Irritations
The client's eye is only red in a concentrated area, what is this most likely from?
It is likely because the tape is being placed too close to their eye or it shifted during the appointment and touched their eye.
What are 4 causes of chemical burn during eyelash extension application.
Eye pads, even with the eyes fully closed
Eye pads and eyes not naturally closing fully
Eyes twitching during appointment
Pressing down too hard with the isolation tweezers and causing the eyes to open partially
Any two eyelashes, whether natural or false, that are stuck together unintentionally.
Iris
"Taping is usually the cause of the swelling." True or false?
False -- usually contact dermatitis or cyanoacrylate allergy.
It is likely from the ends on the gel pads, microfoam or micropore tape not being adjusted.
At what point in the preparation process do we prime?
After taping.
Why are stickies unfavourable? Give 3 reasons.
Natural lash damage, client comfort and weakened retention.
Longest length of a cat eye should line up/start at the client's __________.
Arch of the eyebrow.
What is dexamethasone?
Eye safe steroid we should tell clients with swollen eyelids after their appointments to ask their physician about.
Their eyes are red overall. What is this probably from?
They could be sensitive to the eye pads or carbon black, and switching to a clear adhesive may be ideal for them.
No caffiene
What is important about tweezer direction when removing stickies stuck to a bottom lash or eye pad?
Point tip of tweezers away from the eye.
I am grabbing the natural lash with my pickup tweezers and sliding my left hand tweezers in an upwards motion, snagging the base off. What is this manual removal method called?
Pop off method
A client's eyes are twitching. What can we do?
Tell them to stop talking and put foam tape on their eyelids.
The client's eyes are red underneath their iris mainly or only, for 2-4 days following their appointment.
Most likely chemical burn
Do eye pads cover the waterline?
No
Prior to removing the tape, what is a roughly three minute process we must do?
Check for stickies.
Why is the pop-off method more favourable to the banana peel method?
Less likely to crimp natural lashes.
You have lash glue on your hand. How do you get it off?
A client has swollen eyes, what should we tell them?
To consult a physician. Oftentimes what clients think their allergy to cyanoacrylate is, is actually contact dermatitis and they should consult a physician about dexamethasone (a steroid safe for the eye area). They may remain a candidate for lash extensions.
"You should always be able to see both the clients waterline and 0.5mm of their undereye skin after taping." Is this statement true or false? Explain why.
You should never see any undereye skin above the tape but their waterline should be fully visible.
Isolation definition
The process of ensuring no two natural eyelashes are stuck together.
What differentiates traditional and clear adhesive?
No carbon black in clear.
Lash glue on eyelids can cause _____ ______.
contact dermatitis