Have you heard of lash conditioners? Commercial serums work to strengthen and enhance your lashes and brows, making them shinier and fuller looking. And, no surprise, they can be super pricey! Also not a surprise, you can make a super-easy version at home with just two ingredients.
Summer is the perfect time to condition your lashes because mascara in hot weather is a hot mess. Before you know it, mascara melts into the not-so-awesome raccoon look. Eyelash conditioner makes lashes feel thicker – no mascara necessary!
You only need two natural ingredients – aloe vera and castor oil. Castor oil sounds a bit scary, but don’t worry, people have been using it on their hair and skin since biblical times. The fatty acids and vitamin E in castor oil strengthen the lash root and stimulate growth. And while you’re getting longer lashes that fall out less, the aloe vera conditions lashes to reduce breakage. Use daily and you’ll see improvement in 2-4 weeks.
Longer Lash Conditioning Serum
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons castor oil
- 2 tablespoons 100 percent aloe vera gel
- Jar with lid
- Q-tips or clean mascara wand
Instructions
- Combine castor oil and aloe vera in a small container with lid.
- Shake to combine before each use.
- Apply nightly to lashes with Q-tip or mascara wand.
- Do not rinse.
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Harriet says
May 29, 2018 at 5:39 pmThank you so much; a good unrefined castor oil was saving my eyelashes and brows many years. My one and only experiment aside of that was Cherish Lash serum, – and I got same result for much shorter time. That’s a great review you’re worthy of much respect
Ame says
October 20, 2016 at 10:19 pmHow should I store the conditioning?
BeautyQueen says
April 18, 2015 at 11:12 pmWould this work on brows?I have knwn castor oil to simulate growth on my brows.
Sydney McFerron says
June 26, 2014 at 4:50 pmStarted growing aloe very specifically for this purpose! Didn’t know about the castor oil though! Thanks!
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Krystal says
June 25, 2014 at 1:00 pmHi,
About how long does it store?
Luciana says
June 22, 2014 at 5:21 pmHi! Can I substitute castor oil to almond oil? (I heard it works great on eyelashes)
Kaolee says
June 21, 2014 at 8:31 pmI’ve actually been using castor oil to take off my eye makeup. I’ll definitely give this recipe a try!
Jane says
June 21, 2014 at 6:37 pmJust be aware some people are sensitive to aloe vera. Also, castor oil is nice as a makeup remover!
Cheers,
Jane in Australia
Laura says
June 21, 2014 at 5:00 pmI don’t have any gel so do you think pure aloe juice would work just as well? (Ha! I’m a poet and don’t know it!) I have a bottle of Lakewood Organic fresh pressed pure aloe.