How to Remove False Eyelashes Without Losing Natural Lashes?

September 06, 2021 Eyelashes Views: 849

False eyelashes are attached to real eyelashes with semi-permanent glue. Removing false eyelashes is delicate work because if you are not careful, you can pull off your real eyelashes along with them. Below you will find detailed instructions on how to remove false eyelashes without losing your natural lashes.

Method 1

Use steam and olive oil.

1. Remove makeup.

Use a gentle eye makeup remover to remove mascara and eyeliner. This way you will be able to see which ones are your real eyelashes and which ones are fake.

2. Steam your face.

Water vapor can loosen false lashes. Please follow these steps:

Heat a bowl of water in the microwave until the water is hot enough to steam.
Bring your face up to the bowl and then use a towel to cover down over your head so that the steam can gather around your face.
Steam for about 10 minutes.

steam face

3. Dip a cotton swab into some olive oil and rub it on your lashes.

Be careful not to get them in your eyes. Keep rubbing until the false lashes start to fall off.

4. Wash the lashes well.

Use some warm water on the lashes to wash off the olive oil.

Method 2

Use makeup remover oil.

1. Apply makeup remover oil.

Dip a cotton swab into makeup remover oil and wipe the root of the eyelashes first, making sure to gently and very carefully wipe the glue of the false eyelashes away.

remover oil

2. Wait for the false eyelashes to fall off.

The bands of the false eyelashes wiped with makeup remover will fall off on their own. When removing false eyelashes, do not directly tear the false eyelashes that are stuck to your eyelids. This will make your eyelids sag or even droop, and you may also tear off your own eyelashes.

Wait for the false eyelashes to fall off

3. Apply the cotton remover to your eyes for 10 seconds.

After the false eyelashes are completely separated and removed by the makeup remover, apply a clean cotton remover pad soaked in makeup remover to your eyes and leave it on for 10 seconds, then gently wipe it outward. This way you can gently remove your false lashes and the entire eye makeup can be removed either.

use cotton pad

Method 3

Use a glue remover.

1. Buy a bottle of glue remover.

If you don't want to go to a beauty store, you can also use a glue remover to remove your false eyelashes yourself. Most drugstores sell glue remover.

If you had your false eyelashes done by a professional cosmetologist, ask him/her what he/she uses to remove them, so you can buy your own.

Glue remover is a mild reagent that smells similar to nail polish remover.

Glue remover

2. Watch your lashes well.

It's like we were talking about at the beginning, removing false eyelashes is a delicate task, so you must watch the process, which goes as follows:

Stand in front of a mirror and make sure the bathroom is well-lit. If necessary, turn on a light to prevent the shadows from obstructing your view.
Remove eye makeup. Use a gentle eye makeup remover to remove mascara and eyeliner so you can see your real and fake eyelashes clearly.

3. Apply glue remover.

Follow these steps to apply the glue remover:

Dip a cotton swab full of glue remover.
With your eyes closed, pinch the outer corners of your eyes with the soft part of your fingers and gently pull your eyelids down. This way the lashes will face down and you can see the false lashes.
Gently rub a cotton swab over the lashes. It is important to slowly apply from the inner corners to the outer corners of the eye so that the remover will slowly dissolve the glue.

Apply glue remover

4. Pull off loose false eyelashes. After 15 applications with the cotton swab, you can pinch the false eyelashes with your thumb and index finger to gently pull them off, which should be very easy.

pull of lashes

5. Wash your lashes. Wash the glue remover off your lashes and around your eyes by using some warm water on your face.

Method 4

Remove false eyelashes professionally.

1. Go back to the salon where you had your false eyelashes done.

If you had lash extensions and want to remove them, it is best to go back to the salon and ask a professional to remove your false eyelashes.

Usually, most of the false eyelashes have fallen off on their own and only a few are left. If you go back to the salon to have them removed at this time, the process will be very quick and it usually is done for free.

And the other case is that you may not be happy with the way your lashes look when you got lash extensions. If you want to remove the entire set of false eyelashes, it's best to go to a salon rather than messing around with them yourself.

If you notice a stinging sensation in your eyes a few days after getting lash extensions, it's possible that one or two false lashes are stuck together, or that one false lash is stuck to more than one real lash. This situation is also easy to fix, but it's best to go to a salon.

salon

2. If you are not sure about the skill of the lash artist in the original salon, change the salon.

Some new or poorly trained lash artists may make mistakes when doing lash extensions, so change salons if you experience the following problems.

False eyelashes look unprofessional. If the false eyelashes are bent, uneven, or ugly, then change to someone whose skills you can trust to fix them, otherwise, your real eyelashes may be damaged as well.
Pain around the lashes. If the glue used to stick your false eyelashes is bad, it may cause discomfort to the skin around your eyes. In this case, it's time to find someone with better skills and not go back to the person who messed up your lashes.

How do you remove your false lashes? Do you lose your natural lashes when you remove false lashes? Leave a comment and tell us your ways.