No less popular procedure than eyelash extensions is their lamination. According to many experts, this procedure is less harmful, but also effective.
How is lamination of eyelashes done? Who is it for? Is it possible to carry out the procedure at home? Read on.
Lamination of eyelashes. What is this procedure?
Many women are contraindicated in eyelash extensions due to glue intolerance. Therefore, an alternative way to improve the condition and appearance of natural cilia is their lamination.
The essence of the procedure is to cover the entire length of the eyelashes with keratin - a caring substance suitable for hair of any structure. Keratin works both on the external and internal levels. The last action is especially useful, since the substance fills the voids and damage, restoring the integrity of the eyelashes. Externally, keratin creates a protective enveloping film that protects the eyelashes from the hot sun, temperature changes, hard water.
In addition to a healthy appearance and condition, eyelashes:
- acquire increased length;
- become thicker and more voluminous;
- more pigmented;
- twist up;
- make the look more expressive.
Therefore, after the lamination procedure, you can abandon the carcass, giving the length, volume and curl, and immediately after waking up look spectacular.
Contraindications
How is the procedure for laminating eyelashes step by step, we consider further. And now we’ll decide whether this method of improving the condition of eyelashes is suitable for everyone.
It is necessary to refuse it for the following reasons:
- Due to recent surgery on the organ of vision. You should wait at least a year, after which a doctor's consultation is necessary.
- In the presence of allergic reactions to substances used in lamination.
- If barley or other diseases of the mucosa appear on the eye, they need to be cured.
- During pregnancy, as well as during breastfeeding.
- If eyelash extensions are expected after the procedure, lamination is not necessary, since the material used to lengthen will not last a day. The composition of the laminating substance will simply reject it.
- If the girl has very short eyelashes. Although the procedure involves their lengthening, it may still be that with keratin, a twisting effect is more likely to result. The result will be terrible.
Advantages and disadvantages
How is the eyelash lamination procedure done? Before disassembling the stages, you need to weigh the pros and cons. After all, we are talking about working with such a sensitive organ as the eye, albeit in a non-contact way.
So, why lamination of eyelashes deserves attention:
- long-lasting effect that lasts even longer than the build-up;
- allergies are extremely rare;
- there are no strict restrictions, for example, refusal of bathing, sunbathing, cosmetics, etc.;
- eyelashes become long and voluminous, but at the same time look natural;
- applied compositions do not require removal;
- there is no irritation or even a burn of the cornea, which is quite possible when building.
The disadvantages include the following:
- laminated eyelashes will not allow you to achieve the effect of building, so after the procedure, owners of thin hairs will still have to use mascara to enhance the effect;
- there are contraindications.
How long does the effect of lamination last?
By choosing this particular procedure, women still ask a lot of questions. How long does lamination of eyelashes take? How long will the effect last?
Regarding the first question: the exact amount of time cannot be called. It all depends on the professionalism of the master lashmaker. In general, you need to count on a period from 40 minutes to 1.5-2 hours. But this, of course, is less than with building.
And how long will the result last? Here the procedure captivates with its duration. From a month to three - such is the interval of maintaining the effect in its original form. And besides, the cost of lamination is cheaper than building, so in addition to the benefits and beauty, there is also savings.
Salon technique
How is lamination of eyelashes done, a photo with the effect of which agitates to try the procedure on yourself? The whole process consists of several stages, which in the worst case will take several hours:
- First, carry out preparatory activities. They will make lamination more reliable, which will increase its duration. Eyelashes and eyelids are disinfected with a special solution, after which the skin of the eyelids is smeared with cream. This is necessary in order to protect it from the ingress of components used in lamination.
- Set the silicone pad on which the eyelashes are fixed. This will help prevent them from sticking together.
- After this, the base is applied so that the eyelashes repeat the bending of the silicone roller.
- Serum liquid, which is rich in trace elements, is distributed on top of the base. It not only nourishes, but also gives density.
- In conclusion, keratin is applied. It will perform several functions: it will fix previously applied mixtures, and also restore the damaged structure of eyelashes.
Each action does not take much time, and the time for applying one component is five to seven minutes. It takes longer to dry - from 10 minutes to half an hour. This mainly affects the duration of the entire procedure.
How is lamination of eyelashes done at home?
Everything happens quite simply in the process of salon lamination. Therefore, the question arises: is it possible to deal with the procedure at home? You can, most importantly purchase the necessary materials:
- hydrogel substrates;
- degreaser;
- curlers for eyelashes;
- fixing glue;
- the first composition for the separation of flakes of eyelashes;
- paint and oxidizing agent;
- a second composition containing keratin;
- the third composition, which contains nutritious oils;
- restorative gel;
- cotton pads, sticks and cosmetic tweezers.
The process resembles a salon procedure, but in terms of duration it can take more time.
- Hydrogel substrates separate the lower eyelashes. Lay them on the lower eyelid.
- Degrease them.
- Curlers are treated with fixing glue, and then placed on the upper eyelids, glued them.
- The eyelashes of the upper eyelid are glued to the curlers with glue.
- The first composition is applied. The eye is covered with a film.
- After 10 minutes, the first composition is removed with cotton buds.
- In a ratio of 1: 1, paint is mixed with an oxidizing agent. Wait another 10 minutes.
- Without removing the solution, a second composition is applied over it and wait another 10 minutes.
- Remove it with a cotton swab.
- The gel substrates are glued so that the lower eyelashes are on them.
- They are stained with the second compound and wait 10 minutes.
- Through the third part peel off the eyelashes from the curlers. To separate the device from the eyelids, it is necessary to use a cotton swab moistened with warm water.
- Eyelashes are covered with nourishing gel.
In a similar way, you can laminate your eyelashes at home with gelatin. To do this, prepare a solution of:
- 15 grams of gelatin;
- 50 ml of pure water;
- teaspoon of hair balm.
Used tools:
- gelatin brush;
- eye cream;
- cotton buds;
- wipes and silicone rollers.
The application steps are similar to salon, only one composition is used.
Botox or lamination?
Are you interested in Botox and eyelash lamination? How are these procedures done, and which is better?
Botox eyelash resembles lamination. The bottom line is care and recovery. The main component is not keratin, but botulinum toxin, which has a complex of beneficial substances.
The effects are almost identical, and the Botox procedure consists of 3 stages:
- biowaving;
- staining;
- application of Botox.
So what is better?
- The Botox procedure lasts more than two hours, lamination usually takes a little less time.
- The effect of Botox lasts 2-4 months, from lamination - 1-3 months.
- The result is the same - long, thick, black, healthy eyelashes.
In fact, the procedures are almost equivalent. When choosing, you need to focus on your financial capabilities, as well as on contraindications.
Rules after lamination
In order to preserve the effect longer, you need to properly care for eyelashes after the procedure. And do not worry, as soon as you get up from the couch of the master and find sticky dry eyelashes. This is the action of solutions. The very next day, the expected effect will appear.
On the first day after lamination, the eyelashes cannot be wetted, and also apply cosmetics or means to remove them. All this will lead to the fact that the solutions are simply washed away.
The recommendations end here. No further care is required.
After the process, a slight burning sensation on the eyelids can be felt. This will not happen if the master performed everything neatly. But if solutions get on the mucous membrane of the eye, then a short discomfort is provided. He will disappear soon.
Before and after the procedure
How much lamination of eyelashes is done, how it is done - all this was stated in theory. And what in practice? What are the results after the procedure?
Next, we present the result before and after.
As you can see in the photo, laminated eyelashes look quite natural. Do not expect the effect of eyelash extensions. But if you are naturally long and fluffy by nature, then after the described procedure they will become even more spectacular and will look like an extended version.