Eyelashes follow a natural pattern of growth and fall out at a regular rate. Although this can cause concern, know that they typically grow back without treatment. If you’d like to speed up the growth process, there are several home treatments and lifestyle changes that may help.

Eyelashes can thin, shorten, or fall out for any number of reasons, from simple habits to normal aging to medical conditions. Medical conditions such as blepharitis (mites or bacteria in the lash line), an overactive or underactive thyroid, psoriasis, or eczema can also cause eyelashes to fall out.

Your eyelashes naturally thin as you age. Your lashes grow through your eye follicles. The older we get, the slower our growth process becomes. This is how your lashes start to thin out.

Vaseline is an occlusive moisturizer that can be used effectively on dry skin and eyelashes. It can’t make eyelashes grow faster or longer, but it can moisturize them, making them look fuller and lusher. Vaseline may be best used at night, when you’re not planning on applying makeup, such as mascara, to your eyelashes.

Good vitamin intake is essential too. Vitamin B prevents lashes from becoming brittle (and shedding), vitamin C helps collagen production and repairs follicle damage, vitamin E protects your lashes from free radicals while vitamin H encourages growth and stimulation.

Eating a healthy diet rich in protein and vitamins helps eyelash hair grow. Good foods to help your eyelashes grow include fish, eggs, beans and yogurt. Soy protein is also beneficial for simulating eyelash growth.

Biotin is a B vitamin, and it is said to improve hair’s health by strengthening keratin, the protein that makes up hair. “There is no compelling evidence that biotin will increase lash growth.