If you’re an eyelash extension enthusiast, you’ll agree that they enhance your look by adding a touch of glamor, volume, and length to your natural lashes. Whether you are a DIY convert or wear professionally applied extensions, proper aftercare is crucial for maintaining healthy natural lashes and prolonging the life of your extensions.
This article will guide you through effective aftercare for DIY eyelash extensions. We'll discuss the importance of cleansing, share beneficial practices, and highlight common mistakes to avoid. Plus, I'll recommend top lash care products to keep your extensions and eyes in excellent condition.
Why Eyelash Shampoo Matters
Appropriate aftercare is not just a routine. It's the key to maintaining the stunning look and longevity of your eyelash extensions and the health of your natural lashes. Neglecting DIY lash maintenance can lead to a build-up of makeup, dead skin cells, and bacteria in the lash line and ultimately, damage to your natural lashes. A buildup of dead skin cells and lash mites on the lash line can even increase the risk of eye infections and blepharitis. By incorporating a few simple steps into your daily cleansing routine, you can ensure your lashes always look fabulous, and your natural lashes stay healthy.
Here is a list of compelling reasons why even DIY lashes need proper cleansing:
- Optimal Adhesion: As in any application of extensions, whether DIY or professionally applied, clean lashes provide a better surface for adhesives to bond to. By cleansing with an oil-free cleanser before application, you can ensure that your DIY lashes stay securely in place for longer, ensuring strong adhesion and staying power.
- Hygiene: DIY lashes, like professionally applied extensions, accumulate dirt, oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria, just like any other part of your body. Proper cleansing ensures that your lashes remain clean and healthy, preventing infections and irritations.
- Longevity: Clean lashes last longer. By cleansing your DIY lashes regularly, you prevent the buildup of dead skin cells, protein, and makeup that can cause your lashes to fall off prematurely and increase the chance of infection.
- Appearance: Clean and well-maintained, simple lashes look better. Removing dirt, oils, and makeup ensures that your lashes stay fresh, fluffy, and beautiful, maintaining their appearance and your overall look."
- Eye Health: Your eyes are sensitive, and any impurities on your lashes can easily transfer to your eyes, leading to infections or irritations. Regular cleansing protects your eye health by removing potential contaminants.
- Comfort: Dirty lashes can itch and cause discomfort. Regular cleansing helps keep your lashes comfortable to wear, avoiding the unpleasant sensations that might come from dirt or buildup.
- Preventing Allergic Reactions: Residues from adhesives or makeup can cause allergic reactions over time. Cleansing your lashes reduces the risk of developing sensitivities or allergies.
- Maintaining Natural Lashes: Even with DIY extensions, natural lashes need care. Cleansing helps ensure that natural lashes remain healthy and strong, supporting the extensions and preventing damage.
- Preventing Lash Mites: Lash mites are tiny creatures that live on the lash line and thrive on dirty lashes. A buildup of lash mites will cause irritation and potentially damage to your natural lashes. Regular cleansing helps prevent these mites from making your eyes their home.
Proper cleansing of your DIY lashes is essential for maintaining their appearance, comfort, and the health of your eyes and natural lashes.
The Critical Role of Eyelash Shampoo in Aftercare
So now we’ve established that the single most important step in effective eyelash aftercare is deep cleansing with a product designed specifically for the job. Using a specialized product like Prolong Lash Cleanser will make all the difference and give you confidence in knowing that you’re protecting your natural lashes and your eyes. You wouldn't use engine oil to cook your food, so why would you use anything but lash-specific products on your eyelashes? Investing in an Eyelash shampoo formulated to remove dirt, oil, and makeup residue from your lashes without damaging the extensions makes sense.
How to Choose an Eyelash Shampoo
Today’s consumers look for beauty products that are natural, pH-balanced, free from harsh chemicals, cruelty-free, clinically tested, and, most importantly, effective at the job they’re designed to do. So, choosing an Eyelash Shampoo that meets those criteria makes sense because using the right products significantly affects the longevity and appearance of your eyelash extensions.
Recommended Lash Care Products
Prolong Lash Cleanser is not only natural, pH-balanced, free from harsh chemicals, cruelty-free, and ophthalmologically tested. It’s specifically designed to be used safely on and around the eyes to clean your eyelash extensions. The oil-free formula is developed and manufactured in Australia to the highest quality standards. Not all eyelash cleansers can boast the same high standards. Developed by a professional Lash Artist, this first-to-market product gently removes makeup, oils, dead skin cells, and debris from the eyes.
When used as a preparation for eyelash application, either DIY or professionally, the oil-free formula ensures optimum lash adhesion to the natural lashes. Prolong Lash is a world leader in maintaining eyelash extensions for eyelash enthusiasts worldwide. Prolong Lash Cleanser is the world’s “most-loved” lash cleanser, with reviews that speak for themselves. Why trust imitations when you can have the best?
Eyelash Aftercare Range
Prolong Lash Cleanser Concentrate
Prolong Lash Cleanser is ophthalmologically tested and designed to be used safely on and around the eyes. This pH-balanced, Oil-Free, Vegan formula is available in a 3.4 fl 100ml bottle. The cleanser concentrate is designed to be diluted with distilled water at a 3 to 1 ratio. A cost-effective way to make cleanser foaming pumps for the perfect consistency and lash cleansing power.
Lash Foaming Cleanser
Prolong Lash Foaming Pump is available in a 3.4 fl 100ml, conveniently pre-mixed with the cleanser concentrate formula. It is a convenient, ready-to-use foaming pump, ideal for those in a rush and on the go.
Hydrating Under Eye Serum
This moisture-infused Hydrating Eye Serum is designed to rejuvenate the delicate skin around your eyes. The oil-free eyelash extension-safe serum provides enduring hydration, helping to restore a youthful glow to the under-eye area.
Packed with powerful marine extracts, antioxidants, and hyaluronic acid, our unique formula helps retain moisture and prevent water loss from the skin, resulting in a softer, more supple, and noticeably brighter eye area.
The 30ml 2.02 fl oz bottle packs a punch with enough liquid gold for at least 240 applications.
Eyeliner
Enhance your eye appearance with our precision soft felt-tip eyeliner, featuring intense black pigment for striking definition. Our oil-free formula is perfect for protecting lash extensions, while the water-based composition ensures easy removal. Enjoy a satin finish that delivers a polished and sophisticated look.
How to Clean My DIY Eyelash Extensions
Because caring for your DIY Eyelash Extensions is just as critical as caring for salon-applied extensions, here are a few simple how-to steps to follow to ensure efficacious eye care.
- Step 1: The first step is to remove your makeup, so use a soft cleaning cloth to wipe away makeup from the eyelids and face gently. The Prolong Lash Makeup Remover cloth is designed just for this purpose with “no-snag” technology, it won’t catch and pull on your extensions.
- Step 2: Apply Prolong Lash Pre-Mixed Foam either directly to the eyelid, the back of your hand, or a soft cleansing brush. Dampen your lashes with water and use a gentle circular motion to work from the base of the lashes to remove dirt, makeup, and buildup.
- Step 3: Thoroughly rinse your lashes with water to complete the process. In some cases, you may need to double cleanse to remove stubborn makeup and buildup, so repeat steps 2 and 3.
- Step 4. Either pat your lashes dry with a non-snag cloth or gently fan dry on a cool setting in an upward direction.
- Step 5: Gently brush the lashes with a lash brush or spoolie to separate them and remove tangles.
Lash Aftercare Handy Tips
- Clean your lashes twice daily, especially if you wear makeup, to keep them in optimal condition.
- Remember to be gentle to avoid rubbing your eyes or pulling on your lashes.
- Be consistent with your cleansing practices. This will help maintain your lashes' longevity, appearance, and health.
- Stick to using products that are designed specifically for eyelash extensions.
- Don’t use eyelash curlers on your extensions
Eyelash extensions, whether DIY or professionally applied, add glamour, volume, and length to your natural lashes, but proper aftercare is crucial for their longevity and eye health. This guide covers essential DIY aftercare, emphasizing the importance of cleansing. Clean lashes ensure better adhesive bonding, hygiene, and longevity while preventing infections, discomfort, and allergic reactions.
Regular cleansing with an oil-free, lash-specific eyelash aftercare product removes dirt, oil, and makeup, maintaining your extensions' appearance and your natural lashes' health. Prolong Lash Cleanser and its variants meet the top selection criteria and are designed for optimal lash care. Following these simple steps and tips will keep your lashes looking fabulous and your eyes healthy.
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