The Importance of Cleansing your Lashes

Cleansing your lashes is the easiest, and most important thing you can do for not only the hygiene of your eye area, but for optimal lash retention as well.  Why, you ask?  Our eyelashes are there for the purpose of catching any dirt, dust, & debris we may come in contact with, and keeping it from getting into the eye.  Therefore, adding extensions to our eyelashes increases the amount of debris that settles onto our lashes or is caught between them.  Aside from the exterior nasties, our skin produces oil that gets soaked up by our hair follicles and down into the hair shaft throughout the day and night.  The eyelids are the oiliest part of the body, thus making our eyelashes susceptible to more oil than any other hair on our body.  It is important to cleanse this oil away on a daily basis, to avoid it from settling into the lash line and growing bacteria which can cause irritation and/or infection.  Makeup residue is also crucial to remove every night before bed, as to avoid similar infections.  Oil is also the #1 cause for early loss of extensions and poor retention.  If not washed away completely, excess oil/oily products will settle onto the lashes and break down the adhesive, causing the extensions to come off prematurely.  This is why lash cleansers are a must-have for anyone wearing lash extensions. Lash safe cleansers are water-based lathers that are specifically formulated for the lashes, lash extensions and the eye area itself.  They are designed to cleanse off all debris, remove makeup, kill bacteria, without drying out the skin and breaking down the lash adhesive.  Cleansing your lash line is absolutely necessary for getting the most life out of your extensions while keeping your lashes and skin healthy too.  You are investing time & money into your lashes, so take the extra 10 seconds each day to care for them properly.  😉