Are your eyes red after eyelash extensions? You need to know this

Eyelashes play an important role in everyone's appearance, so having thick and long eyelashes is the dream of every beauty lover, so eyelash grafting is very popular in daily life. However, many people have reported that their eyes become red after eyelash grafting, which makes people very worried about whether it will harm the health of their eyes. This requires strict caution in operation and material selection to avoid this situation.

1. Reasons why customers have red eyes after eyelash grafting

The conjunctiva of the eyeball is a part that hardly feels painful when touched, so its symptoms are difficult to feel.

First, due to some problems caused by the eyelash artist's technical level in the conjunctival area, congestion of the eyeball may occur. In many cases, conjunctival congestion and inflammation are caused by allergies to the volatile gas (formaldehyde) produced by acrylic esters, which leads to conjunctival congestion.

Second, conjunctival congestion may also occur due to irritation caused by eyelash glue, artificial eyelashes, and tape coming into contact with the skin.

Third, people with dry eyes or small wounds on their eyeballs are more likely to be irritated and develop conjunctival congestion.

2. What operations performed by eyelash artists can cause conjunctival congestion?

Improper application of medical tape, conjunctivitis caused by evaporation of glue, irritation of the eyes by the volatile components of glue when the customer opens his eyes during grafting... So, what kind of operation will cause conjunctival congestion? Meilash Insider summarizes the following 5 common reasons:

1) Incorrect operation when applying tape

Red eyes can be caused by friction and irritation caused by the tape, applying the tape too deeply (embedding into the eye), applying the tape too close to the eyelid without leaving space to hold up the upper eyelid, and other incorrect methods of applying the tape. Then, the correct method and steps for applying tape can be found in the eyelash beauty insider's article "Let customers open their eyes to apply tape? Your eyelash artist can be laid off now.

2) The customer has his eyes open during the grafting

Some customers have eyes that are too large, which prevents them from closing completely, and may cause redness in their eyes.

3) Too much glue

When applying glue, the eyelash artist does not follow the standard three-drop method (for specific methods, please refer to the eyelash artist's internal reference "How to improve the firmness of eyelash grafting? (I)", the article contains the method of how to apply three drops of glue), or the amount of three drops of glue is too much, which may cause the eyeball to be allergic to glue or cause redness of the eyeball.

4) Applying glue too close to the skin

When grafting, the eyelash artist does not follow the standard of 1.5mm distance from the root of the eyelashes. The distance is too close to the root, only 1mm, 0.5mm, or even directly touches the root, which may cause redness in the eyeball.

5) Eyelash grafting is affected by the movement of facial muscles during the process

In layman's terms, if the customer suddenly has large facial movements or expressions during the eyelash grafting process, such as laughing, talking frequently, or sneezing, it may cause redness of the eyes.

3. How to avoid customers’ red eyes

1) Choose a tape with soft and non-irritating raw materials

2) Do not apply the tape too deeply and be careful not to get into the eyes

3) Avoid excessive conversation during the eyelash grafting process (the customer will make facial expressions)

4) Do not let the customer open their eyes during the grafting process. If the eyes cannot be closed, use an upper eye patch to press down the upper eyelid.

5) Use butyl methoxy non-sensitive glue

6) Graft eyelashes at a distance of 1.5 mm from the skin

Just like what was mentioned above, even if some actions are caused by the customers themselves, it is also because the eyelash salon or the eyelash artist did not inform the customers in advance. Therefore, all the necessary words must be prepared in advance before grafting. If the customer really has red eyes, analyze and investigate the reasons described above as soon as possible, tell the customer the cause, and provide a solution.

For other eye diseases, please refer to the eyelash insider article "If you don't know these eye diseases, can you still call yourself an eyelash artist?"

"In summary, the redness and congestion of the eyeball during the grafting process is generally caused by incomplete eye closure and improper tape application, which results in the heat emitted when the glue solidifies and the irritation of the volatile formaldehyde solvent. Therefore, during the operation, as long as these two situations are avoided, the common after-sales problems encountered in eyelash grafting can be prevented.