7 Things Contact Lens Wearers are Doing Wrong

According to a recent study by CDC United States (Center for Disease Control & Prevention) approximately, 41 million American wear contact lenses. Shockingly; nearly all of them are involved in one or more unhygienic contact lens habits. Consumers due to ill-practices suffer from contact lens induced infections, but at the end of day they ignorantly hold their contact lenses responsible.

Wearing substandard circle lenses, or failing to take meticulous care of your contacts, lead towards acute injuries. This may reduce future contact lens tolerance or above all can be fatal. Contrary, FDA approved Korean circle contacts ensure minimum risks as they are manufactured under state-of-art laboratories. Furthermore, ISO and other health certifications born by these lenses guarantee health & safety. Your health is in your own hands. Take a check on the following unhygienic 7 practices to prevent yourself from unfortunate ocular injuries.

1. Dealing contact lenses without washing your hands with soap and water
2. Sleeping, washing, showering without removing circle contacts
3. Failing to rub, rinse & disinfect circle lenses after each time they are worn
4. Ignoring to rinse the contact lens cases
5. Continuing to use circle lenses & cases past their expiry
6. Adding new solution to the old solution for soaking your contacts
7. Sharing contacts with friends & family.

The study found that almost all of the contact lens wearers tend to willingly ignore the following aspects of contact lens cleanliness. The US based contact lens survey was conducted online where 99% of the respondents were involved in one of the following risky attitudes.

1. 82.3% of them are involved in using their lens cases for more than 3 months
2. 55.1% of the respondents admit that they are too lazy to throw old solution & refill the lens chambers with a fresh supply. So they rely to contact lens solution topping.
3. 50.2% of the participants confess sleeping whilst wearing circle lenses.

With latest advancement contact lenses have become the cheapest & perfect mode of vision correction. However, one should not forget that they are prosthetic medical devices and not over-the-shelf beauty accessory. Use circle lenses only if you are mature enough to take care of them.  Lack of maturity is a no question. It does not even make your spectacles break-proof!

3 Beauty Essentials that Need Immediate Cleansing & Replacement

Jennifer: @ijennyan

Even if you are the quirkiest of the person about cleanliness & hygiene you are forgetting to clean 3 of your beauty essentials that you pretty much use every day. Germs are everywhere; they cling to the objects and then continue to grow. Beauty essentials need thorough cleanse-up every once in a while. Otherwise be ready for fungal infections, skin damage & ocular diseases.

Wig Cap

A wig cap is essential to use if you have lots of hair. Wig cap keeps your natural hair secure & prevents your wig from getting soiled or greasy. A sturdy nylon wig cap can be easily hand washed and air dried Wig. Nylon wig caps are usually inexpensive than cotton wig caps and can be used as long as they hold the shape. Forgetting to wash your wig cap facilitates bacterial contamination which might turn your scalp itchy & scaly.

Contact Lens Cases

Okay, you clean your contact lenses after each wear but now contact lens cases too? Yes, contact lens cases are the actual breeding beds of germs. Contact lens cases if are not cleansed and disinfected thoroughly they develop slimy bio-film that is dangerous for contact lenses. It is advised to replace contact lens cases every 3 months. How many times have you actually taken the pain of contact lens cases? Do not lie!

False Eye Lashes

If you want to continue using your false eye lashes for up to 20 wears; wash them effectively. False eye lashes often deposit crumpled residuals of dried mascara, eye liner & the eye lash glue. If they are not washed, false eye lashes may induce infections especially if you wear contact lenses. The hard and dirty eye lash band is also often responsible to scratch the tear duct. It triggers irritation, redness & abrasions. Always wash your false eye lashes by soaking them in a bowl containing solution of water with liquid makeup remover.

Keeping your beauty essentials is the first step to beauty & hygiene. There is no point in making efforts to enhance your beauty if your butt is poop-y!

Recycle Big Eye Contact Lens Case I Make an Ear Bud Detangler

It is deadly annoying to find your pair of head-phones tangled together in a knotted mess. You are running late for a meeting but you have to waste your time trying to detangle the tight knots. It is true; no matter how carefully you keep them to avoid the knots; your headphones will still get into it somehow. Did you know a DIY ear-bud detangler can save you a life? Make one by recycling an old case of big eye contact lenses.

We earlier discussed 9 ingenious ways of recycling old cases of big eye contact lenses; now we have another brilliant use- probably the 10^th ingenious use.

DIY- An Ear Bud Detangler/ Protector using an Old Case of Big eye Contact Lens

Things you require

• An old case of big eye contact lenses
• A heated sharp exacto knife or blade
• A pencil to make the markings
• Head phones

Method

Step 1:

Prepare your exacto knife by heating it in flame or alternatively get a sharp blade.

Step 2:

Meanwhile mark carefully using an old pencil that how deep slits you need to make in your old case of contact lenses to have those headphones’ handles rest fully.

Step 3:

With balanced movements of your hand and medium pressure start cutting the marked portions on big eye contact lens case using the heated exacto knife. Do it carefully, taking care of not to wound your fingers. Go slowly and go in a rhythm to keep the balance maintained.

Things to Remember:

1. Use simple big eye contact lens cases and avoid the fancy animal cases.

2. The plastic of big eye contact lens cases is brittle and prone splitting so avoid exerting too much of the pressure.

3. The slots in each compartment should be big enough to accommodate the handles of the headphones entirely. If the slots are not properly cut; the caps will not screw on properly on the case of big eye contact lens.

Article Inspiration & Pictures: Instructables