Biology 101

You don't know what you don't know until you know...I'm a poet and didn't know it! Anyway, here's a fun fact: eyelashes grow in stages just like the hair on your head. Growing, falling out and then replenishing. When some people are looking into the idea of getting lash extensions, they see the word "semi-permanent" and think that means the extensions will last for 1/2 of the rest of their life. Uhhhhh no, not the case at all  and I agree for those outside of the industry that word can be misleading. When extensions are advertised as "semi-permanent" what it being referred to is, the extensions will stay in place for 1/2 of the length of the Catogen (adult) hair cycle (20 to 25 days).Hair grows in 3 stages: Anagen (baby/teenager hair), Catagen (adult) and Telogen (senior citizen).When applying eyelash extensions they are placed on natural eyelashes when they are in the Catagen phase. We never apply eyelash extensions while the lashes are in Anagen phase as they are still too delicate and not strong enough to hold an eyelash extension.FCL clients come back for relashes every 2-3 weeks. At this appointment we find hairs that have gone from the Anagen phase to the Catogen phase, which are now ready and strong enough to hold an eyelash extension. The 3 stages of growth is happening all at the same time depending on the blood supply feeding the follicle.Class Over!!Love & Lashes xo