Comments on: Does Wearing Eye Makeup Cause Styes?

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:04:54 +0000

I hate to disagree, but my doctor told me just the opposite. I used to get styes back to back and did all the things Beth did with keeping my make-up fresh and removing nightly. My doctor asked questions and found out other people occasionally borrowed my make-up. Everyone has bacteria naturally and your body is used to your own bacteria, but someone else using your mascara can cause their bacteria to enter your mascara and cause styes. Styes are caused by bacteria. Since I found this out I have only had 2 styes in 20 years because I do not share my mascara with anyone. Both of those times I found out my daughter had used my mascara. This is not to say that Beth isn’t just prone to styes or that everyone who shares make-up will get one, but in my case that was the culprit and it took me probably 50 styes before I found out.

By: Surgeryonthelefteye

Surgeryonthelefteye — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:55:24 +0000

I think some dermatologists have a different interpretation of the causes of styes. For instance, in the emergency room-”Are you a diabetic? Do you have a thyroid problem? How about wearing makeup? Are you stressed? Because these things will trigger you to have a stye.” I’ve visited three dermatologists including an opthamologist who concluded that i had one stye on my left eye, and when styes are left untreated turns into a chailazon…had surgery and the opthamologist also put steroid drops in my eyes. *Remember, stay hygienic-unconsciously we rub our nose and then rub our eyes when sick=stye; Always wash your hands and never use anyone else’s products; Finally, warm compressions may relieve the stye completely or get it to go down.*

By: Drtheeye

Drtheeye — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:44:25 +0000

stye is an infection of the sebaceous gland on the eyelid. Those glands have ducts that open on the eyelid margin and for many reasons there will be blockage of these ducts causing infection of the gland. One of these causes are eye makeup.To overcome this problem, you should daily remove those makeup and clean your eyelid and eye lashes careful and gently with shampoo and warm water

By: Dollie

Dollie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:23:54 +0000

I have a sty right now…been on my left eyelid for almost 6 months!! I initially got the sty first on my right eye due to sharing mascara then it kinda cross infected my other eye :S I’m getting the surgery done after my exams…not looking forward to it! so yes…initially makeup CAN give u stys if your not hygeinic so i’ve learnt never to share makeup anymore…u learn from your mistakes

By: Stye

Stye — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:57:32 +0000

A stye is caused by a bacterial infection,not wearing make up!After all lots of people who never wear eye make up get styes.