Kim Kardashian, Rita Ora, Nicole Scherzinger … The stars have all given way to false eyelashes. Bulky, extra blacks, they give us in no time a glance of embers and cause a sensation on the red carpets … Except that American researchers have just shown that they are not without danger for our eyes.
“On average, the length of a eyelash must be a third of the width of the eye, explains Guillermo Amador, the main author of this study published in the scientific journal Journal of the Royal Society Interface. This dimension, which has been observed in 22 different mammals, has a significance: it allows to reduce the air flow which arrives on the surface of the eye, and therefore limits the dehydration and the deposition of air particles of the eye. ‘order of 50%. “
Accessories to be used occasionally
But false eyelashes are longer than natural eyelashes. As a result, instead of reducing the air flow that arrives on our ocular surface, they tend rather … to increase it. And thus, the eye is found dehydrated more quickly, and more frequently attacked by air particles, which can in particular lead to xerophthalmias (or syndrome ofdry eye).
“In short, false eyelashes on an ad hoc basis, for major events for example, no problem, add the researchers. But on a daily basis, be careful. The risks are significant. “
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