Make-up is the most striking way to change your appearance. The easiest way to attract attention when you enter a room is to have beautiful eyes. Moreover, it is obvious that with make-up applied to the eyes, a completely different facial expression and image can be achieved. It is known that people have been applying paint to their eyes to change their facial expressions since 10,000 BC. Today, the cosmetic industry produces countless products, especially for eye make-up, and these products are consumed especially by women. So, have you ever thought about how you can protect your eye health while wearing make-up?
Make-up materials are personal.
Do not share your make-up with others. Materials you give to a person with an eye infection may become a source of infection for you, meaning your eyes may become infected. Make-up materials found in common areas (demo, tester, etc.) may also threaten your eye health.
Make-up materials also have an expiration date.
Make-up materials should also be used within a certain period of time after opening. . Although this period is generally accepted as 3 months, it may vary depending on the characteristics of the make-up material. Expired material should be thrown away even if it is not finished. It has been proven that bacteria grow in more than 70% of make-up materials used beyond their intended duration. Never use saliva to moisten products such as dried mascara.
If you have allergies, try the newly purchased products one by one
Active and preservative substances found in make-up materials may cause eye allergies in people with allergies. If you have an allergy and have bought more than one cosmetic product at once, try it preferably in order and continue using the products that you are sure do not cause allergies.
Pay attention when applying make-up to the base of the eyelashes.
When using eyeliner or eyeliner to make the eyelash roots, that is, the borders of the eye clear, make sure that the eyelashes are on the inside, not the inner part, which is close to the eye. Be careful to apply it to the outer part. Because there are Meibomean oil glands that contribute to tears on the inner edge of the eyelashes close to the eye. If these glands are blocked while applying make-up, the tears become poor quality and may cause eye discomfort such as stinging, burning, and redness. Even infections such as styes on the eyelid may develop.
When applying make-up, make sure your movements are out of the eye.
When applying eye make-up products such as mascara, pencil, eye shadow, the direction of application is out (away) from the eye. let it be. This reduces the possibility of tools such as brushes and pens that you use to apply the products sinking into the transparent layer (cornea). If a product stings your eyes while applying make-up, wash it first with plenty of water, and if eye discomfort persists, consult your Ophthalmologist.
What should you pay attention to in make-up if you have Dry Eye?
If you have dry eyes, dusty and flaky make-up materials can mix with tears and increase your complaints. We often encounter colored make-up powder floating in tears during eye examinations. These types of products increase our patients' eye complaints (stinging, burning, itching and redness). For this reason, it is beneficial to avoid such products.
What should you pay attention to in make-up if you use contact lenses?
Applying make-up with contact lenses does not cause any problems if the principles explained above are followed. We generally recommend that she wear make-up after wearing contact lenses. If you first apply make-up and then try to wear contact lenses, make-up materials may get stuck on the lens surface or mix with tears due to the friction of the lens or your finger, which may disturb you.
What to pay attention to when applying make-up if you have an eye infection. Should you do it?
If there is a new infection, it would be best to stop using make-up until it heals or your Ophthalmologist approves. If there is a product you used while there was an infection, the best practice would be to throw it away.
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