Now that you have rocked your eyelash extensions, you might be feeling brave enough to tackle its removal process on your own. This is best left to the pros, as it involves stripping away professional-grade lash glue. Not only do you need the tools a lash expert uses, but home removal could easily result in contaminating the eye area with bacteria that may lead to an eye infection.
When it comes to removing eyelash extensions, you are required to use an oil-based eye makeup remover, take a steamy shower, and use a slippery oil like castor oil. See the following for more tips:
1. Use an oil-based makeup remover
When you’re on the hunt for an eye makeup remover, use formulas that feature glycols. They are used in cosmetics as solvents and have been shown to dissolve adhesive bonds. After loading up a cotton pad with an oil-based cleanser, apply it to your lashes daily, you will ultimately weaken the bonds of the eyelash glue so that they will detach on their own.
2. Take a steamy shower
This might not be as effective as it would be when the lash adhesive is still setting. However, a long, steamy shower can help loosen the eyelash extension glue. Just like using an oil-based cleanser, you shouldn’t expect to see all of your lashes fall off after one hot shower. Using a good quality adhesive will take a lot of steam and hot water to affect the lifespan of the eyelash extensions. Be patient here for the health of your lashes.
3. Try using castor oil
You can use castor oil or baby oil as a nightly treatment to dissolve the lash extension bonds while you sleep. Oils that have been shown to weaken extension adhesives are mineral oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, canola oil, and castor oil. After you remove all your eye makeup, coat a spoolie or a cotton swab in castor oil and brush it on your lashes during your evening skincare routine. Rub the swab or spoolie along the top of your lash line where the extensions are bonded, taking great care to not allow any of the oil into your eye. If oil does enter the eye, be sure to flush it out immediately with water. It might interest you to know that castor oil helps to promote longer natural eyelashes.