Method of Eyelash Curl Application

Abstract

To address such a problem that if simultaneously performing treatment of forming curls on upper lashes and fixing artificial hair to the upper eyelashes, a volume feeling of the upper eyelashes increases and a high beauty effect can be expected, however, the implementation thereof is difficult due to durability and difficulty of the treatment.SOLUTION: An eyelash curling treatment method includes: fixing artificial hair to the upper eyelashes at intervals apart from roots thereof, sticking a curl rod swelled into a semi-cylindrical shape along an edge of the upper eyelash, aligning the upper eyelashes on an upper surface of the curl rod, covering an adhesive tape on the artificial hair, applying a reducing agent to the vicinity of the root to dissolve cystine binding of keratin molecules, after that, wiping off the reducing agent, removing the tape to correct variation in the upper eyelashes, sticking another adhesive tape to the artificial hair, then applying an oxidizing agent to the area where the reducing agent has been applied to recombine the keratin molecules and forming permanent curls.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to beauty techniques, specifically to beauty techniques for forming curls on the upper eyelashes.

Background Art

[0002] Beauty techniques for forming upward curls on the upper eyelashes are particularly supported by Japanese women with many downward eyelashes because they have the effect of making the eyes look big and wide open, and are widely practiced in beauty salons and esthetic salons across the country. Also, a beauty technique called "matsueku," which adds artificial hairs to the upper eyelashes, has been in the spotlight as it can give volume to the upper eyelashes.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Non-Patent Documents

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Non-Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] If it were possible to simultaneously achieve not only forming curls on the upper eyelashes but also "matsueku" (adding artificial hairs) and forming curls on these upper eyelashes, it would naturally enhance the volume of the upper eyelashes, make the eyes look even more wide open, and further improve the beauty effect. However, due to durability and the difficulty of the procedure, it has been difficult to find a procedure method that can achieve these simultaneously.

[0006] Conventionally, in many cases, after forming curls on the upper eyelashes, artificial hairs were attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes. However, when the upper eyelashes were curled, it was difficult to ensure a sufficient application area of the glue used to fix the artificial hairs, and it was difficult to stably attach the artificial hairs to the upper eyelashes. Moreover, since they were curled, the tips of the upper eyelashes were bent upward, which became an obstacle during the attachment of artificial eyelashes and was likely to cause variations in the finish.

[0007] There is a width in which the upper eyelashes grow from near the mucous membrane of the eye toward the upper eyelid. This width is called the layer of the upper eyelashes. Since the degree of curling varies depending on the position of this layer of the upper eyelashes, even when artificial eyelashes with the same curl are attached, they appear to vary greatly.

[0008] Furthermore, since the upper eyelashes were curled, even if the position for attaching the artificial eyelashes from the root deviated slightly, they appeared to vary greatly. Conventionally, when curling the eyelashes, an operation called winding was performed in which the upper eyelashes were straightened in advance and their direction was adjusted, and then the upper eyelashes were fixed one by one with an adhesive on the upper surface of the curling rod. However, this operation took a considerable amount of time, and since the upper eyelashes were pulled during winding, an excessive burden was imposed on the upper eyelashes.

[0009] On the other hand, after forming curls on the upper eyelashes, the upper eyelashes are washed to remove the curling agent used for curl formation from the upper eyelashes. However, it is often the case that the curling agent cannot be completely removed and remains on the surface of the upper eyelashes. For this reason, there was also a serious problem that the adhesion between the upper eyelashes and the artificial eyelashes by glue was not well performed, and the artificial eyelashes were easily detached from the upper eyelashes.

[0010] In this way, in the conventional method, the artificial eyelashes attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes tended to look uneven, and a high technical ability and sufficient working time were required to achieve a clean finish without unevenness. Moreover, the connection between the upper eyelashes and the artificial eyelashes was insufficient, and the artificial eyelashes attached to the upper eyelashes were easily detached and could not withstand long-term wearing, and the artificial eyelashes often fell off in a short period.

[0011] The inventor conducted intensive research to simultaneously perform a beauty technique called "matsu extension" in which artificial hairs are attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes and a beauty technique for forming curls on the upper eyelashes in order to obtain a synergistic effect. As a result, the inventor succeeded in developing a new treatment method that is fully satisfactory in terms of finish, workability, and durability, and is proposed here as the present invention.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0012] Artificial hairs for eyelash extensions are attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes at intervals of about 1 mm from their roots. After attaching a silicone resin curl rod with a semi-cylindrical bulge on the surface side along the edge of the upper eyelid, the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed are aligned on the upper surface of this curl rod. By covering the entire aligned artificial hairs with an adhesive tape-like substance, the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed are fixed to the upper surface of the curl rod. In this state, a first curling agent containing a reducing agent is applied to a location near the root of the upper eyelashes where there are no artificial hairs, and the cystine bonds of the keratin molecules in the upper eyelashes are eliminated by the action of the reducing agent. Then, this first curling agent is wiped off and the adhesive tape-like substance is peeled off. After correcting the looseness and variation of the upper eyelashes on the curl rod, another adhesive tape-like substance is pasted onto the artificial hairs again, and a second curling agent containing an oxidizing agent is applied to the location where the first curling agent was applied previously to recombine the keratin molecules of the upper eyelashes and form an elastic and permanent curl near the root of the upper eyelashes. Then, the applied second curling agent is wiped off and the adhesive tape-like substance is peeled off, and the curl rod is removed, thereby forming a curl on the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed.

Effects of the Invention

[0013] Since artificial hairs are attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes in advance before curling the upper eyelashes, a sufficient linear adhesion area can be ensured on the side surface of the upper eyelashes, and moreover, no foreign substances such as curling agents adhere to the surface of the upper eyelashes. Therefore, the fixation of the artificial hairs to the upper eyelashes is strong and difficult to come off, and it has much higher durability compared to the conventional treatment methods.

[0014] Also, since the artificial hairs are attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes in advance before the curling operation in this way, the alignment operation of the upper eyelashes on the curling rod is also easy, and the upper eyelashes can be arranged on the curling rod neatly and speedily.

[0015] Furthermore, since the fixing of the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed thereto onto the curling rod is carried out all at once by attaching an adhesive tape-like substance onto the artificial hairs, after winding, the troublesome operation of attaching the upper eyelashes one by one to the curling rod using an adhesive is not required, and the operation speed can be increased.

[0016] Therefore, by using this treatment method, an ideal curl with length and volume feeling can be easily and speedily realized on the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed thereto even by an ordinary operator without requiring special techniques. Also, it is excellent in durability, and the possibility that the attached and fixed artificial hairs will fall off in a short period is extremely small, and it has a much longer service life compared to the conventional ones, and is significantly superior to the conventional treatment methods in terms of finish, workability, and durability.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0018] Artificial hair for eyelash extension is attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes at intervals of about 1 mm from the root, and a silicone resin curling rod with a semi-cylindrical bulge on the surface side is attached along the edge of the upper eyelid. After that, the upper eyelashes with the artificial hair attached and fixed are aligned on the upper surface of this curling rod, and an adhesive tape-like substance is placed over the artificial hair to fix the upper eyelashes with the artificial hair attached and fixed to the upper surface of the curling rod. In this state, a first curling agent containing a reducing agent is applied to a location where there is no artificial hair near the root of the upper eyelashes to dissolve the cystine bonds of the keratin molecules in the upper eyelashes by the action of the reducing agent. Then, this first curling agent is wiped off and the adhesive tape-like substance is peeled off. After correcting the looseness and variation of the upper eyelashes on the curling rod, another adhesive tape-like substance is pasted onto the artificial hair again, and a second curling agent containing an oxidizing agent is applied to the location where the first curling agent was applied previously to recombine the keratin molecules of the upper eyelashes, forming a resilient and permanent curl near the root of the upper eyelashes. Then, the applied second curling agent is wiped off, the adhesive tape-like substance is peeled off, and the curling rod is removed, which is the greatest feature.

Example

[0019] An example of the method for applying eyelash curls according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, as shown in Fig. 1, artificial hair 2 called eyelash extension is attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes 1 growing along the edge of the upper eyelid. In this example, the method of fixing the artificial hair 2 to the upper eyelashes 1 used the method proposed by the applicant of this application as Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-194102 in terms of the certainty of fixation and the ease of operation, but other methods may also be used.

[0020] Also, when attaching and fixing the artificial hair 2, as shown in FIG. 1, a gap of about 1 mm is provided between the lower end 3 of the artificial hair 2 and the root of the upper eyelash 1, and an artificial hair non-attached portion A is formed at the root of the upper eyelash 1. That is, the artificial hair 2 does not exist in the portion about 1 mm above the root of the upper eyelash 1. The artificial hair 2 attached and fixed to the upper eyelash 1 is not limited to one, and a plurality of artificial hairs may be used.

[0021] After attaching and fixing the artificial hair 2 to the upper eyelash 1 in this way, as shown in FIG. 2, it is attached along the edge of the closed eyelid 5 of the curling rod 4. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper eyelash 1 and the artificial hair 2 attached and fixed thereto are aligned on the upper surface of the curling rod 4. In the figure, 8 is the eyebrow hair and 9 is the lower eyelash.

[0022] The curling rod 4 is a silicone resin material used to impart a curl to the upper eyelash 1, with a curl-forming ridge 6 protruding in a semi-cylindrical shape on the surface side, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Incidentally, several curling rods 4 with different sizes of the curl-forming ridges 6 may be prepared, and the one with the optimal size may be selected according to the desired curl size of the upper eyelash 1.

[0023] Then, when the upper eyelash 1 with the artificial hair 2 fixed is aligned on the upper surface of the curling rod 4 as shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 6, an adhesive tape-like substance 7 is placed over the artificial hair 2 to fix the artificial hair 2 to the curling rod 4. FIG. 7 shows the positional relationship of the upper eyelash 1, the artificial hair 2, the curling rod 4, and the adhesive tape-like substance 7 in FIG. 6. The adhesive tape-like substance 7 is a substance in which an adhesive layer is formed on one surface of a thin cloth-like or film-like substance, and examples thereof include a moisturizing pack for the eye area used for moisturizing the face and a skin protection tape used during "eyelash extension" treatment. In the state where the adhesive tape-like substance 7 is placed over the artificial hair 2, as shown in FIG. 6, the adhesive tape-like substance 7 is not placed over the artificial hair non-attached portion A at the root of the upper eyelash 1, so this portion of the upper eyelash 1 is exposed.

[0024] Next, apply a first curling agent containing a reducing agent to the non-artificial hair attachment part A at the root of the upper eyelashes 1, and by the reduction reaction, eliminate the cystine bonds of the keratin molecules in the upper eyelashes 1 in this part to eliminate the elasticity of this part of the upper eyelashes 1 and make it soft.

[0025] When it loses elasticity and becomes soft, wipe off this first curling agent that has been applied, and peel off the adhesive tape-like substance 7 that has fixed the artificial hair 2. Then, realign the upper eyelashes 1 that have stretched, loosened, or varied due to the action of the first curling agent on the curling rod 4, stick another adhesive tape-like substance 7 on the artificial hair 2 again, and apply a second curling agent containing an oxidizing agent to the portion where the first curling agent was applied. FIG. 8 shows the upper eyelashes 1 with the artificial hair 2 with curls formed in this way attached and fixed.

[0026] By applying this second curling agent, the keratin molecules constituting the upper eyelashes 1 recombine, and a resilient and permanent curl is formed at the non-artificial hair attachment part A at the root of the upper eyelashes 1. And when the curl is formed in this way, wipe off the second curling agent that has been applied, peel off the adhesive tape-like substance 7, remove the curling rod 4, and this treatment is completed.

[0027] This embodiment has the configuration as described above. Before applying curls to the upper eyelashes 1, the artificial hair 2 is attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes 1 in advance. Therefore, a sufficient linear adhesion area can be ensured on the side surface of the upper eyelashes 1, and moreover, no foreign substances such as curling agents adhere to the surface of the upper eyelashes 1. So, the fixation of the artificial hair 2 to the upper eyelashes 1 is strong and not easily detached, and it has much higher durability compared to the conventional treatment methods.

[0028] Also, in this way, since the artificial hair 2 is attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes 1 in advance before the curling operation, the alignment operation of the upper eyelashes 1 on the curling rod 4 is also easy, and the upper eyelashes 1 can be arranged on the curling rod 4 neatly and speedily.

[0029] Furthermore, since the fixing of the upper eyelashes 1 with the artificial hairs 2 attached thereto onto the curling rod 4 is accomplished all at once by attaching an adhesive tape-like substance 7 onto the artificial hairs 2, after winding, the troublesome task of attaching each upper eyelash 1 to the curling rod 4 using an adhesive is unnecessary, and the work speed can be increased.

[0030] Therefore, by using this treatment method, an ideal curl with a voluminous feeling can be easily and quickly formed on the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed, even by an ordinary practitioner without requiring special techniques. Also, it has excellent durability, and the possibility of the attached and fixed artificial hairs falling off in a short period is extremely small. Compared with the conventional treatment method, it has a much longer service life and is significantly superior in terms of finish, workability, and durability.

Industrial Applicability

[0031] It can be widely used in the field of beauty.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0032] 1 Upper eyelashes 2 Artificial hairs 3 Lower end 4 Curling rod 5 Upper eyelid 6 Ridge for curl formation 7 Adhesive tape-like substance 8 Eyebrow 9 Lower eyelashes A Portion without artificial hair

Claims

【Claim 1】 Artificial hairs for eyelash extension are attached and fixed to the upper eyelashes at intervals of about 1 mm from their roots. After a silicone resin curling rod with a semi-cylindrical bulge on the surface side is attached along the edge of the upper eyelid, the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed are aligned on the upper surface of this curling rod, and a sticky tape-like substance is placed over the artificial hairs to fix the upper eyelashes with the artificial hairs attached and fixed to the upper surface of the curling rod. In this state, a first curling agent containing a reducing agent is applied to a location near the root of the upper eyelashes where there are no artificial hairs, and the cystine bonds of the keratin molecules in the upper eyelashes are eliminated by the action of the reducing agent. Then, this first curling agent is wiped off and the sticky tape-like substance is peeled off. After correcting the looseness and variation of the upper eyelashes on the curling rod, another sticky tape-like substance is pasted onto the artificial hairs again, and a second curling agent containing an oxidizing agent is applied to the location where the first curling agent was applied previously to recombine the keratin molecules of the upper eyelashes, forming a resilient and permanent curl near the root of the upper eyelashes. Then, the applied second curling agent is wiped off, the sticky tape-like substance is peeled off, and the curling rod is removed. A method for performing eyelash curling is characterized by the above steps.

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