When it comes to mascara, people with dry or sensitive eyes have to be extra cautious about what they put near their delicate eye area. While waterproof mascaras are known to be problematic, tubing mascaras are often marketed as a gentler alternative. But are they really the best choice for sensitive eyes?

As a dry eye specialist, I want to help you find makeup that not only enhances your lashes but also protects your eye health. Let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of tubing mascara and what might be an even better option for sensitive eyes.

What is Tubing Mascara?

Tubing mascara is a unique formula that wraps each individual lash in flexible "tubes" rather than coating them with traditional wax-based pigment. This creates a smudge-proof, long-lasting effect that resists fl...

We all love mascara. It turns out it is the most popular cosmetic. Most of us feel it's something that we feel like we can't live without. Many women won't even leave the house without putting it on.

Mascara makes your eyelashes look long, dark, and beautiful. It highlights the windows to our souls. In this blog, I'll explore three tips for you to wear mascara if you are a dry eye sufferer.

Tip #1) No Waterproof Mascara.

 Many dry eye sufferers will start using a waterproof mascara because their eyes are so irritated and sometimes they run water. They use the waterproof mascara, to avoid it from running down their face.

However, there are waxes and toxins in this waterproof mascara that makes it waterproof. These waxes are hard to remove from your lashes at the end of the day. An...

The makeup that you put around our eyes matters.  You can look great and take care of your eyes so that at the end of the night, your makeup is not streaming down your face.  No one wants to have red and irritated eyes during the party and especially not the next day either.

I've got 4 great products to make your holiday makeup look great.  And, it will be healthy for your eyes as well. All you need is: eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, and eye brow gel. You'll be ready to step out to any holiday affair.

#1) Eye Shadow

There are a couple of things to avoid when using eye shadow. 

Do not use GLITTERY eyeshadow. The glitter can fall into your eyes and create microscopic scratches on your eye.  Your eyes will be red and irritated from it. If you need the glitter to make you FEEL GLAM, us...

Happy Holidays!  I hope this is a great time of year for you.  I understand how hectic gift giving and shopping can be.  I want to make it easier for you to choose gifts that you know your friends will love, and they're healthy for their eyes.

This holiday season, give gifts that support good vision.  These gifts are great to give tp your mother, your sister, your best friend that would be super special, awesome, and help their dry eyes.

I want everyone with dry eyes to receive the gift of  comfortable eyes and good vision. Dry eyes can be soothed and pampered just like sore muscles. I've got some really great gifts that'll help you to pamper not only your loved one, but also your peepers.

#1) Umay Rest

 The Umay REST device is portable, convenient, and easy to use.  The preset routine...

In the clinic, I get asked this question all day long, "What's causing my eyes to be so dry?" The short answer is that dry eye is multifactorial. It comes from many different causes. Some of the things we have no control over, like your gender and your age.  Women, especially those over 40, are more likely to have dry eye than men. And, we can't change our gender or age.  But, there are a ton of causes of dry eye that we can control.   

Let's talk about what you can take care or change to help our dry eyes. I like to break this down into three parts. I called it the EYE Method.  The first is E for Eyes. The Y is for Your Health. And, the final E is for the Environment.  Let's look at each part.  Over the next 3 weeks, I'll break down the nitty gritty of controlling each of the parts of the ...

If you have been hanging around with me for a while now, then you know that I preach the same rules over and over and over again.  In the past couple of weeks, I've been in the car a lot. So, I've had some thinking time. I started to re-evaluate my hard and fast rules.

I went to a funeral and a wedding in the same 10 day time span. To say the least, there was a bit of crying going on. And, it provided an opportunity for me to reevaluate some of the rules that I preach.

I would like to review these 4 dry eye rules.  Normally I'm quite the rule follower, but I had some reassessment time. And, it turns out that there are times when it's okay to break the rules.  Let me tell you when you can break three of them.  Then, I'll explain why you can never, ever, ever, ever, ever break one of them....

If you have dry eyes, it's important to understand why CLEAN makeup is so important for your eyes and body.  Check out some of the basic ideas around Clean makeup in this blog, and listen to a true Clean beauty expert weigh in on the importance of these products.  Switching to wearing CLEAN makeup you can prevent both eye irritation and wrinkles!!! 

Now that you're fired up about the importance of using Clean Makeup, let's review the three best clean makeup products for sensitive eyes in 2022.  If you feel like your makeup makes your eyes red and irritated, then switching out a few products will be well worth your time. 

I certainly understand how you feel.  Just a few years ago, I was in your shoes too. I was embarrassed that my eye makeup would run down my face by the end of the workda...