How to Take Off Eyelash Extensions at Home
If your once full, eye-opening lash extensions are starting to tangle and fall off piece by piece and you can't get to the salon for a touchup, you might start to wonder if you can remove them at home. And—hey—if you can give yourself an at-home mani and pedi, wield a waxing kit, and touch up your roots with drugstore dye, your practically a beauty expert... so why not, right?
Brace yourself for some bad news: Unfortunately, there's no safe way to remove eyelash extensions yourself. That's right. Though a quick search on YouTube may yield an abundance of methods for removing eyelash extensions on your own using things like Vaseline, coconut oil, castor oil, baby oil, and even tweezers (yikes!), lash experts say these techniques aren't recommended.
The truth: You shouldn't remove eyelash extensions at home.
As tempting as it is to pluck those extensions off one by one, it's just not good for your natural lashes. "Unfortunately, there is no over-the-counter or any DIY oil-based products that can safely remove lash extensions," says Clementina Richardson, a celebrity lash expert and founder of Envious Lashes. "Removing them yourself can pull out your actual lashes, since the extensions are attached strand by strand and can lead to bald spots that may never grow back."
So what can you do?
In a nutshell: Wait it out. Your extensions will eventually grow out and shed with your natural lash cycle—a process that typically takes about six to eight weeks, says Richardson.
Instead of giving in to temptation and picking at those extensions, focus on taking care of them. Applying a lash conditioning serum and brushing them with a spoolie each day will help prevent tangles that can irritate and increase the urge to pick, says Richardson.
And if you're really desperate, break the usual rules.
Lash extensions are relatively high-maintenance—to avoid premature breakage, there's tons of guidelines for proper care. But if your goal is to get those falsies off, stat, you can try the opposite approach. Just remember: The following habits are by no means overnight solutions, but they can help speed up the process, says Richardson.
Use oil-based makeup remover.
One of the top rules when caring for eyelash extensions is to skip oil-based makeup remover, since it can loosen the glue. But if you want to break the bond, swipe off your makeup with an oil-based remover. And—P.S.—you can totally do this to reap the benefits even if you don't have any makeup on.
Coconut Melt Wipes
Kopari sephora.com
$20.00
Instant Eye Makeup Remover
Clarins sephora.com
$30.00
Green Clean Cleansing Balm
Farmacy sephora.com
$34.00
Ultra Light Face Cleansing Oil
Neutrogena walmart.com
$18.95
Go heavy on the eye cream.
Moisturizers that contain oils—argan, rosehip, sunflower, jojoba, and squalane, for example—will also help break down eyelash glue over time, plus deliver bonus skin benefits.
Apply coconut or castor oil before bed.
For a similar effect that's a bit more targeted, dip a clean spoolie in a small amount of coconut or castor oil, then swipe onto your lashes before hitting the hay. Over time, the oil may help loosen up the glue holding your extensions on.
Take a hot, steamy shower.
Turn your shower on as hot as it will go and let the steam build up. Then, adjust to a comfortable temperature and hop in. Go ahead and linger a little bit—all that steam can help dry out and eventually loosen stubborn glue.
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How to Take Off Eyelash Extensions at Home
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