one in four women suffered problems in the eyes because of the makeup
mascara and eyeliner should be applied tabs outward
-make-up is even more harmful in those who use contact lenses
-78% of women never look the composition of cosmetics
Madrid, March 2012.- one in four women acknowledge having suffered a problem in eyes (conjunctivitis, itching, irritation, etc.) because of the makeup, according to a study by the Foundation RementerÃa. Furthermore, a similar percentage suffers from some alteration in the skin such as acne, atopic dermatitis, eczema, hypersensitivity… making them more vulnerable to these problems. All analyzed women that had makeup around the eyes showed traces of make-up in the tear film.
The presence of makeup in the tear film is linked to worse vision. eight out of ten interviewed put makeup the eyes more than three times per week, and many of them expressed difficulties in vision which improves with flickering because it clarifies momentarily the traces of make-up ”According to Dr. Javier Hurtado, medical director of the Foundation and author of the research carried out to 100 patients. The use of makeup for a lifetime “can have long-term consequences in the eye, especially in a more sensitive eye”.
The make-up is even more harmful in those who use contact lenses, because it aggravates the risks associated with them, such as dry eye and irritation, but also infections. The slightest consequence are discomfort and intolerance to the copper refining lentil but more serious might encourage infections, which holders of lenses are much more serious, by a bacterium called Pseudomonas, which are sometimes very difficult to treat and that can leave scars on the cornea.
Of the women using eyeliner, half used it in the base of the eyelashes and the other half inside tabs, with what the eye is more exposed to discomfort, redness, toxic conjunctivitis or intolerance to contact lenses ”, according to Dr. Hurtado, who recommends that eyeliner, mascara and eye shadow apply outside the tab.
Hazardous components.
With regard to the type of products used to enhance the eyes, eight out of ten employ more than one product and two out of three uses mascara, shadow of eyes or eyeliner. Half of the interviewed employs specific creams. Products used to remove make-up is can be more dangerous, warns Dr. Hurtado, as solvents alter the tear. In addition, “to remove make-up for many years develops more laxity on the eyelid, skin wrinkled more, and may that eyelid stretch outwards or inwards or even bags appear”. 34% Of respondents used milk to remove make-up, cleanse, 30% special products, 16% gel, 6% desmaquilladoras wipes and 4% water micelle. 10% Used other products. However, 78% of the interviewed acknowledged that he had not never looked the composition of cosmetics that uses.
Components and dyes used in mascara and eyeliner include solvents as the isododecane, film-makers, preservatives and waxes of animal, vegetable and mineral origin; as well as fixing polymers and pigments. With water resistance make-up contain solvents also similar to the oil painting the appearance is very similar ”, explains the professional make-up artist Carmen Otero. Mascara which aims to give a longer appearance tabs contains fibers of nylon that adhere to them and can cause sensation of foreign body or as trouble progresses the day, especially when it contains large compounds ”.
A Swedish study published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science assessed seven masks or types of mascara and two of them led a reddening of the skin when they were in a normal skin. The two were based on a conventional emulsion with stearate as main emulsifier, irritant substance which could cause more inconvenience or sensitive skin problems or diseases.
Cosmetic ingredients revisions made by panels of experts for the American administration in 2008 concluded that components such as the hexamidina, which is used in rÃmeles, cream and concealer are safe in concentrations below 0.1% ”, as the ingredients derived from the capsicum of the Glycyrrhizic acid (acids and salts), alcohol n-butyl or other alcohols. Nevertheless, all these reports, published in the journal International Journal of Toxicology, indicate that there is lack of knowledge in the dose applied as well as lack of information about their presence in products of cleaning, hygiene or make-up ”.
