The beauty of the human body is a subjective concept. Everyone sees beauty in their own way. But a proportional figure, thick shiny hair, smooth clean skin, expressive eyes with long eyelashes have always been considered the standard of beauty. We can confidently say that most women at least once in their life have painted their eyelashes with mascara to make them visually thicker and longer. But this is a very interesting point: why exactly this detail is given such close attention in appearance?
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Eyelashes are hair that borders the cut of the eyes above and below in all types of mammals. So Wikipedia reports. It can be added that even birds have them, for example, the Kafra horned raven and the ostrich. The main function of eyelashes is protecting the eyes from dust, insects and very bright light. And this could stop. But it turns out that everything is not so simple!
There are many interesting facts and information about this. Consider at least some of them.
Keratin protein - this is the main component of eyelashes (97%), however, like hair, nails and the upper layer of human skin, the rest is water.
Cilia appear in the child in the womb during pregnancy at 16 weeks. And naturally, their shape, bend, length and density are genetically incorporated.
Each eyelash have your own life cycle: active growth lasts a couple of weeks, the rest period is about 2 months, the next phase is rejection. In total, the average “life expectancy” of cilia is approximately 3 months.
Eyelash its structure has a stem and root with a bulb, which is located under the skin in the follicle.Also, sebaceous glands are adjacent to each follicle, from which nutrition and oxygen are supplied, which prevent dryness and brittleness.
When a new root in the follicle matures, the old eyelash falls out. It is roughly estimated that if all the cilia that have fallen during the life are folded into a line, then the length of this chain can reach 30 meters.
Eyelashes grow in several rows along the edge of the eyelids, on the upper eyelid an average of 3-6 rows, on the lower - 2-3. American actress Elizabeth Taylor had a genetic abnormality (the scientific name is dichyiasis), in which another additional “set” grows.
Upper eyelashes longer (about 1 cm), their number varies on average from 90 to 160. The length of the lower ones is shorter, about 7 mm, and their number is also smaller, about 80 on average.
Of course, all the numbers are very average, in reality each person is unique. Although it should be noted that the type, length, color, density of vegetation is affected by heredity and genotype.
The longest eyelashes in the world
Long eyelashes are always considered beautiful, but everything is good in moderation. Too long vegetation in front of the eyes can cause inconvenience to their owners. For example, in the Guinness Book of Records were registered 4.7 cm longest eyelashes by the Hindu Phuto Rav Mawli. I must say that they interfered with him in everyday life and in communication with people, they had to be trimmed systematically. After all, it turns out that they will reach almost to the chin, if you close your eyes.
It should be noted that this fact indicates a hormonal imbalance in the human body. But among animals, the owners of the longest eyelashes are camels.
Other interesting facts
There is such a method for determining the type of human personality by external features, which is called physiognomy. Eyelashes occupy a significant place in this determination of the nature of man. Since one of the main functions of eyelashes is the perception of light, then people who have long and thick, can look at the sun, because harsh tones are muffled, which makes it possible to perceive the world in a more blurred form.
Therefore, such people are more vulnerable and sensitive, they have a more developed sense of compassion for others. This type of person has analytical skills.
But the owners of short and rare eyelashes are more rigid, categorical personalities. They make quick decisions without moral hesitation. For such people, there are no midtones. This is their strength and weakness at the same time. Also, the color, shape, length, density of eyelashes can be judged on heredity, genetics, racial and territorial affiliation of a person.
At Europeans eyelashes are thinner, longer and lighter, and the hardest and shortest belong to people of the Mongoloid race.
In women, eyelashes are on average shorter than in men; shorter for blondes, and for brunettes longer.
The colder the climate, the less and shorter the eyelashes. They are thicker and longer where it is hot and a lot of sun. This is due to the fact that they protect against the effects of increased ultraviolet radiation.
One more interesting fact can be cited - not all nationalities consider long eyelashes a sign of beauty. In northern Tanzania, residents of the Hadza tribe believe in the existence of the sacred ancient people of Tlatlanib with a complete absence of vegetation on the body. Therefore, residents of this tribe, and especially residents, completely remove hair, including eyelashes and eyebrows.
Interesting facts about eyelashes are shown in the next video.
