Who should not get eyelash extensions: list of contraindications

Issues discussed in the material:

• What are the reasons why your eyes water during eyelash extensions?
• What can trigger an allergic reaction during and after extensions?
• How unprofessional actions of a lash maker can provoke increased lacrimation in a client
• What to do to avoid watery eyes before and after eyelash extensions

Eyelash extensions often cause fashionistas to cry profusely and involuntarily. Moreover, this happens both during the procedure and after. Why is this happening? Why do my eyes water after eyelash extensions? There are various reasons, let's look into this issue together.

What to do if your eyes are watery after eyelash extensions

We sorted out the problems during extensions, but why do your eyes water after eyelash extensions?

There are several reasons why after the procedure the eyelids turn red and tears appear. Here are the most common:

• Reaction to adhesive fumes. After application, the glue for eyelash extensions begins to polymerize, and this happens within three days. Accordingly, three days of evaporation settles on the mucous membrane. If you have sensitive eyelids, this will cause the whites to become red and your eyes will start to water.
• Allergic reaction to materials.
• Inflammation of the mucous membrane.
• Scratches and microtraumas of the eyeball.

List of contraindications for extensions

Correcting the thickness of eyelashes is considered a simple manipulation. This opinion can be classified as erroneous, which is confirmed by its duration and high cost. Like any cosmetic process, eyelash extensions have their own characteristics. To avoid problems, you should find out what contraindications this manipulation has, and what care will be required afterwards.

There is a list of situations that indicate the inappropriateness of a beauty procedure and its harm to the client’s health. The list of prohibitions includes:

• asthmatic attacks (can be triggered by glue evaporation);
• eye diseases;
• allergic reactions on the skin;
• individual characteristics of the body.

Eye diseases and conditions

Eyelash extensions are prohibited if you have eye diseases. Such ailments are contraindications:

• dry mucous syndrome. It appears due to a decrease in the amount of tear fluid. The organ of vision is deprived of regular hydration, discomfort, itching, irritation, and inflammation occur. With the syndrome, the process will be meaningless. The presence of itching and burning makes a person want to rub their eyelids. Natural hairs will break or fall out. The effect will not last long;
• conjunctivitis or a predisposition to this problem. Inflammatory process on the outer layer of the eye white, inside the eyelids. Characterized by redness of the organs of vision. It is accompanied by pain, burning, itching, increased tearing, and swelling. The disease requires treatment by an ophthalmologist. If there is a problem, eye extensions and makeup are not recommended;
• blepharitis. A condition characterized by an inflammatory process. Accompanied by peeling, itching sensation in the eyelid area. The causative agent is the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Types of disease: scaly, ulcerative, meibomian, rosacea. It is an absolute contraindication.

Symptoms of blepharitis include:

• tearfulness, redness;
• redness, swelling of the eyelids, which appear greasy;
• the presence of a crust along the edges of the eyelid, which sticks the eyes together;
• peeling of the skin;
• constant burning sensation, itching and presence of a foreign object;
• frequent unnatural blinking;
• increased sensitivity to light;
• loss of eyelashes or abnormalities in their growth;
• infection of the follicles.

If you have an illness, you need to visit a doctor to receive adequate therapy.
In such a critical condition, it is not recommended to use mascara or have your hair corrected in a salon. Inflammations for which it is not recommended to resort to the process include:

• stye (hordeolum) – inflammatory process, abscess on the eyelids. Occurs due to infection in the follicles of the cilia. The main signs of the disease include: eye pain, swelling, redness, sensation of a foreign object. The causative agent of the disease is staphylococcus. Until the inflammation is relieved, visiting a salon to improve eyelashes is strictly contraindicated;
• other eye infections: purulent secretion, swelling, thickening, painful redness.

The master will not undertake to do classic extensions or any other type of extension if the client has eye diseases. First, the disease should be completely cured. Only after recovery will it be possible to perform a beauty procedure.

Skin reactions

It is unacceptable to correct the thickness of eyelashes for psoriasis and dermatitis. The use of synthetic materials and treatment with adhesive composition will aggravate the disease.

The presence of allergic diseases in the client is associated with increased susceptibility of the skin of the eyelids. Their symptom is hair loss. The latter may be seasonal or cyclical. For this reason, it is not advisable to hold the event during these periods. You can provoke complications in the form of allergic skin reactions and increased hair loss.

The artist makes a mistake when doing eyelash extensions when the eyes become watery and itchy

How can unprofessional actions of a lash maker provoke increased lacrimation in a client?

Some professionals work from home. In such conditions, it is very difficult to maintain a sufficient level of hygiene, and clients of unscrupulous artists have watery eyes after eyelash extensions. Instruments may become dirty, and this leads to infection of the mucous membrane. Hence - abundant tears, an inflammatory process, and in especially advanced cases - purulent abscesses and vision problems.

In addition to allergies to materials, the following problems may occur:

1. Incorrect position of the patch on the lower eyelid. If the pad comes into contact with the mucous membrane, it causes lacrimation, redness and burning. Damage to the eyelids during patch removal is also likely. It is better if a specialist uses silicone-based pads - they are less traumatic and prevent the eyes from watering.
2. There is not enough time for some parts of the procedure. So, after finishing the extension, the client needs to lie down with her eyes closed for at least ten minutes so that the glue has time to harden and her eyes do not water. This eliminates the possibility of chemical burns.

Some professionals have animals at home, which also do not contribute to cleanliness. In addition to the fact that the client may be allergic to the fur or skin of the pet, pets can be carriers and carriers of germs and parasites. A lashmaker who follows sanitary and hygienic standards will never allow pets to be in the workplace; this is completely out of the question.

Rules of care

Rules for caring for artificial hairs:

• on the first day, do not allow water to get on the villi and do not expose them to high temperatures;
• it is important to wash your face carefully, without sudden movements;
• you need to ensure that the root zone does not become an accumulation of sweat and sebaceous secretions (before going to bed, you cannot do without using foam for washing);
• the villi should be combed daily with a brush;
• it is important to carefully put on outfits with a tight neck (you need to hold the collar with your hands);
• It is advisable to make a correction once every 2 weeks.

Note! Every girl is able to influence the duration of wear of her eyelashes: she should acquire a special fixative (it helps to increase the life of artificial hairs, prevents them from curling and gluing).

What does “Lovely” eyelash fixer look like?

Modern eyelash extension methods are harmless. Eyelash extensions may not be suitable for nursing mothers and women who have an individual intolerance to the materials used in eyelash extensions. It is not recommended to glue artificial hairs even if you wear contact lenses.

Why do my eyes sting and water after eyelash extensions?

Such sensations are normal if tearing and tingling are felt in the first few hours after the extension. If you know that you are hypersensitive to chemical compounds, then it is acceptable for you to have watery eyes after the procedure for three days. But if after this time the tearing does not stop, consult an ophthalmologist.

Tears after eyelash extensions are not the only possible problem. Also, the lash maker’s clients may experience itching, tingling, and sometimes the whites of the eyes become red. This may be due to artificial eyelashes that scratch the eyelid when blinking. If the artist places the hairs too close to the skin of the eyelids, then they become mechanical irritants: they touch the eyeball when you blink. Considering that a person blinks about twenty times per minute, this becomes a serious problem. Fake eyelashes constantly scratch your eyes, leading to redness and pain.

There may be another reason why your eyes water after eyelash extensions. The lashmaker will definitely give recommendations on how to care for your eyes after the procedure to prevent them from watering. For example, you should not apply cream to your eyelids or rub your eyes with your hands. This can cause the hairs to shift and the glue to dissolve, which will get on the mucous membrane and provoke an allergic reaction.

If you are worried about excessive tears, cutting pain in the eyes or severe itching, first of all, ask your lash maker what to do. The technician will probably explain what caused the discomfort - an allergy to glue, a chemical burn, or something else.

If you cannot get an appointment with a lash maker, try home remedies. Buy chamomile in bags at the pharmacy, brew and rinse your eyes with this decoction when they are watery. If the unpleasant sensation does not go away or, even worse, intensifies, there is nothing you can do about it; you will have to remove the eyelashes yourself.

When you come to the specialist with complaints that your eyes are watering after eyelash extensions, you should be given first aid. It looks like this:

• The artificial hairs are removed, and your eyelashes are washed with a special composition that dissolves the remaining glue.
• Rinsing is done using a decoction of chamomile or plain water.
• If the client complains of pain in the eyes, anesthetic drops are used.

After the lash maker has given you first aid and your eyes are no longer watering, be sure to go to the doctor. The ophthalmologist will explain what to do next and prescribe the appropriate treatment.

But it is better, of course, to avoid such unpleasant situations and go to experienced professionals in trustworthy beauty salons.

Are all contraindications absolute and permanent?

One of the few absolute contraindications is the presence of bronchial asthma and allergic diseases in the client. Hypoallergenic materials are used for extensions. But glue, which is an active chemical, can provoke a negative reaction. The service for this category of clients is fraught with an attack of suffocation from the fumes of the composition used. The health risk in this case is serious.

Most restrictions can be eliminated by treatment or proper care of eyelash extensions. In the case of thin and brittle hair, several weeks before the event you should use special products to strengthen the hair. After carrying out preventive actions, a beauty procedure can be quite successful.

If you have doubts about the need to correct the thickness and length of your eyelashes, you should consult a specialist. The master will talk about the limitations and consequences of salon manipulation. Extension is a serious procedure. Contraindications and care for advanced eyelashes are important factors that determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of the decision to enhance natural beauty.

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Preparing for eyelash extensions

Are eyelash extensions harmful?

What girls need to know before eyelash extensions, and what to do before extensions:

• before eyelash extensions, it is important to find a good lash maker (recommendations from friends and acquaintances/contact a specialized studio);
• Next, you must decide on the choice of technology (lash or tufts), the desired effect (fox, squirrel, sparse), length, bend, thickness and type of hair (mink, silk, sable).

What effects can there be from extensions?

Important! Before adding artificial material to the entire eyelid, it makes sense to first glue 2-3 eyelashes to check whether the procedure will cause allergies.

Advice. 24 hours before the procedure, do not use mascara, and a couple of hours before, clean your hair of dust and sebum.