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Clean Ze Brushes!! (When Ya Get a Sty In Ze Eye)
March 5, 2008 on 7:41 am | In Eyes, Self Care |Just a reminder, my lovelies, to keep brushes and make-up applicators CLEAN.
PeaceBang has a little swollen eye just now, probably from a head cold that is GONE after 24 hours because of the magic of Neti Pot, Neti Pot, Neti Pot… I am a tireless evangelist for the wonders of the Neti Pot! Here, for your viewing pleasure is that scary, bug-eyed woman Neti-potting her nose, in case you haven’t seen it. The trick is to breathe through your mouth and to keep a box of tissues nearby. Neti Pot is The Answer!!
Twenty minutes pouring warm salt water through my very stuffy schnoz on Sunday morning until both nostrils were clear, and then again Sunday night when I felt as sick and exhausted as a cat left out in a storm, and then again on Monday morning, has left me healthy and fine, while SweetieBang’s cold is settling in his chest for a walrusy cough and more sinus honking — That is my TESTIMONIAL! Amen! But I digress.
Because I have this tiny swelling in my left eyelid I have made sure to
(a) avoid all eye make-up for a few days and
(b) throw out my possibly infected mascara and
(c) clean all my eye make-up brushes, including my eyelash curlers.
Origins makes a fine spray cleaner, but a mild shampoo will do as well. Wash your brushes and applicators in warm, soapy (shampoo-y) water and rinse. Blot on a clean towel, re-shape and lay flat to dry.
If you have a sty (and I’m not sure this is a sty — it’s a very minor swelling that may be a result of rubbing my itchy eyes a lot on Sunday), do NOT share towels and washcloths. Launder pillowcases in hot water and apply a warm compress to the eye when you can.
Neti Pot! Neti Pot! Clean brushes! Health and happiness! Many exclamation points!
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In addition, even for those of us who faithfully got our flu shots this year, apparently, they got it wrong and guessed the wrong strain of flu. So lots of us (esp those of us who work in emergency departments) are catching the flu. We aren’t getting deathly ill, if we are otherwise healthy. But what we think are bad colds might actually be mild flus (esp if accompanied by coughs, aches, queasiness, and fevers). Whining is just an added bonus.
Comment by Rev Bee — March 5, 2008 #
The Neti Pot looks so scary though! Like waterboarding yourself! I think I might have nightmares of drowning if I do that. How long does it take to get used to the sensation? [I took to it pretty quickly, Kristen, while SweetieBang seems somehow unable to bend at the waist gracefully enough to do anything but snort water all over himself while I stand by going, “RELAX! BREATHE THROUGH YOUR MOUTH!” It took me one or two times to get it down like nothing at all, and I actually really look forward to my daily irrigations because it makes me feel so good. We’re getting into serious seasonal asthma time for me and I’m looking forward to seeing if Neti Pot can help at all with that. - PB]
Comment by Kristen — March 6, 2008 #
Another thing you can do for your eyes is in these circumstances is a simple ‘lid-cleanse’. I recently had an inflamed eyelash follicle. The ophthalmologist gave me a simple lid-scrub routine to follow daily: Mix baby shampoo half-and-half with water. Dip a q-tip in it and squeeze out the excess liquid. Wipe off each eyelid above and below the lashes. You can also do it prophylactically, if you are prone to little infections or not sure your eyes are getting clean when you remove makeup.
Comment by Mary Clara — March 10, 2008 #
And throw away old cosmetics!
Comment by Mary Clara — March 10, 2008 #