These days, many women or girls wear eye makeup without knowing the fact that these eye make-ups could harm their eye health if not used or removed properly.
It is true that the delicate skin around the eyes is more prone for infections, irritation etc. When certain products are applied near the eyes, then it could lead to clogging of the glands plus introduce bacteria, cause inflammation and dryness etc. Eye health would get affected due to poor hygiene practices and due to use of expired products etc.
Various ways by which eye makeup would harm our eyes are
Incomplete removal of makeup:
Not removing the eye makeup or sleeping with eye makeup can lead to issues. There are chances of eye irritation, eye infection and inflammation etc. Point is that in the long term it can lead to dark circles getting worse and dryness and increased sensitivity around eyes etc.
Eye infections etc:
When the makeup brushes are not cleaned well or shared with others, then it can lead to eye infections etc. There are possibilities of getting pink eye or conjunctivitis, more severe infections such as keratitis etc. Please be careful.
Triggers allergic reactions:
Allergic reactions are triggered by the eye makeup containing preservatives, fragrances, preservatives etc. Eyes would swell, appear reddish in colour plus itchy and watery etc.
Scratching the cornea:
If applied too forcefully etc, mascara wands, eyelash curlers etc could scratch the cornea accidently. This would be highly painful and more infection risk. It might take more days to heal also.
Promote tear film instability:
Those with alcohol and waterproof formulas eye products would destabilise the tear film. As a result, there would be inadequate lubrication in the eyes leading to dryness, burning light sensitivity. Persons could have more vision discomfort also..
Accumulating in the eye over time:
Not many women would know that the tiny particles from eye shadow and powdered makeup could flake off and accumulate inside the eyes. Bitter fact is that these tiny particles could lodge in the tear ducts or irritate conjunctiva leading to redness, watery etc.
Promotes mites overgrowth:
Oils and debris could build up around the eyelashes due to improper removal of eye makeup. It is worthy to note that demodex mites could breed well in this environment. Point is that these mites would be present in eyelash follicles and could lead to inflammation of eyelids or blepharitis. So, please take care.
