Contact Lenses and Cosmetics

For the ?“Women Eye Saftey Month”, here are some tips to help you wear your contacts and your cosmetics safely and comfortably together:

• Put on soft contact lenses before applying makeup.

• Put on rigid gas-permeable (RGP) lenses after makeup is applied.

• Avoid lash-extending mascara, which has fibers that can irritate the eyes, and waterproof mascara, which cannot be easily removed with water and may stain soft contact lenses.

• Remove lenses before removing makeup.

• Choose an oil-free moisturizer.

• Don’t use hand creams or lotions before handling contacts. They can leave a film on your lenses.

• Use hairspray before putting on your contacts. If you use hairspray while you are wearing your contacts, close your eyes during spraying and for a few seconds afterwards.

• Blink your eyes frequently while under a hair drier or blower to keep your eyes from getting too dry.

• Keep false eyelash cement, nail polish and remover, perfume and cologne away from the lenses. They can damage the plastic.

• Choose water-based, hypo-allergenic liquid foundations. Cream makeup may leave a film on your lenses.

 

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