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Tips for Choosing and Using the Right Adhesive for Summer Eyelash Extensions
With the hot weather just around the corner, we wanted to give you some top tips on choosing and using the best adhesive for creating your lash sets during the warm and humid time of year. Proper adhesive selection is...
Working With Your Adhesive
The optimum temperature for good glue work is 19-24 degrees C. A steady temperature without fluctuations is better for optimal results Humidity is the key to easy application and good retention – especially when working with fans. Cyanoacrylate for lashes...
Introducing Quick-Time Elite Adhesive
The Eyelash Emporium are proud to present our fastest setting lash adhesive, Quick-Time Elite Adhesive. With a curing time of 0.5-1 seconds, this lash glue is the perfect adhesive for advanced techs. Who should use our Quick-Time Elite Adhesive? This...
Better shelf life: Getting the most from your adhesive
By Genevieve Hickin, courtesy of Lash Inc magazine There are many ways to prolong the life of your adhesive to ensure you get the most from it and to keep it at its optimal working condition for longer. The main...
Our Most Asked Questions...The Answers You Have Been Looking For!
What is the best eyelash adhesive for me? We spent almost 2 years with Europe's top adhesive chemist developing our Blockbuster Ultra Platinum Adhesive to have the best properties for experienced eyelash technicians. We knew that it needed to be not only the...
Tightened Controls on the Sale of Glue to Protect the Lash Industry
Better Training is Essential to the Future Success of Eyelash Extensions To protect the future of our industry and the safety of clients, lash glues are only being sold to therapists who have taken a proper individual semi-permanent lash course. If the course has...
How to Improve Eyelash Adhesive Performance in Hot and Humid Weather
How to Improve Eyelash Adhesive Performance in Hot and Humid Weather All semi-permanent eyelash extension adhesives need moisture and heat to set properly. The heat helps the adhesive to dry and moisture causes a chemical reaction in the adhesive to help it set. Each...
Why Not to Patch Test Eyelash Adhesive on Skin
Patch Testing Semi Permanent Eyelash Adhesives on Skin can Sensitise Your Client and Prevent Further Treatment We are hearing from lash technicians that are still being trained to patch test adhesive on their client's skin. All semi-permanent lash adhesives, that are...
Eyelash Glue Problems?
The Weather can have a Big Effect on Your Glue. With the recent hot and humid weather here in the UK it's been a challenging time for those of us using fast lash adhesives. Heat and humidity can cure the...
Assess Your Environment Quickly with a Hygrometer
Eyelash Extension Glues are Affected by Humidity and Temperature Keep an eye on the conditions in your treatment room with this easy to read humidity and temperature meter. When the needle moves into the red or dark blue zones you...
Summer's Coming...Avoid Eyelash Glue Problems by Storing Carefully
All Eyelash Glues need to be Treated with Care to Keep them in Top Condition Warm and humid weather can really affect how your glue behaves. Eyelash glues form their strong bond in 2 ways; a solvent evaporates to dry...
Find out How Cold Weather can Affect your Glue
The back of a delivery van can be colder than your fridge at times so take care to let the glue temperature come up to the level of your treatment room before opening it for the first time.