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Eyelash extensions

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I have a question about the adhesives for eyelash extensions. I’m talking the lash by lash extensions that are permanent and not the strips you glue to your eyes. Getting eyelash extensions has been a self-care thing for me and it’s cut down on my getting ready time in the morning. 

There is a lot of bad and misleading information out there, and I’ve heard that lash adhesives contain wheat. I know what brand my cosmetologist uses and I went to their website to check out the ingredients. I don’t see anything that blatantly says “wheat” and the ingredients are all names for different chemical compounds and adhesives, plus carbon black. 

Do these types of adhesives contain gluten? If so, will the name of the ingredient be obvious to me or can gluten exist in methacrylates, for example? 

Thanks!

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I wish I could tell you but I do not know. I don't imagine it contains wheat and I would imagine any of that stuff would all be synthetic chemical compounds.

However, I have a question for you. Whattttttttt???? Eyeleash extensions that are lash by lash & permanent?????? How permanent? Applied by a cosmetologist? Apparently I am way behind the times. Please explain this to me. It sounds like something I would really love to have.

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1 hour ago, squirmingitch said:

I wish I could tell you but I do not know. I don't imagine it contains wheat and I would imagine any of that stuff would all be synthetic chemical compounds.

However, I have a question for you. Whattttttttt???? Eyeleash extensions that are lash by lash & permanent?????? How permanent? Applied by a cosmetologist? Apparently I am way behind the times. Please explain this to me. It sounds like something I would really love to have.

Well, they aren’t permanent. They’re semi-permanent and you have to have them done every couple weeks because they are glued to each lash and they fall off with your natural lashes. They take about an hour to do each time you have them filled, but your first appointment takes at least two hours. It’s really relaxing to do them and you don’t have to fuss with makeup as much because you always have big doe eyes! :) I like doing it. It’s my little self-care thing. And they’re done by a trained cosmetologist. I’m sure that there are lots of sketchy places you could avoid, but there are also a lot of really awesome lash artists out there and if they know what they’re doing the extensions will be beautiful and won’t  damage your natural lashes or your eyes!

squirmingitch Veteran
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Oh wow! Thanks so much for this information. I am certainly going to check into this & see if my little town has someone trustworthy to do it. I would love to have doe eyes again. 

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If I got lash extensions - I wouldn't worry about gluten in the glue.  I imagine it is all chemicals that could be derived from anything but would not likely contain the gluten protein.  But it is on your eyelashes - you won't eat it.  If you did get an eyelash in your eye - the amount of the whole glue you ate would be sooooooo tiny.  Then if 1 ingredient was derived from gluten  - that would be an even tinier amount.  

  • 2 years later...
DJFL77I Experienced
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eyelash extensions are very convenient, but I personally can't wear them for more than two weeks..

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If the glue contains natural ingredients, what's wrong with that?

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I have not researched adhesives for eyelashes, but I have run into similar issues trying to research other items. Yes, the names often do not help much as they are often complex combinations of chemical or the names are often manufacturer imaginings rather than scientific descriptions.

I would be highly suspect in this case, however. This seems like the perfect circumstance for adhesives to contain gluten as manufacturers look for "safe" solutions and use something plant based rather than petroleum based around your eyes. Wheat has historically been used as an adhesive because of the stickiness of gluten, so I would expect it to be a go-to in this case as well.

If you can't find answers now, do keep trying. Twice now, I have found (years later) answers to questions such as brands of dental appliances that are gluten free, or where to look for glasses where the staff knows which plastics are gluten free.

I would not give up hope, but would consider foregoing the lashes until you can learn more. 

I can tell you that my reaction to gluten in makeup was not noticeable before I went gluten free. But now that I am gluten-free and my reactions to gluten are so much stronger, my eye reactions are pretty severe. It might take an hour or two for the microparticles from the makeup to make their way into my eyes and reactions to start, but by hour four, my eyes would be completely blood shot, have some overall pain, and feel swollen. Basically, I can't wait for whatever event I'm attending to end so that I can rush home and wash off the makeup. And I would not want to be having this reaction to a semi-permanent eyelash extension that I was unable to remove myself. (I did finally figure out what product it was that was the problem for me and replaced it.)

I'm guessing that you are already beautiful even without eyelash extensions, but if you do pursue them without conclusive information about gluten content, at least consider doing a smaller test application first. And have a plan for how to remove the lashes and the adhesive should you start to react.

 

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And if the glue contains natural ingredients, is that a bad thing?

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On 4/14/2019 at 5:46 PM, Fbmb said:

I have a question about the adhesives for eyelash extensions. I’m talking the lash by lash extensions that are permanent and not the strips you glue to your eyes. Getting eyelash extensions has been a self-care thing for me and it’s cut down on my getting, ready time in the morning. 

There is a lot of bad and misleading information out there, and I’ve heard that lash adhesives contain wheat. I know what brand my cosmetologist uses and I went to their website to check out the ingredients. I don’t see anything that blatantly says “wheat” and the ingredients are all names for different chemical compounds and adhesives, plus carbon black 

Do these types of adhesives contain gluten? If so, will the name of the ingredient be obvious to me or can gluten exist in methacrylates, for example? 

Thanks!

Where did you get your eyelashes done? can you recommend me a salon 

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