Healthy Make Up Habits - Part 3

Written By Adele Jefferies

Have you thought about how your make up habits might affect your eyelash and eye health?

Make Up is meant to make us look and feel more confident. But some of our make-up habits may be letting our eyes down… now and into the future. Here are a couple more tips for keeping the eyes healthy & beautiful when wearing make-up.

Mind the Formula's you use…

For shadow look for cream formulas, & if you can choose water based rather than oil. Glitter formulas can be very irritating for dry eyes so try & steer clear. Consider keeping your shadow in place with a primer. For eyeliner, eye pencils can be less irritating than liquid, gel or cream liners… & again you can sharpen them to keep them fresh. 

When it comes to mascara avoid fibre or lash extending mascaras. Waterproof formulas also tend to be more irritating. Look for hypo-allergenic, oil- & fragrance-free formulas. 

…& the Ingredient List

Many makeups & makeup removers' ingredients can cause further damage to the eye surface & tear-producing glands. "Think Dirty", & the Skin Deep by the EWG can be great resources to find clean, safe products, but the key things to avoid around the eyes are:

  • Benzalkonium Chloride (BAK)

  • Parabens

  • Sodium Lauryl Sulphate 

  • Formaldehyde & Formaldehyde Donors (Quaternium 15, Ureas, DMDM hydantoin) 

  • Isopropyl Cloprostenate 

  • Isopropyl or denatured Alcohol 

  • Fragrances 

  • Phenoxyethanol 

  • Cadmium

  • Argiriline (acetyl hexapeptinde-3 or Acetyl hexapeptide-8)

  • Butylene Glycol 

  • Carbon Black

  • Chlorphenesin

  • Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)

  • Diazolidinyl, Chlorphenesin

  • Lead, Nickel, Selenium & Thallium

Adele Jefferies
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