LiLash incorrectly, there have been no other side effects of LiLash like eye color changing unlike with Revitalash. If you want to be cautious or have extremely sensitive eyes, check out Enormous Lash which has no irritating ingredients or MariniLash by Jan Marini. Both of these eyelash growers have gotten great reviews and there’s no complaints of irritation that I know of.