Wearing Contact Lens And Makeup

 So, you are bidding bye to your old pair of spectacles, and putting on your contact lenses. Are you worried about how you are going to manage your makeup wearing these lenses?

In this post, we bring you certain tips on contact lenses and makeup. Apart from maintaining basic hygiene, you need to know which cosmetics to choose from. While you enjoy your regular makeup, you need to be a bit careful with your eyes. Read on to know how you should go ahead with your makeup.

Choosing the best makeup kit

Using wrong makeup accessories may cause irritation in the eyes. Here are a few tips for choosing the right makeup kit.

1.      Use oil-free makeup

It would be wise to use oil-free makeup. The reason is, makeup that has oil in it may spread across the skin. When this oily makeup gets into your eyes, the contact lenses may get blurred.

2.      Buy liquid eyeliner

Although it might be difficult to apply liquid eyeliner, it is a safer option. When you use a pencil liner, the eye comes under the pressure of a hard, pointed, and sharp object. This might be dangerous when you use contact lenses. You would need a soft brush while applying a liquid liner. This ensures that your eyes would not come under pressure.

3.      Buying your mascara

Well, you have several types of mascaras in the market. Make sure to get one that does not flake or clump. The reason is, your eyes may experience irritation of these flakes come out and get into them. Along with lenses, your problem can be even more severe.

4.      Use creams or pressed powders

Take care not to use loose powder makeup on your face. This might cause irritation in your eyes, besides damaging your lenses. In certain cases, it might lead to infections. Pressed powders or creams would solve this problem. These are less likely to make their way into your eyes. In case you are opting for a concealer or eyeliner, you should particularly go with creams. The reason is, these materials go directly into your eyes.

Tips for applying your makeup safely

1.      Clean your hands

Firstly, wash your hands clean. You never know what goes into your eyes if you are not careful when you touch the lenses. Being careless on this part may damage your lenses too. All the makeup tools and products should be clean. Particularly, when you apply creams or lotions, make sure to wash the hands. Otherwise, the lenses may pick up the residue of your creams. Once it gets into your eyes, it would lead to irritation.

2.      Wearing your lenses

Now, you might be wondering whether to wear your lenses before or after completing your makeup. It is advisable to insert your lenses after applying makeup. However, if you are using them for the first time, you may first insert the lens, as the eyes may water a lot. This would ruin your makeup. When you get habituated putting on your lenses, you may try wearing it in the end.

3.      Staying safe

Firstly, you need to make the purchase from a reputed contact lens brand to assure quality. Besides, you need to be careful about all other products that you are using along with these lenses. Make sure not to use any makeup product, that might possibly cause irritation in your eyes. It would be wise to buy hypoallergenic or oil-free products, rather than others that might lead to infections.

4.      Storing your lenses

While speaking of contact lenses and makeup, it would be contextual to focus on how to store your lens. Particularly, the durability of these lenses depends on how you store them.

Try to store them away from glues, nail polish removers, nail polishes, and eyelash glues. They might get damaged when you store them close to any fragrance. Moreover, you need to keep them away from products that smell strong.

5.      Taking off your lenses

It is recommended to remove the silicone hydrogel lenses prior to washing off your makeup. When you take it out, make sure not to pull too hard.

Use oil-free eye makeup removers. Besides, they should be free from any kind of fragrance. We would recommend you to use water-based removers, as they would not cause any sort of irritation. When you clean your makeup, use cotton balls, as they won’t be leaving fibers behind.

Other tips that you might find useful

·         Do not use your fingers while applying makeup. Instead, you should use soft brushes. This will apply less pressure around the eyes. Besides, use small brushes, so that you are in complete control of the object. This will prevent getting makeup in the wrong place, which you would have to remove again.

·         Try not to use a liner inside the eyes. When you put a liner on the waterline, the makeup might spread to areas inside your eyes. Again, your lens might trap the makeup, causing infection and irritation. In case you decide to use an eyeliner, make sure to use it only externally.

·         In order to keep your makeup in the right place, you can use an eyelid primer prior to the application of an eye shadow. This ensures that the makeup does not get into your eyes.

Cleaning your contact lenses

Once a day, you should thoroughly clean your silicone hydrogel lenses. Rub it for around 30 seconds in the solution to eliminate all chemicals or dirt. However, wash your hands at the outset. The lenses should be stored in a fresh solution overnight to keep them intact. Every night, make sure to clean the case to remove any possible buildup of biofilm and impurity.

If you fail to clean your contact lenses properly, it might lead to bacteria growth. This might lead to irritation, infection, and redness of your eyes.

Firstly, look for the right contact lens brand and get a pair of lenses of your preferred color. Reputed brands offer various customized products to users. Pairing up your lenses with the right accessories and makeup products would keep your eyes safe!

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