[WARNING] Eyelash Extensions Poses Health Risks from Infections to Allergic Reactions

Many women dreaming of long, luscious lashes opt to extend what nature bestowed upon them. Eyelash extensions, normally applied in salons but also available in DIY kits, are individual synthetic lashes that are glued onto a woman's own lashes.They promise to lengthen, add volume and last up to six weeks.

They can even damage a person's natural eyelashes and make them look thinner, he warned.
Dr Robert Dorin, from True and Dorin Medical Group in New York City told Medical Daily that the glue used to bind them to a woman's natural lashes can cause allergic reactions in some people.

He said: 'And for some reason bacteria wants to stick with it, and it could cause fungal or viral infections as well.'
Some glues contain formaldehyde, which can cause allergic reactions.
In addition, the fashionable lashes can trigger eye infections as dirt and bacteria get caught in them, he said.