Does Olive Oil or Castor Oil Promote Eyelash Growth?

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Hi there :) Does Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Pure Castor Oil, promote Eyelash growth? does it make it thicker too? Thank you :)

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Olive oil and castor oil have not been demonstrated to improve eyelash growth, but Latisse does increase the growth phase of eyelashes.

Matthew Schulman, MD · Answer

No way. It doesn't work. Ask your doctor for a prescription for Latisse - this is something that actually works.

Ryan McWhorter, MD · Answer

Although I know of no studies, castor oil has certainly worked. Just apply an organic brand to tips of lashes at bedtime. A Q-tip works. Dirt cheap. Can be goopy if gets in eye. No apparent problem though.

Michael Law, MD · Answer

Latisse is the only product FDA approved to grow eyelashes. The product has been available for several years and my patients have ben very pleased with the results

Christopher J. Peers, MD · Answer

Unfortunately there is no inexpensive, readily available product, applicable to the lashes that has been proven to work, except Latisse.

	Pfizer pharmaceuticals has a similar product, but to my knowledge they have not chosen to promote it.

Purvisha Patel, MD · Answer

Not alot of data out there for such a treatment, and not recommended by this dermatologist. This would be application of organic products to the lashes and the lash rim, and would be a set up for an eye infection or styes- lash lines are a common place for the staph bacteria to live, and to feed the bacteria, is not a good idea.

Mitchell Schwartz, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Both Olive oil and Castor oil have never been shown to promote eyelash growth. Latisse is a prescription-only solution that has been scientifically proven to stimulate the growth of eyelashes. Many studies have been done to prove its effectiveness using unbiased observers. At present, Latisse is the only FDA approved treatment for growing eyelashes.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

Nope. It's doesn't do a thing other than make your eyelashes extra moisturized and sticky. If it had growing potential in it, we certainly wouldn't use it in cooking, right? The only approved treatment for eyelash growth is Latisse.

Does Olive Oil or Castor Oil Promote Eyelash Growth?

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