22 Best Eyelash Serums that Promote Fuller, Longer, and Healthier-Looking Lashes

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If you weren’t born with naturally long, fluttery lashes (welcome to the club), you might have considered adding an eyelash serum to your routine. Even though there are many ways to add length to your lashes, from easy-to-use falsies to eyelash extensions to curlers and do-it-all drugstore mascaras, lash serums are enticing because they promise to boost length, volume, and promote healthier lashes long-term. The eyes are a sensitive area of the face, though, so whenever you're applying products, you'll want to make sure it's not just effective but safe. Ahead, find out more about eyelash serums, including how it works.

Do eyelash serums really work?

The short answer: It depends. Currently, there is only one product proven effective for growth and thickness, which is Latisse. The FDA-approved serum is formulated with an active ingredient called bimatoprost, which not only causes existing lashes to become longer but also stimulates growth in hair follicles not currently producing lashes. The catch? It’s a pharmaceutical drug so, you’ll need a doctor’s prescription to get it.

"Over-the-counter lash growth serums are cosmetic products rather than drugs, so they do not make any claims to grow lashes longer," says Joshua Zeichner M.D., a board-certified dermatologist. However, these alternative formulas do offer conditioning benefits that help hydrate and strengthen, which can help prevent breakage and promote the look of longer and fuller lashes. "You can’t argue with the before and after photos of consumers using these products, and experiencing significantly thicker and fuller eyelashes," Zeichner says. Mona Gohara M.D., a board-certified dermatologist, can attest to the power of lash serums. "I have experienced a loss of lashes from aging and alopecia areata, and I've seen tremendous benefit from these products," she says. If you're interested in trying a lash serum for yourself, read on for our favorite picks and dermatologist-recommended options.

Eye Illuminations Lash & Brow Serum

Formulated with peptides, biotin, and hyaluronic acid, this affordable serum helps to soften, nourish, and condition lashes and brows. Over time, the conditioning benefits will help promote the look of fuller and thicker-looking hair.

LashBond Building Serum

Olaplex's signature bond-building technology is now available in a lash serum to help transform dry and brittle lashes. Experience stronger, nourished, and healthier looking lashes with this formula packed with peptides. It also helps support the skin barrier to promote a better environment for natural growth.

Advanced Eyelash Conditioner

“This lash serum contains peptides, which are like messengers that tell your eyelashes to grow,” says Joshua Zeichner, MD, a board-certified dermatologist at Zeichner Dermatology. If that’s not enough to convince you, consider this: In a 2017 interview with Allure, Meghan Markle revealed she is also a fan of the product. “I swear they are as long as they could ever be,” she said.

Lash Serum

Available with a prescription, Latisse is an FDA-approved solution that’s been on the market since 2001. Tara Rao, MD, a board-certified dermatologist at The Mount Sinai Hospital, says when used as directed, it can “increase growth and thickness.”

Eyelash Enhancer

This lash serum is a non-irritating formula that's prostaglandin-free, so if you’ve tried other enhancers and they haven’t worked for you, this could be your solution. The best part: You may see results in as little as 30 days.

Lash Boost

Not only does this serum promote stronger and longer lashes, but it also maintains moisture so they appear darker and healthier-looking. For the best results, use once daily at night on clean lashes.

Lipocils Expert Eyelash Enhancing and Pigmentation Serum

What’s so great about this cult classic: Not only do the plant-derived actives help give lashes a growth boost, but the formula also enhances their curve and color. Coleus forskohlii helps to stimulate the production of melanin in your lashes to give them a deep, dark look, while silk proteins coat and curl.

GRO Volumizing Lash Serum

This clean vegan option is infused with red clover and an amino acid peptide to stimulate growth in four to six weeks.

Lash Enhancing Serum

Our beauty editor, Genesis Rivas, swears by this lash serum. "Grande Lash Serum transformed my sparse, small lashes. Now, everyone always asks me if my lashes are real or extensions," she says. “It not only stimulates healthy growth of new lashes but also strengthens and hydrates lashes you currently have,” adds Zeichner.

Luxuriating Lash Conditioning Serum

The brand’s founder, Clementina Richardson, has made a name for herself as the Eyelash Master, and her lash conditioning serum does not disappoint. Even Mary J. Blige is a fan and says, "Her conditioning lash serum is a great way to keep my extensions and natural lashes hydrated. Just use twice a day to help prolong my lash extensions giving them the vitamins and minerals they need to look their best."

WooLash

According to Rachel Nazarian, MD, a board-certified dermatologist with Schweiger Dermatology, the peptides and additional vitamins found in WooLash, a paraben-free serum, help you achieve longer, thicker, and natural looking lashes.

Full Lash and Brow Serum

This nourishing serum from Shiseido packs a one-two punch: Not only will it pump up the volume of your lashes, but it can also make your brows appear fuller—thanks to the formula’s MVP, arginine (an amino acid). Even better? The doe-foot applicator makes it easy to get to hard-to-reach spots between lashes and into the lash line.

Phyto-Medic Eyelash Enhancer

A little thicker than other products, this is a clear gel that applies easily on the upper lash line and is so gentle you can use it with contacts. “The soy protein helps enhance lashes and keeps them stronger and longer,” adds Nazarian.

Lashes to Die For Turbo Nighttime Eyelash Treatment

This potent blend of peptides, biotin, aloe vera, and Tahitian plankton will boost the length, thickness, and strength of your lashes (and brows, too). But the real reason we’re making space for it on our bedside table: The magic wand includes both a precision tip (so you can easily apply the product along the upper lash line) and a denser applicator (so you can evenly distribute the product from roots to ends).

LiftActiv Eyes and Lashes Serum

Nazarian says the peptides and hydrators (like hyaluronic acid) in this gentle anti-aging serum assist in fortifying and conditioning eyelashes.

Lash Serum Solution

Worried about your lashes falling out while removing falsies or wiping off mascara? Reviewers saw less lash loss with this serum, which is formulated with ingredients like pro vitamin B5 and hyaluronic acid to help grow stronger, thicker eyelashes.

Lash Serum Intense

Make the most of your beauty sleep with this dreamy serum. As you catch z’s, serious skincare ingredients—including fatty acid-rich pumpkin seed extract, polypeptides, biotin, and antioxidants—nourish and fortify the lash base, so lashes are stronger and grow longer.

Lash Targeted Solutions

Joyce Imahiyerobo-Ip, MD, a board-certified dermatologist with Vibrant Dermatology, says she started noticing new growth about two weeks into use, and by the end of the first month her lashes were "definitely stronger." Made without any gluten, parabens, phthalates, or sulfates, she recommends this formula for anyone looking for a cleaner product. "It has eyelash-fortifying peptides (amino acids), and hair-fullness peptides that offer superior results," she says.

Eyelash Enhancing Serum

“This serum contains a peptide to stimulate lash growth along with biotin to provide healthy building blocks for hair follicle activity,” says Zeichner.

Cils Booster Lash Revitalizing Serum

If your lashes seem sparse or, worse, damaged after removing falsies, try this revitalizing serum. It’s fortified with amino acids—aka proteins—that help make lashes look longer and feel softer.

Lash Growth Serum

This dermatologist-tested lash serum has it all—it’s cruelty-free, paraben-free, toxin-free, and fragrance-free but works hard to give you naturally longer and fuller lashes. You can even use it on your brows, too.

Kush Lash + Brow Enhancing Serum

You don’t need to apply harsh chemicals to your sensitive eye area to get lush lashes. This clean formula is plant-based yet effective. Hemp-derived cannabis seed extract hydrates and conditions lashes and brows, plant peptides create the appearance of lash and brow thickness, and quinoa helps support healthy hair follicles to encourage natural growth.

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