Lessons from a Lashpreneur !!! How To Care For Your Lashes After a Lash Lift

Hair is made of protein chains which are held together by physical and chemicalbonds.

Physical bonds are what w e b r e a k w h e n styling/washing etc. They are very weak and can be broken with water, heat and humidity Physicalbondsare TEMPORARY and have no permanent effect on the hair atall.

These types of changes include heat styling, straightening, curling, rollers etc, in which no chemicalsareused.

When lifting or perming eyelashes, we are changing theCHEMICALbonds.

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A lash lift perms and curls up your natural lashes, allowing you to flaunt them andfeelgreat!Anothergreat thingaboutaLashLiftisthat it is a very low maintenance procedure.

However, there is a little extra care required over the first 24-48hrs only Here’s what you shouldn’t do for resultstolastlonger:

Make sure your lashes don’tgetwet

Do not use makeup productsonyoureyes/lashes

Don’ttouchyoureyes

Avoid swimming, sauna’sorbathing

Don’t get other beauty treatmentsonyourface

Following these simple things will prolong the results of your lash lift session.Theresultslastupto 8 weeks, depending on your individualhairgrowthcycle, lifestyleandaftercare.

WHATAREWE DOINGTOTHEHAIR?

Let’sunderstandthehair structure and what we are doingtoit.

Asthehaircoolsordries, these bonds are easily reformed.

Perming lotion’s lift, the hair cuticles to enter the cortex and break the disulphidebonds.

Once disulphide bonds are broken the hair becomes weaker

Perming lotions contain ammonium thioglycolate This is a compound that can break disulphide bonds by adding hydrogen to each sulphuratom.

This will then allow the polypeptide chains to move andslipintotheirnewshape

(onyourshield/rod). WHATHAPPENSIF MYEYELASHESGET WET?

Waterormoistureshould notcomeinwithyourlashes for at least 24 hours after a lash lift because water will alterthedisulphidebondsin the hair’s cortex once they have set via chemical change.

Here’s another way to understandthis.

A lovely blow dry will drop in the rain or once you wash your hair again It’s effects go away!

Avoid hot water or steamonthefaceornear the eyes. Don’t go in the kitchen as well for that matter

Please fight back all temptationstorubtheeyesor lashes.

Do not use oil-based productsoranyconditioning treatments/serums on the l

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ashes. It will weaken the effects.Remove eye makeup gently with non-oily remover Use a mineral mascara with natural fibers