Does mascara/eyeliner cause pink eye?

Question

my mom wants me to stop putting mascara and eyeliner because she said it can cause pink eye..and just this morning i found out that i have pink eye..my dad argued with my mom and said pink eye is from a virus..w/c is true?

Answer 1

Pink eye is caused by a bacteria. It is often very contagious. There are several different bacteria that can cause pink eye. You may have come into contact with it by touching something that came into contact with someone else's pink eye and then you touched your eye. You should never allow others to use you eyeliner or mascara because pink eye can also be transmitted from person to person with these articles. But eye liner and mascara alone do not cause pink eye. They can make your eye red if you are allergic to them but this is not pink eye.  

Answer 2

Uhm.no.

your mom is wrong.

Eyeliner && Eyeshadow is just FINE.

The only time you`ll get pink eye is if you share it with people .

& if your allergic.

Answer 3

Well, the answer is actually a little complicated, but your dad is correct.  There are several kinds of pink eye - bacterial, viral, allergy, and reaction to contacts.  You could get pink eye from your mascara or eyeliner only if you shared it with someone else who had pink eye.  The eyeliner and mascara may cause irritation but they do not cause pink eye.

Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, can show up when you least expect it, and it is very contagious. How you treat it depends on the type. If it is bacterial you need antibiotic ointment or drops. There is no particular treatment for viral pink eye. If it is an allergy that is causing your difficulty you may need anti-inflammatory medication or antihistamines. Frequent hand washing is crucial to prevent spreading the virus or bacteria, depending on which type you have.   There is also something called CLARE, or contact lens induced acute red eye. Sleeping in contacts makes the eye more susceptible to inflammation/infection.

These links give basic information about pink eye.

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/07/08...

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/...

Answer 4

Pink eye is a simple name for conjunctivitis, or an inflamation of the conjunctiva, or the skin that surrounds your eye orbit on the inside and under your eyelids. It can be caused by bacteria, viruses and by allergies. You can get bacterial and viral infections from sharing makeup as well as other things, like if someone sneezed really close to you, or you got an infectious bacteria on your hand and rubbed your eye. If you ever used spit to rehydrate a mascara, this can cause it too. Old mascara can get tainted and cause it as well that is why you should change your mascara every couple of months even if it is not used up. Some people are allergic to certain colors and this can cause an allergic conjunctivitis to make your eye flair up too. So, in a way both are right, but we do not tell people to just not wear it. Use is responsibly, just like anything else. Make sure you throw out all your makeup you had though, so you do not re-infect yourself once this infection is over. You will need new tubes of mascara and eye liner.

Answer 5

Pink eye is a bacterial thing. Your mom is partially correct. If you're sharing eye make up and someone who uses it has pink eye (or is about to get it) has used it or anything of a sort it is possible for you to get it from using the make up after your friend. (Hence, why you should never share any make up, drinks, etc...because a lot of bacteria is spread this way such as the virus mono). However, you can not get pink eye just from wearing mascara or eye liner (or any other make up that hasn't been exposed to the bacteria.  

Answer 6

It depends. Mascara/eyeliner doesn't cause pink eye, however, they can cause an eye infection if being shared. Pink eye is a virus, so be careful