Eyelash

An eyelash is a long, stiff hair. Taken together, these hairs form 2-3 rows located closer to the anterior edge of the upper and lower eyelids. Eyelashes perform a protective function - they prevent dust and other foreign particles from entering the eye.

Eyelashes grow from eyelash follicles located along the edge of the eyelid. The average length of the upper eyelashes is about 10 mm, and the lower eyelashes are about 6 mm. The number of eyelashes on the upper eyelid is on average from 100 to 150, and on the lower eyelid - from 75 to 100.

Eyelashes periodically fall out and are replaced with new ones. The life cycle of an eyelash lasts from 4 to 11 months. Eyelash growth occurs in 3 phases: the growth phase (anagen), the decay phase (catagen) and the resting phase (telogen).

The anatomical name for eyelashes is cilium. Eyelashes play an important role in protecting and maintaining eye health. Beautiful thick eyelashes are also considered an important element of visual attractiveness.

An eyelash (from the English eyelash - “eyelash”) is a hair that grows from a hair follicle in the skin of the eyelid and gives it color and volume. Several eyelashes make up a bundle called the papilla, and the bundles form the so-called eyelashes (about 150 pieces in women and up to 200 in men). Together they form several groups of beams, several of which - the outer ones - are longer and closer to the cornea of ​​the eye (they are the ones who give depth to brown eyes). Eyelashes grow pu