I spent most of last year and this year working from home due to the pandemic, which meant I stopped wearing makeup regularly.
I had thought this break would actually help me grow longer, healthier lashes, but the opposite was true. I found my lashes to be quite short, sparse and otherwise non-fabulous; apparently all those mascaras I was previously wearing were actually keeping my lashes healthy – who knew?! So when I was contacted by Luna Nectar, a Canadian owned brand focused on creating innovative beauty and wellness products that are 100% natural, vegan and cruelty free, I was super excited to try their Moon Boost Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum.
Find out why Moon Boost can help your lashes and brows look their best and how Luna Nectar promotes natural, revolutionary and sustainable beauty products and wellness formulations in today’s post!
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About Luna Nectar – The Brand
As mentioned above, Luna Nectar is a beauty and wellness brand led by an innovative Canadian team focused on creating all natural, vegan and cruelty free products. Less is more with this brand, which is why it’s committed to creating more simple beauty routines to reduce waste, create efficiencies and save you time.
Sustainability is something the brand puts into every product it creates, ensuring all their products are free from fillers and hormone-based ingredients. Luna Nectar ethically sources their ingredients from cruelty free suppliers and is certified cruelty free and vegan by PETA.
Their products are also free from synthetic fragrances to reduce the potential for irritation or sensitivity. Even their product packaging and boxes are made by a fair trade manufacturer and recycled paper. Luna Nectar is also partaking on a climate change and carbon emission reduction journey and has partnered with One Tree Planted, a non-profit dedicated to planting trees internationally.
One tree is planted for every Atmosphere Hair Density Serum sold as part of Luna Nectar’s “Humans With Luscious Locks Plant Trees” campaign.
Moon Boost Lash & Brown Enhancing Serum – The Benefits & The Formula
What Does It Do? Moon Boost is an all natural alternative to pricey lash treatments and extensions that can ruin your lashes over time. Unlike other lash serums, Moon Boost is free from chemical and hormone-based serums that can come with negative side effects.
Moon Boost is 100% natural, cruelty free, gluten free and vegan and promises luscious, longer and thicker lashes and brows with its nourishing formula. The serum is also fragrance free and pH balanced, with no parabens, sulfates, dyes, phthalates, dimethicone, petroleum, talc, bismuth oxychloride, gluten, or nanoparticles. Customers report seeing a difference in 2-3 weeks, with full results in 6-8 weeks.
Did you know: If you do have lash extensions, you can still use Moon Boost! It can be used to repair and strengthen your natural lashes, which prolongs the lifespan of your extensions.
What’s In It? All of the ingredients are ethically sourced from cruelty-free organic/vegan suppliers. Some of the natural, nourishing ingredients in this ethically sourced serum include aloe vera, castor oil, argan oil, bamboo extract, algae extract, glycerin, vitamin E, sweet almond oil and arginine.
The serum is slow-poured into bamboo tubes crafted by a fair trade manufacturer and the boxes are fashioned from recycled paper.
You can see a number of before and after pics on the product page here and my before and after pic further down in the post.
Lash & Brow Growth – The Science
If you’re noticing that your lashes and brows grow super slowly or not at all, it could be one of two reasons: the follicle is dead (sadly, not much can be done in this situation) or the follicle is resting. If the follicle is resting, you can stimulate growth (yes!!!).
Thyroid disorders and age can also interfere with optimal follicle growth and retention. Hair follicles go through a growing (anagen) phase, a catagen (intermediate) phase and a resting (telogen) phase. The goal with a lash serum like Moon Boost is to extend the growing phase for the lashes as long as possible before the lash switches to the intermediate then resting phase.
Hair Follicle Stimulation consists of two parts:
1 – Prostaglandin production, fed by essential fatty acids, maintains the hair network and prolongs the growing phase for as long as it can. This process naturally slows as you age, with less prostaglandin being produced. Moon Boost Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum is rich in these essential fatty acids, introducing and locking in moisture to help supplement and encourage dense, longer, fuller lashes and brows.
2 – To maintain the metabolism of the follicle, the follicle also needs amino acids, in particular arginine; and vitamins. Moon Boost Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum deposits arginine and vitamins using herbal extracts and oils, which builds up the follicle to produce healthy hair keratin and gives the growing phase all the nutrition it needs to work at an optimal level.
How To Apply Moon Boost
Moon Boost must be applied to clean lashes and brows. Shake the tube and then use the applicator brush to apply Moon Boost along the upper and lower lash line and the roots of brow hairs. Coating the full length of lashes and brows is optional.
The serum itself has a white, lightweight, slightly oily texture and zero fragrance. I would recommend applying Moon Boost to your brows/lashes before any skin care products to ensure the product absorbs into the follicle without interference.
My Results With Moon Boost – More Lashes!
I’ve used Moon Boost almost every night on my lashes since receiving it (which has been roughly 4 weeks of use). After washing my face and removing any traces of makeup and SPF through my night time skin care routine, I applied Moon Boost Lash & Brow Enhancing serum to the roots of my upper lash line (my lower lashes are pretty healthy, so I skipped those).
I definitely noticed that my lash line looked healthier and had more lash growth after the 4-week period.
I’m super excited about all the new hairs coming in – if you check out my before and after pics below, you can see a lot more small, new growth in the after pic than in the before pic. Overall, I’m really happy with the product and didn’t experience any irritation with it either. I’ll be sure to use the entire tube happily for maximum results (which usually happens around 6-8 weeks of regular use)!
BUY IT: MOON BOOST
If you’re looking to give your lashes or brows a growth boost with a serving of TLC, Luna Nectar Moon Boost Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum is a natural, cruelty free option that works!
