Lash boost Facts – Formulation awareness

We’ll go through each of the main ingredients in the Rodan and Fields Lash Boost formula in this segment. You’ll discover how each ingredient will help your lashes and brows, as well as any potential side effects.

• Keratin and hydrolysed keratin are also present in Rodan and Fields Lash Boost. Keratin is a protein belonging to the fibrous structural protein family. It is generated by combining 18 amino acids. It is the primary structural material that makes up hair, nails, and the outer layer of skin in humans. Keratin is extracted from an animal source (sheep’s wool) in cosmetics, which vegans should be aware of. 
• Hydrolysis breaks down the keratin protein into smaller components that can effectively reach the skin and hair, resulting in hydrolysed keratin. The protein is normally hydrolysed by boiling it at high temperatures or soaking it in acids.
• Keratin is very significant for eyelashes and brows because it makes up 90 per cent of your hair. Keratin not only strengthens hair but hydrolysed keratin protein is also moisture-binding, allowing you to retain moisture and reduce breakage.
• Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is the next important ingredient in Rodan and Fields Lash Boost. Biotin, a water-soluble vitamin, acts as a coenzyme in the production of fatty acids and the metabolisation of amino acids, which results in the formation of proteins. This process promotes healthy cell formation and development, which results in healthy hair, skin, and nails. 
• There is some disagreement about whether topical biotin can help improve hair quality. However, hair experts and cosmetic chemists agreed that biotin-containing topical treatments (such as Rodan and Fields Lash Boost) would bind the biotin molecule to the hair, creating the illusion of greater thickness. 
• However, the hair must absorb biotin when it is still attached to the blood vessels in the follicle to improve hair strength and overall hair quality. This can only be done by increasing the intake of biotin-rich foods or supplementing with biotin.
• Isopropyl cloprostenol, a **synthetic prostaglandin analogue, is Rodan and Fields Lash Boost’s most significant ingredient. Isopropyl cloprostenate was first used in prescription eye drops to treat glaucoma patients by lowering intraocular pressure. Glaucoma patients treated with isopropyl cloprostenate found their eyelashes grew longer and more lush as a side effect. As a result, isopropyl cloprostenate is now used in the cosmetic industry to grow eyelashes and brows.
• Although isopropyl cloprostenate is well known for its ability to increase eyelash growth effectively, it is important to note that this ingredient can cause some side effects. Isopropyl cloprostenate, for example, can cause eye irritation, dryness, redness, itchy eyes, flaky skin, burning, and pain. This ingredient’s other severe side effects include blurred vision, cysts, iris colour change, drooping eyelids, and eyelid discolouration. 
• Allantoin, a true multi-tasking ingredient, is the next main ingredient in Rodan and Fields Lash Boost. Allantoin is a skin protectant that is naturally calming and anti-irritating, as well as having moisture-binding properties. Allantoin also stimulates and accelerates cell growth, increases hair elasticity and softness, and gives it a faint glossy appearance.

• Rodan and Fields Lash Boost contains two highly effective conditioning ingredients: panthenol and sodium hyaluronate. Panthenol is a provitamin B5 derivative, and sodium hyaluronate is a hyaluronic acid salt. Both of these ingredients help to retain moisture in the hair. Furthermore, sodium hyaluronate can promote hair growth and strand diameter, resulting in thicker hair (and, in this case, thicker eyelashes and eyebrows).

• Two peptides, copper tripeptide-1 and octapeptide-2, are the final primary ingredients we’ll explore in the Rodan and Fields Lash Boost recipe. Peptides are protein fragments formed when amino acids bind together. A dipeptide, for example, is formed when a single bond binds together two amino acids. A tripeptide comprises three connected amino acids, which is followed by tetrapeptides, and so on.
• Copper tripeptide-1 comprises three amino acids, glycine, histidine, and lysine, arranged in a complex geometric structure, and the physiologically beneficial mineral copper. Rodan and Fields Lash Boost contains copper tripeptide-1, which promotes hair growth by blocking the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which inhibits hair growth. Octapeptide-2 is a growth factor that promotes healthy hair growth within follicle stem cells and is used in Rodan and Fields Lash Boost.