How to Care for Eyelashes After Extensions

How to Care for Eyelashes After Extensions

So, you’ve just gotten your lush, beautiful eyelash extensions and you love them. But you wonder how you can best take care of your eyelashes after extensions. You want to ensure they will last as long as possible because let’s face it, lash extensions aren’t cheap.

In case you missed some of your eyelash technicians critical instructions, here’s what you should be doing to make your eyelash extensions last longer. Depending on how fast your lashes grow out, aim for your extensions to last three weeks, if possible.

Sleep On Your Back

For the first 48 hours, the glue used to seal your eyelash extensions will be drying and sleeping on your back will ensure you don’t rub your face in your pillow, your shoulder, your arm, your partner sleeping beside you in bed, or even your cat or dog. This might be tough for some women, but sleeping on your back means you will not dislodge your eyelash extensions and have to take a trip back to your lash technicians salon one or two days later. You will also save your yourself money. This is the first key to caring for your eyelashes after extensions.

No Direct Contact with Water or Steam for 48 Hours

A second tip to for care for your eyelashes after extensions is allowing the glue (adhesive) to dry from your extensions for 48 hours. If your eyelashes are “disturbed” or “exposed to water” there’s a good chance they will fall out earlier. Just as you don’t want to dislodge your eyelash extensions sleeping in a position where your head is buried, you also do not want to let steam or water affect your eyelash extension adhesive. It would suck losing your extensions within the first two days! Feel free to shower but do not put your head under the water or rub your eyes. If you can, it’s best to take a bath for a couple of days until the glue has set.

Use Coating Sealant, Not Mascara

There is a likely chance most mascaras will cause your eyelash extensions to clump and stick together. And your new lash extensions will fall out when they are stuck together. The best method to care for your eyelashes after extensions is to wear a coating sealant because it will protect the “bonding of glue” so your extensions do not become unattached (Nouveau Lashes).

If you cannot, ‘not,`use mascara, choose a mascara that isn`t waterproof and is made out of natural and/or vegan products (less harsh chemicals) as it will be gentler on your extensions. I recommend trying ILIA Mascara in Asphalt Jungle or Shadow of A Doubt. It’s an all natural mascara, and so is the makeup brand. It`s an excellent makeup brand if you’re searching for eye makeup products that aren`t waterproof.

Coating Sealants

In addition, a coating sealant is recommended over mascara as it will add “shine, gloss, and depth” to your extensions (Nouveau Lashes).  “prolonging the life of” your eyelash extensions (Nouveau Lashes). If your eyelashes extensions are not black enough for your tastes, your can use a ‘black’ coating sealant to give your lashes a darker and more sultry appearance.

You can check out a couple of eyelash coating serums for caring for your eyelashes after extensions here: Max 2 ” Longer Life” Black Protective Coating Sealant can provide you “longer and richer” eyelash extensions and “prolong the life of your lashes” by “curing” the glue and “form[ing] a seal around” your extensions.

As well, Black Diamond Coating Sealant can give your extensions a “thicker” and “vivid look” by “increas[ing]” the “bonding strength” of the glue used for your extensions. It also “extend[s] the life” of your lash extensions giving them a “glossy finish.” This particular eyelash extension sealer has a “black tint” and guards your extensions against “oil, moisture, and dust.” It is perfect for daily use and an inexpensive way to care for your eyelash extensions.

Eye Makeup Removal: Don’t Use Oily Removers

When removing any eye makeup, you have on your eyelids and lash extensions, care for your eyelashes after extensions by using a makeup remover that is oil free and for sensitive skin. Oil can loosen the bond of the glue adhering your extensions to your natural lashes.

Gently go over your eyes with eye makeup remover on a cotton round or remove your eye makeup with gentle eye makeup remover wipes. Never place makeup remover cotton balls or rounds on your eyes to sit as they will weaken the glue used for your extensions. They may also cause cotton fibers to intertwine with your lash extensions.

Gentle Eye Makeup Removers

One fantastic eye makeup remover that works well for extensions is Bioderma Sensibio H20 Make-Up Removing Solution for Sensitive Skin. This a “cleansing water” and is a “no-rinse “micellar water” and makeup remover. It “gently” removes “makeup, dirt, and debris from the skin” and eyes. It also has a “soothing” and “hypoallergenic formula” with “cucumber extract leaves” to aid “dry, irritated, and sensitive skin.” Moreover, it will not harm your eyelash extensions or the adhesive used to apply them.

Conversely, you may wish to try Bioderma Sensibio Make-Up Remover Wipes that are the same brand as the makeup remover water above; however, I have always felt that makeup remover wipes are ‘time savers.’ These Bioderma wipes are also “biodegradable” and healthy for the environment. They can be used for all skin types include “sensitive skin.” The Bioderma Sensibio wipes are also ‘nonirritating’ makeup remover wipes. They are “non-rinse,” “paraben free,” and “hypoallergenic.” Also, they are gentle on your eyes and will not weaken the adhesive used on your extensions.

Brushing Your Lashes

Another significant method to help care for your eyelashes after extensions and make your extensions last longer is to brush them out every night with a ‘spoolie brush’ or your last but thoroughly cleaned mascara wand. Clean the mascara wand in dish soap or Tea Tree Shampoo if you choose to use your last wand. To brush out your eyelashes, “close one eye” and place the spoolie on top of your lashes on your closed eye. Roll the brush down your makeup free lashes, so they remain defined. Repeat for your other eye.

Avoid Waterproof or Oil Containing Eye Makeup Products 

While some people will say using a drop of baby oil keeps your eyelash extensions healthy, I would stay away from ‘oils’ altogether so as not to weaken the glue your eyelash technician used before two and a half to three weeks are up.This includes using eye makeup products or removers with oils in them.

In general, however, waterproof makeup is also not recommended for your mascara or your eyeliner. Since you draw your eyeliner right along your lash line, this can also weaken the adhesive used to attach your eyelashes when using a waterproof eyeliner. Try this Eyeliner Pencil by Natasha Denona in Deep Teal to make brown, green, or blue eyes pop. It’s available in “18 shades,” enough to give you eyeliner variety.

Don’t Play with Your Extensions

I know you gaze in the mirror and at your extensions thinking they are so pretty you have to touch them. But please avoid playing with them and twisting the extensions your eyelash technician has placed on your lashes. Even if an individual extension appears as if it might be falling off, do not twist, tug, or pull on it. Leave that loose single extension be, or you could be pulling and twisting out your natural eyelashes.

Wait until your next appointment with your eyelash technician and in the mean time, remember to use that eyelash spoolie or cleaned mascara wand to keep your extensions brushed and in place. This is one of the best ways you can care for your eyelashes after extensions.

Replace Your Eyelash Extensions

The above tips can help you care for your eyelashes after extensions by helping them to last longer. Nevertheless, each person also has their eyelash growth cycle. Your eyelashes will naturally grow out and be lost during this period. You may be lucky, and your extensions will last three weeks. But if your extensions are looking and feeling uncomfortable after two to two and a half weeks, you need to have your eyelash extensions replaced.

You will learn to know your eyelash growth cycle and how often you need to have your extensions redone. It is also wise to have your extensions removed every few months to let your natural lashes grow in stronger and thicker. This will aid you in avoiding bald patches on your natural eyelashes.

For more information, please read Truth About Eyelash Extensions: 6 Need-to-Knows and Before Your Get Eyelash Extensions Read This.