This TikToker curls her lashes with a blow dryer, but is it safe? – Watch video

Heated eyelash curlers have been a hotly debated beauty device (at least here at ). Seductive) for almost a decade. Back in 2013, we wonder whether you really need one or not; in 2021, We are definitely professional. But the TikTok community, since the people who use the platform don’t want to, decided that they had found a better solution for long-lasting curled lashes: using a blow dryer to add volume to the lashes. your.

On November 10, TikTok users @sophiamasterson post 42 seconds videotapes show how she curls her hair eyelash tumble dry to achieve a glossy, voluminous finish. The whole process is a pain in the ass: Before warming up her lashes, she rinses them with some water. Then she said she reached for the dryer and set it to “cool” heat, blowing them dry on top. She repeats the drying technique again after covering her lashes with eyelash primer. After applying a layer L’Oréal Paris Telescopic Mascara Carbon Black, she went in for the third time to dry her eyelashes. Once again, she applied another coat of mascara to her lashes, then dried a fourth time.

Despite the fact that the TikTok user said in the video that “[the technique] saves me a ton of time, effort, and products,” an ophthalmologist and a dermatologist we spoke with cautioned against trying this TikTok hack at home.” Even though she is using the ‘cool’ setting on the dryer there is still a chance of damage. for your eyes and eyelids,” Ashley Brissette, MD, an ophthalmologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and clinical spokesperson for American Academy of Ophthalmology. “This can cause significant dryness and even scratching of the cornea, which can cause infection, pain, and even vision loss.”

New York City Council Certified Dermatologist Dendy Engelman, MD, agrees, adding that “if hot air is used, eyelids or eyelashes may even burn.”

With that in mind, both Brissette and Engelman recommend using a heated eyelash curler instead. “Heated up [eyelash curlers] has safe settings that don’t exceed specific temperatures and (when used with care) can give you the desired lash effect but in a safer way,” explains Brissette.

Lessons Learned? Dryer should only one is drying my hair and nothing else. Oh, and hacking TikTok should be considered as salt in the water.

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