According to the statistics, the lash extension industry will increase 5.2% from 2019 to 2025. So the lash extensions will become more and more popular, and the growth of the lash extension business will grow quickly.
It’s also a good time for you to get into the lash extension field to start a lash business, and here I am happy to share with you the types of lash extensions. This is the ultimate guide to lash extensions.
What Are Lash Extensions?
Lash extensions are made of multiple materials, including mink fur, silk, or synthetic fur, and lash extensions can be applied directly to your natural lashes.
The lash extensions can stay on your eyelids much longer, up to weeks compared with the regular strip false lashes. It is much more difficult for you to apply for lash extensions, and you’d better go to a beauty salon to find an experience lash artist to do lash extensions for you.
You need to use the semi-permanent lash glue, designed especially for lash extension application, rather than regular lash glue, to adhere the lash extensions to your natural lashes.
An experienced lash artist has to attend professional lash training and get the lash certificate and then become a lash artist in a lash bar.
Additionally, the lash extensions are mostly glued on the natural lashes, with the “fan” shape.
What Are Types of Lash Extensions?
So now let’s talk about the lash extensions types.
Here are multiple ways to category lash extension types, from materials, curls, thickness, to styles, it is much more complicated to know the lash extensions types.
Lash Extension Materials
Here are different materials used to make lash extensions, including mink fur, silk, and synthetic fiber. The raw material for making lash extensions can determine its quality.
Mink lash extensions are the most expensive, and the mink fur has a vivid texture, comfortable like human hair. You can consider using the real mink lash extensions if you like the real texture and touch feeling.
Silk lash extensions are made of silk material, much cheaper than real mink lashes.
Synthetic lash extensions are also affordable, and the synthetic fiber can mimic the mink fur texture, to get a vivid look. Most lash studios like to use synthetic lash extensions for their clients, especially for the lash addicts who are vegetarians. And synthetic lash extensions are 100% cruelty-free, friendly for environmental protection. So you can recommend synthetic lash extensions to your clients who want to own natural effects but without using mink fur.
