Lash extending mascaras seem to be the most popular type of all eyelash products. If you aren’t satisfied with the length and thickness of your lashes, probably you use the very type of mascara. However, do you know what extends in mascara? Find out how it works.

Women turn to lash extending mascara when they aren’t content with their natural length of eyelashes. Certainly, the best way for dealing with short lashes is application of a lash enhancing serum that accelerates eyelash growth by making lashes a few millimetres longer. Sadly, the effects of such treatment aren’t brought out overnight. A definitely faster solution is offered by an eyelash extending mascara.

What is a good mascara that extends lashes like?

We look for mascaras that deliver maximal lash extension without even being aware of the ingredients that are responsible for making lashes longer. Knowing this and that about lash extending substances, it will be easier for us to define which mascara is well-composed and which mascara might gift our lashes with the looked-for extension. Therefore, you don’t have to put to a test several various mascaras to find the one which truly lengthens lashes. Examining mascaras’ list of ingredients should do.

Do you know what extends in mascara?

The properties a particular mascara displays mostly depend on the ingredients it is made from. If you want a mascara to extend your lashes, you must check what is hidden inside the bottle. Here is the complete list of all substances responsible for extending your lashes:

• fibre – nylon, polyester, silk or cellulose. Some mascaras are enriched with them, but it’s worth realizing that the fibres can be bought separately (so-called lashes in a bottle). The task of fibres is to cling to natural lashes and gift them with body and extra length. On one hand fibres in a mascara is an easy way to make lashes extended but, on the other hand, it’s a shortcut to clumped and overloaded eyelashes. Also, fibre contributes to spider’s leg effect.
• polymers – naturally they are one the most basic building blocks of live organisms, but there is its synthetic version produced as well. Special polymers added to mascaras are to extend lashes by gifting them with a few additional millimetres. These molecules which cling to lashes while being applied, ensure the effect of definitely longer and fuller-looking eyelashes.
• waxes – most frequently beeswax, carnauba wax, rice wax. They work similarly to polymers so they coats each lash boosting its volume. The basic task of waxes is to maintain the product’s consistency, prevent moisture loss, smooth and leave lashes glossy. A well-composed set of waxes might deliver lash extending properties as well
• powders – powdered or finely ground substances such as minerals. A high quality lash extending mascara should have a powdery formula so, in other words, it shouldn’t be too runny and smooth. Thanks to this, while coating eyelashes with the cosmetic, the particles can cling to lashes (also cling to their tips too) and add body. As a result, a visible lash extension effect is easy to notice. In general, powders don’t overload lashes and work better than fibres.
• pigment – [partly] can also make an impact on lash length. Certainly, it won’t boost their length physically, yet it will enhance the lashes visually. The secret is that a good mascara colour lashes from their base to the tips; and lash tips are naturally lighter and almost invisible. Therefore, an intensively pigmented mascara creates the effect of seemingly longer lashes.

What applicator should an extending mascara go with?

Even though the ingredients used in mascara determine the product’s purpose, the applicator it features is equally important. Each mascara brush works differently. The effect of lash extension and volume boost can be achieved only when we use a silicone brush of classic shape. If the bristle isn’t widely arranged and when its length is right, you can expect the applicator to separate your eyelashes perfectly and, at the same time, coat each lash with mascara. The truth is, a good mascara brush can extend lashes because it’s able to stretch mascara coating applied to the tips of eyelashes.