Epilynx by Dr. Liia

🚫 MYTH: “Mascara was invented by a beauty lab.” ✅ FACT: A guy made the first one from Vaseline and coal dust for his sister Mabel — ‘Maybel…

🚫 MYTH: “There’s definitely no mercury in makeup anymore.” ✅ FACT: The FDA still legally allows trace mercury as a preservative in EYE cosm…

Perfect liquid eyeliner! #eyeliner #allergyaware #eyeliner #sensitiveskin #sensitiveeyes

🚫 MYTH: “You’d know if you were allergic to your eyeliner.” ✅ FACT: Allergic reactions can take up to 14 days to show — so you’ve applied i…

🚫 MYTH: “Eyeshadow has always been cheap pressed powder.” ✅ FACT: The original eyeshadow was crushed lapis lazuli — a gemstone that was, at…

🚫 MYTH: “Red or colored mascara is just a fun pigment.” ✅ FACT: Warm red tones often use carmine — crushed beetles, ~70,000 per pound. EpiL…

Glass skin! #glassskin #glassskinroutine #sensitiveskin

MYTH: “Shimmer eyeshadow sparkles because of minerals.” ✅ FACT: A lot of that pearly shine is guanine — ground-up fish scales. Your smoky ey…

🚫 MYTH: “Brown liner is just black, but lighter.” ✅ FACT: Brown shades often carry MORE iron oxides — the pigment most likely to carry trac…

MYTH: “Eyeliner just sits on the surface.” ✅ FACT: Pigment particles migrate into your tear film within hours and can end up under contacts …

🚫 MYTH: “Black eyeliner is one simple color.” ✅ FACT: Black is the hardest shade to make cleanly — brands stack multiple pigments and heavy…

🚫 MYTH: “Mascara has always been a liquid in a tube with a wand.” ✅ FACT: The wand didn’t exist until 1957. Before that, mascara was a hard…

#eyehealth #expiredmakeup #cleanbeauty #pharmacist #fyp 🚫 MYTH: “Old eyeliner is fine as long as it still draws.” ✅ FACT: Liquid and gel li…

🚫 MYTH: “Kohl eyeliner is the ancient, natural, safe choice.” ✅ FACT: Kohl still sold today regularly tests positive for LEAD — and it’s ac…

MYTH: “Nuts in makeup is a modern formula thing.” ✅ FACT: In the 1500s, women darkened their lashes with crushed walnut shells — humans have…

#mascara #sensitiveeyes #cleanbeauty #allergyaware #pharmacist fyp

🚫 MYTH: “Your lashes are just decoration.” ✅ FACT: You have ~150 lashes on top, ~75 on bottom, and each one lives only ~3 months before it …

#shimmereyeshadow #eyeshadow #cleanbeauty #sensitiveeyes #allergyaware

This one genuinely got me: that silky ‘squalane’ in a lot of moisturizers? The cheap version is often squalane from SHARK LIVER. They pull i…

🚫 MYTH: ”‘Hypoallergenic’ means it’s been tested and proven safe for sensitive skin.” ✅ FACT: It has ZERO legal definition in the US. Any b…

MYTH: “Nobody’s living on my eyelashes.” ✅ FACT: Demodex mites live in almost everyone’s lash follicles. You have roommates. Old mascara fee…

MYTH: “Eyeshadow was always a ‘feminine’ thing.” ✅ FACT: In ancient Egypt, men, women, AND children wore it — even statues of the gods were …

MYTH: “Lining your waterline is totally fine.” ✅ FACT: It clogs the tiny oil glands (there are ~25–40 on each lid) that keep your eyes from …