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EYELASH EXTENSIONS

Eyelash extensions are an incredible resource that allows you to maintain an effortless sense of style on a daily basis. By experiencing the eyelash extension service at an Amazing Lash Studio location, you’ll walk out with stylish yet natural lashes. Although the Lash Stylists at an Amazing Lash Studio location will take care of the initial application, there are ways you can maintain the quality of your extensions through a few simple, yet highly effective, steps.

The benefits of taking care of your lash extensions include:

Extending the length of your application: When you proactively care for your lashes in the hours after application, they will simply look better, for longer, requiring less maintenance from you in the long run.
Financial savings: The better you care for your lash extensions, the longer they will last, which means you’ll need touch-ups and replacements less frequently. It also frees you up to buy that extra Retractable Lash Styling Wand for your workout bag in case your gym crush shows up in spin class.
Supportive of overall lash health: Learning how to care for your lash extensions will also equip you with helpful knowledge of how to care for your natural lashes and overall eye health.

So, what do you need to know about caring for your lashes? It’s important to start by first looking at the initial hours after application.

For The First 24 Hours

The first 48 hours after your lash service are important, but the first 24 are critical. Pay attention to these important do’s and don’ts.

Do this.

Keep your lashes as dry as possible. Avoid swimming, humidity, or sweating as much as possible. Avoid washing your hair during this time to minimize the chance of getting water near your new lashes.
Use oil-blotting papers and oil-fighting cleansers and moisturizers, especially if you are prone to oily skin. You can do this as frequently as needed -- just do your best to avoid directly interacting with your new lashes.
Sleep on your back, if possible, the first evening after your extensions are placed. You may consider using a body pillow to help you stay in place during the evening.
Use a 3D eye mask to protect your extensions while sleeping at night. It will help prevent you from rubbing your eyes. As a bonus, you’ll be blocking out light and getting a much better night’s sleep.
Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have!

Don’t do this.

Don’t touch your new lashes. They’re beautiful and breathtaking to look at, of course, but touching them may disturb the eyelash adhesive that may still be setting. Again, don’t skip sleeping in that eye mask.
Don’t wear eye makeup of any kind, including mascara, eyeliner, and eyeshadow.
Don’t use oil-based cleansers. Keeping your face clean is important, but avoid cleansers with an oil base because this may break down the eyelash adhesive.
Don’t use eye creams of any kind. These are usually thick and oil-based, and are therefore best avoided while your lashes are still setting.

Maintaining Your Lash Extensions

The aftercare routine of your full set of eyelash extensions is simple yet powerful.

For best results, be sure to wash your lashes twice a day, in the morning and evening. You may want to wash them after a heavy workout or splashing in pools, hot tubs, or the ocean if you feel it is needed. Make sure to avoid oil-based cleansers, and use Foaming Cleanser in order to remove any excess oil on the lashes.

Use the Lash Styling Wand to brush your lashes every morning.

What else can you do to maintain your new luscious lashes? Many guests have found that switching to a silk or satin pillowcase helps maintain their extensions -- not to mention it’s good for the skin and hair!

These few minutes of maintenance can help save you so much time and money in the long run! Instead of doing a full sweep of makeup every single morning, you’ll simply need to clean your lashes as often as you clean your face.

Avoid picking and prodding and poking at your eye area too much -- you probably won’t need to anyway, given how the extensions can make your eyes pop in a natural manner!

There’s an enormous benefit to having lashes that free you from the rigors of a morning makeup routine, but you can enhance your experience with these simple tips and some good common sense.

If you haven’t already, seize the opportunity to take your look up a few notches in a safe manner. Meraki Esthetics are ready to help you enhance your natural beauty!

MICROSHADING

You need to follow the prescribed microshading after care for about 14 days.

After the procedure, your brows take 6-8 weeks to heal completely, but the aftercare routine is necessary only in the days right after the treatment, until the brows stop peeling. At that point, the wounds close up and there’s no risk of infection or pigments being pulled out mechanically anymore.

General Aftercare

There are some general rules you need to follow until the peeling stage of the healing process ends.

The rules are very strict but not that hard to follow. Breaking any of them can ruin your microshading and put you at risk of infection. So, here they are:

Wash your face very carefully. Avoid getting chemicals on the treated area. Clean the area with a damp cotton pad, then dry it gently, with a clean tissue. Blot, don’t rub.
You will probably be given an aftercare ointment. Apply it after cleaning your brows, or more often if advised.
Avoid getting your usual skincare on the brow area. Certain skincare ingredients accelerate PMU fading.
No makeup in the area for at least 14 days. It can cause irritation or infection.
Don’t touch your brows.
Don’t pick the scabs.
Don’t sleep on your face.
Avoid activities that cause excessive sweating.
Avoid long showers, saunas and swimming.
Avoid sun exposure and tanning.
Avoid facial treatments until the brows are completely healed.

After the treatment, the treated skin will ooze lymph. You need to clean it off to prevent infection and minimize scabbing.Gently blot the lymph off with a cotton pad dampened with sterile water, 3-4 times a day.

Days 1-2 : Clean Your Brows

Days 3-5 : Moisturize your Brows

You should start washing your brows once or twice a day with a mild antibacterial soap. Don’t rub and pat them dry very gently.

You should start using your aftercare ointment. Apply it every few hours, whenever you feel the area is itchy, and after each wash.

The ointment minimizes the scabbing and it protects the area from outside contamination. Make sure you apply a very thin layer – the area needs to breathe and you don’t want to clog the pores.

Days 5-10 : Keep Up the Aftercare Routine

Your brows are peeling and they’re probably very itchy. Be extra careful not to touch the scabs and let the area peel off on its own.

Keep applying the aftercare ointment and washing your brows as instructed.

Days 10-14 : You Can Relax Once the Peeling Stops

Some clients go through a second peeling cycle which is less intense.

Once all peeling stops, you can stop following the microshading aftercare instructions. You can go back to your normal routine, but you may want to adjust it a bit. Ingredients like retinol and acids speed up the fading of pigments, so you shouldn’t get them on your brows.

Extra Tip: Exposing PMU pigments to sunlight in long stretches of time causes a chemical reaction that fades them. Wear SPF when you go outside, no matter how old your microshading is.

HENNA BROWS

Do not wet brows for 12 hours after treatment.
Avoid rubbing brows.
Do not apply cosmetics directly on brows for at least 24 hours.
Avoid sunbathing for 24 hours, as this can cause henna to fade.
Please note that oil based make up remover can cause henna to fade quicker.