Caring for lash extensions: What does it entail, main stages 

 

The length and endurance in time of your lash extensions depends a lot on the lash artist’s professionalism, but also on how you care for them. They can remain in pristine condition for up to 4 weeks, after which you will require a touchup appointment. Find out in this article what exactly this entails and which are the main stages. 

 

When should you schedule a touchup appointment?

 

The process to regenerate the natural lashes takes place continuously, even when you’re wearing lash extensions. This means that the hairs will fall, together with the natural roots, to make room for new ones to grow. There are other reasons why hair by hair extensions can come off: you didn’t remove your makeup good enough or you used a product which contains oil, you have oily skin or the glue used during application wasn’t strong enough from the start.

No matter the reason, when you will notice that you extensions start falling off together with your natural hairs more and more often, it’s important to schedule a touchup appointment. Generally, this can be necessary after 3-4 weeks from application. 

What are the stages to caring for lash extensions?

 

Depending on the client’s needs, the touchup appointment can assume filling the empty spaces that are left over or reapplying the hair by hair extensions on the entire surface. Certain lash artists make a distinction between the two services

 - fills in or touchup. 

If we’re talking about fills, we won’t change anything from the previous application and this is a short process compared to the touchup. Generally, in a reapplication appointment, the lashes will be thoroughly cleaned and the extensions that grow together with the natural hairs will be removed. The first step is to degrease the lash area, after which you can reapply other extensions.

It’s possible that certain extensions stay fixed during this process, those that kept their initial position and endurance.   

 

Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-woman-s-eye-3724431/ 

 

What can be changed in a touchup appointment?

 

In certain fills it means to simply apply new extensions in the empty spaces that naturally appear along with the lash regeneration process, during a touchup appointment certain aspects can be changed, if the client wants that. The only thing that cannot be changed is the lash curvature, so it may be necessary to fully remove the extensions and reapply them from the start. 

Your lash artist can change the extension shape or volume. If you’ve decided that you want your lashes to have a different look, you can choose from a wide variety of shapes available when you’re going to the touchup. It’s also possible that you may require more sessions in order to reach your desired shape. You have to also take into account that each extensions shape will look differently on each face, so if you were displeased at first, you can make improvements along the way.

When the lash artist chooses the lashes shape and volume, you take into account factors such as the natural lash length and the client’s face shape. If you apply extensions that have much too volume for the eyelids, they will come off shortly, causing disturbances.

Also, it’s important to commonly agree with the professional which extension shape and volume is the most suited for you and to be patient to reach your desired result. Especially if it’s the first time when you’re choosing hair by hair extensions, it’s important to understand that your ideal look is not always possible with a single session. 

 

How long does a touchup appointment last?

 

If you want to efficiently organize your time and estimate beforehand how long such a session would last, you have to take into account certain factors such as the job’s complexity and the changes that you want done. Another thing to keep in mind is the time that passed since the application or your last touchup appointment. If too much time has passed, then reapplying the extensions will take longer, depending on the lash artist’s dexterity.

The maximum timeframe after which you definitely should come for a touchup is 6 weeks, depending on the natural endurance of your lashes and how long the regeneration process lasts. Don’t go over this timeframe because the glue that’s left on the extensions will lose their endurance and you will have to reapply everything from scratch.

On average, the touchup appointment lasts about two hours. You have to know that afterwards, you will have to follow the same caring instructions for lash extensions just like in the first application. Stay away from water in the first 48 hours, don’t touch the eye area and don’t expose yourself to strong winds or any other extreme conditions.

We hope the information that we’ve shared is useful for you and helps you to better understand the beauty process of the lash extensions. Take our recommendations into account and don’t postpone the touchup appointment for too long!