Why you SHOULDN'T play or touch your eyelash extensions

Ever wonder why your eyelash artist or technician tells you NOT to touch your eyelash extensions?

Believe it or not, there is a reason for the madness.

First of all, Eyelash extension adhesives are predominantly made with "oil based" ingredients. When someone starts to play with there lashes, not only do the oils from your hands can loosen the bonds, making them last less or come off faster, but by tampering with your lashes, you can make extensions fall out faster. Playing with your lashes in the first place is a no no! Jeopardizing that you may pull, yank, twist, snag, or pluck lashes or extensions off, can lead to messing up your lash cycle, damaging your lashes and/or cycle, and/or damage of premature lash balding/shedding. Even though lash extensions can feel like left over mascara, and may feel addictive to pick at, try your best to re frame! You'll thank us later, and you're tech will thank you! :)

The next reason not to play with your lashes,
is conjunctivitis. In other words, Pink eye.
People who play with there lashes usually are doing it out of habit or "subconsciously." But when most people are "on-the-go", no one ever stops to think about, "How clean was the gas pump I just touched before touching my lashes?" or "How clean was the money I handed the gas station clerk, before touching my lashes?" or other things of that nature.
Chances are, unless your a germ-a-phoebe (which I am), you are not always thinking about it how clean your surroundings are. Because of this reason, this is how a lot of people who have eyelash extensions get eye infections or problems.
Example:
Say you stopped to get gas, and now your touching your lashes.
Chances are you touched the machine (to swipe your card), pressed buttons (for pin, zip code, or picked the gas # you wanted), or you've touched the pump with the gas lever.

Who knows who's touched that machine, lever, pump, etc.
But if someone went to the bathroom and hadn't washed there hands, someone who had an itch "downstairs", or other reasons similar to these, and they DID touch those items before you......
And now your touching your lashes. Not only is that somewhat gross, but that's the gateway to pinkeye.
Even if someone went to the bathroom and forgot to wash there hands, and started to play with there lashes.....it's that easy to get.

Another reason not to play with your lashes, is since they are falling out faster, time is money. And money to get your lashes done, and finding the extra time to do it, because you played with them......isn't fun. Try to be conscience when it comes to your budget, especially if you are tight on your finances, or be conscience to your technicians time if shes busy/slammed.


A forth reason to resist the urge, is that your could also get bacteria infections. Like pink eye, other diseases like bacteria infections, eye infections, eye allergies or allergies, or other medical issues, can prevent you from getting eyelash extensions (full sets or fills). Not only can some of these medical issues be contagious, but can also set you back for re-couping, if you are to catch something....again, all because you decided to play with your lashes.

The last reason, is simply because you can irritate the eyes. Irritating the eyes more often, can make them inflamed, make you want to touch/rub/etc. and can make the eyes sensitive, water or tear. With more tearing, irritation etc. These can make the lashes come off faster, and can make the whole experience until a lash correction, not a fun experience. With a small irritation, can be the gateway to the above reasons medically to start.



With all of this being said, most of the time a lot of eye problems, medical issues, etc, are due on the client or customers own time. Depending on what technician you see, how experienced, clean, or particular they are with cleanliness, or if they follow state board (or if they are licensed) can also be a reason on the technicians behalf. Here at Urban Lash Spa, with all technicians being current licensed estheticians and cosmetologists, certified and certified/trained trough Urban Lash Academy, and following state board guidelines, we have never had to worry over situations regarding our shop or staff. Not only do we sanitize all of our tools, but we also sterilize.
Ask you technician or the spa/salon/boutique that currently see's you for lashes, and ask them how they clean they're tools.

For clients, if you can't stop playing with your lashes, at least carry a bar of soap to wash your hands, hand sanitizer and some wet ones.

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