Blepharitis help!

Hi, I was in the same boat as you. I started trying everything,I cant wear any mascara,eyeliner,or anything with black pigment,that swells the lid but I can wear eye shadow as a eyeliner and eye shadow. The eye shadow is a powder and doesn't bother me as much as the mascara and liner,hope this helps!!!!!!

Dear Starmile8,

I was able to kill the Blepharitis that I had. My husband killed his too. He had the little white bumps on his eyes and we thought it was allergies. 

If you are not allergic to detergents or fabric softeners then you should try the Wet Ones. It does take over 3 months and I did not miss a day.

I had the terrible itching and managed to put it into my other eye so both had the itching.

I was able to wear makeup and kill it at the same time.  If you need that info let me know.

The wipes I used are not in the UK. I am in the US. The last ingredient is Barbadensis Leaf Juice. I also used the yellow ones with the same ingredients to make sure they were O K to use too. Some of the ones in Red boxes have a different formula.

I found it to be a Staph infection. I used the wipes for 4 times a day for about a week then went down to 3 then to just 2 times a day for the last couple of months. 

My daughter killed a stye with it too. She said it was gone in 2 and a half days but she kept using the wipes for 4 days to make sure. Several people have mentioned how they have had their eyelashes grow back in too.

I bought new makeup and never double dipped into anything as you don't want to get it back.

Hope this helps,

Lynda79

Dear Starmile8,

First, you have to use the Wet Ones from the US. The UK ones are harsher. You, also, have to use the ones that the last ingredient is Barbadensis Leaf Juice. There is red Wet One that is different. The yellow ones can be used too. 

I did not have any problem using them but I only had the itching. Just make sure you are not allergic to detergents fabric softeners or the lanolin that is in these.Do you have sensitive skin? These wipes kill Staph but is is a small amount of the agent that does the job so it takes a long time.  The antibacterial agent is Benzethonium Chloride at .3%.

It is not the kind of makeup you use it is just not re-infecting yourself. Make sure to use 2 wash cloths one for each eye when cleaning or removing makeup. This was mentioned by a Dr. online too.

I bought new and I bought throw away wands for mascara. I used 1 for each eye and never double dipped into the mascara. I got makeup applicators that look like Q-tips, flat one side and pointed on the other. I used the pointed one for putting on eyeliner. I used dark eye shadow instead of pencils for this time period. I just never put anything used back into the new makeup. 

You could have a gland problem too.

If you get into your eye while cleaning it off with the wipe just put water or eye drops that do not have preservatives in them. I have dry eye so use them. 

I wrapped around my finger tip and just went across one time on each eye but using a clean section of the wipe. I tore them into 8 sections (that was how they were folded) You can close your top eyelid and wipe across. 

Make sure you have the right wipes and as long as you are not sore or irritated from them they are probably working on the Staph.

This took me over 3 months to kill on my lashes. You can use them 2 times a day and they will work too but probably a longer time to kill it. Jill, who posted on this site, had her lashes grow back and so have several others. 

Be sure and look up every word on the internet to see for yourself what is involved with your problem. Look up Benzethonium Chloride and see how it works.  The more informed you are the better you will be able to handle your problem.

If you cannot use the wipes there are people who have posted, on this site, about using Tea Tree Oil and Manuka honey to get relief too. 

You may want to use the Tea Tree Oil and baby shampoo mixture to wash your eyes off. Look up Dena's info. She had the ratio to use these together. People have said it helps.

Hope I covered what you needed but if not let me know.

Lynda79 

Dear Starmile,

No it did not get worse. It felt better and helped the itching. You may be allergic to the 

quats. If it keeps up you may have to switch to other ways to control it like Manuka honey or Tea Tree Oil. 

Doctors (online) talk about using antibiotics on the eyelashes and call it "off label use". I talked to a doctor and told him that Doxycycline used in the Dental application was said to have a long lasing effect on Staph. I told him if I get that back I would use that on my eyes. He said he would write me the prescription. 

I posted that dental info on this site. 

The doctor I went to have me a prescription for antibiotics 3 times to put in the eye. I asked him about putting it on the lashes where the problem was located. He said that some got on them. 

Maybe this info can help you. If your eyes do not feel better then you may need to stop the use of the wipes and read more on this site. One person, Dena, mentioned about using one drop of Tea Tree Oil and a drop of shampoo and washed the eyes with that. Of course, eyes closed. 

Let me know how you are doing and I am sorry if wipes don't work for you as just under 20% of people are allergic to the quats.

Lynda79