Do you want to know how much a Russian Volume application weighs?

Find out how much a tuft of Russian Volume weighs, or even an entire application.

Do you want to know how much a Russian Volume application weighs?

For some people, this table may not mean anything at all, but for me it was a fundamental confirmation!

The very first thing I would like to clarify is that the weight of the tufts I create may vary from those of any other lashmaker , as I wanted to measure them with glue.

As you know, in fact, the amount ofextension glue on a tuft varies from manual skill to manual skill and obviously from the type of glue (liquid or compact). Clearly, I always maintain that the correct amount of glue is neither too much nor too little, but only the amount necessary to make a tuft on an eyelash last for its natural life cycle.

I measured, as you can see from the table, not only the weight of a tuft generalizing it to a single length but I measured them in each specific length, in this way we see the progressive difference between one and the other.

Let's try to see as an initial example the differences between 0.07 mm and 0.05 mm :
the difference in weight between these thicknesses is truly super-miniscule and looking at the values ​​of a tuft, 12 mm in one thickness and 12 mm in the other, we can in fact see that the difference in weight is only 0.0003 grams (= 0.3 milligrams ).
But let's see better how this difference coincides on a complete application.
We calculate an average of 120 natural lashes per eye on which the extensions are applied. We apply our knowledge on any and all effects to be able to make approximately real calculations, I prefer to choose the effect that follows our natural growth, as I believe it respects the health of the lashes better.

So, following the classic eye pattern (in most women the eyelashes are longer in the center and gradually get shorter towards the sides) let's do our calculation on such an effect :

100% ≈ 120 lashes
50% ≈ 60 lashes (our middle part)
25% is divided into 4 different sizes (8,9,10 and 11 mm) so it becomes 6.25% for each length.

To understand the number of lashes for every 6.25% we need to do a mathematical calculation:

We get 7.5 lashes for each 6.25% section, which I round for convenience to X ≈ 8. Now we multiply the figure by two as the portions repeat equally in both the internal and external corners.

Example 1

Let's calculate the application weight with the thickness 0.05 mm
Volume 6D

Central part (50% which corresponds to 60 lashes)
60pcs 6D eyelashes, 12mm long ≈ 0.0234g.
Calculation 60 x 0.00039 = 0.0234g
Eye corners (2 sections: inner and outer)
2 x 8pcs 6D eyelashes with length 11mm ≈ 0.00592g.
2 x 8pcs 6D eyelashes with 10mm length ≈ 0.0056g.
2 x 8pcs 6D eyelashes with 9mm length ≈ 0.00528g.
2 x 8pcs 6D eyelashes with 8mm length ≈ 0.00496g.
Total: 0.04516g.
This is the weight we give to each eye with the application of 120 “tufts” (to be precise 124 lashes, because I rounded up in the previous formula from 7.5 to 8 lashes per section in 6.25%) of Russian volume 6D (6 lashes on one), plus the weight of the glue.

Example 2

Let's calculate the application weight with the thickness 0.07 mm
Volume 6D

60 from 12 ≈ 0.0252
2 x 8 from 11 ≈ 0.0064
2 x 8 from 10 ≈ 0.00608
2 x 8 from 9 ≈ 0.00576
2 x 8 from 8 ≈ 0.00544
Total : 0.04888g.

Can you imagine?

An entire application on one eye weighs approximately 0.045 g . using different thicknesses and lengths! (if we want to round according to the rules of mathematics we will have 0.05 g.)

I have always maintained that the difference between these thicknesses exists but it is so insignificant that not everyone has the ability to perceive the difference, holding in their hand or between the tips of the tweezers, a tuft of 0.05 mm thickness with that of 0.07 mm. So I would say that from the point of view of sales of the different materials, we must choose not for the weight, because as we can see the current difference is 0.003 of a gram (3 milligrams) in an entire application on one eye. We must choose instead for the result we want to obtain: slightly stronger, slightly more natural or simply for the perception of the material to the touch, because as we know there are those who prefer one sensation over another.
Ultimately, I can now say with certainty that there is a difference! And now it is a sure fact!

But what intrigued me even more were the 0.10 tufts with which the world opened up to me once again.

But first, let's do the calculation always taking the same "effect" as an example.

Example 3

Let's calculate the application weight with the thickness 0.10 mm
3D volume

60 from 12 ≈ 0.024
2 x 8 from 11 ≈ 0.00608
2 x 8 from 10 ≈ 0.00576
2 x 8 from 9 ≈ 0.00544
2 x 8 from 8 ≈ 0.00512
Total : 0.0464g.

I have always maintained that among all the volumes, 3D with 0.10 is a very heavy application compared to others made with lower thicknesses, but now you have to change your mind... the weight is almost the same, in fact it weighs less than 6D with 0.07 mm! So where I can put 6D with 0.07 mm I can also put 3D with 0.10 mm.

Starting from the assumption of carrying out applications on healthy and strong lashes, we can therefore not even take these differences in weight into account and therefore be able to choose the application that the client prefers most ( marked , voluminous , natural ) or simply choose based on the perception that the different materials give.

However, dealing with weak , thin , damaged or very short eyelashes is a whole other story.

It is precisely in these cases that we must keep this table in mind and remember how important it is to be able to choose the right extensions for that type of eyelash with the utmost care.

So be careful when choosing thicknesses, lengths and techniques because even if the weight we are going to load on the natural lash is minimal, it is there and it is real!

So imagine a thin eyelash with a maximum length of 8 mm, what weight can it support if you choose a thickness of 0.10 mm in 3D with a maximum length of 13 mm… over time this type of eyelash breaks or tilts its growth axis. Let us always remember that hair has the so-called “memory” (I spoke about this very topic at the conference in Rome).

One thing I would add to my table, shown below (the one in red) 2D with 0.10 mm, since the weight will change very little, obviously, I would go to work with short lengths :-)

Observe your clients' lashes, pamper them with treatments , let them rest every now and then! If you see that the lash hangs down, immediately after the application or after a week from the application (as soon as it grows a little) or even breaks, it means that the application you do is too heavy for that type of hair!

The field is constantly evolving and we lashmakers of today are writing the history of this sector! From now on you can know how much weight an application of Russian Volume has.

Happy to work for history.

-Tatiana Light Lashes

NB: I remind and point out again that the data in the table correspond to the weight of my tufts with the amount of glue that I use and that can obviously vary with the weights of your tufts! So also the average of the natural eyelashes with which I give examples, can obviously be much lower or much higher based on the eye that is presented to you. Furthermore (to be scrupulous) you should also take into consideration the force of gravity, as our eyelashes are always suspended on the eyelid and only at night do they remain "at rest" resting on the lower eyelid (naturally only for those who do not sleep with their eyes half-open/half-closed).