No one in the world has been lucky enough not to get soap in eyes. The question is have you done the right things in such situations.
If the soap gets in to your eyes, the most important thing is to make sure you do not aggravate the problem by getting more soaps in to it. You should immediately try to dilute and take out as much as soap possible by rinsing.
It is a discomfort – agreed. If you are not using some baby shampoo products, it can be quite a burning and unpleasant feeling, which causes severe discomfort, pain, and misery. Also, if it is a minor after effect, you can try some eyewash to get more comfortable. If it is beyond that you need a doctor’s appointment or call poison control before that. However, don’t worry! It’s a common mistake or accident most of us have done and got over with it.
The most important thing is to know how to act once it happens. Everything could be summarized as take it easy and rinse a lot without causing more soap into the eyes.
You can get it out of your eyes with these simple, quick and easy steps:
Calm down
First of all! The shampoo in your eyes might give you a burning or stinging sensation. Due to which, we often panic. Staying calm will help you think quickly instead of doing something that worsens the situation even more. There are handful of options for calming down especially when you’re confined to your shower and cannot move elsewhere. For instance you can calm down by slowing down your breathing. Inhale and Exhale deeply, this will help you to quickly think of some idea about how to get rid of this situation. Do this at least three times.
You might also feel yourself in a peace where nothing hurts and you are not in danger. For example, try thinking yourself on some peaceful mountaintop. When the light breeze touching your face and the gentle warmth of the sun pouring down on your skin.
Don’t rub your eyes
This stinging pain that you experience when shampoo gets in your eyes is actually caused by the presence of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a foaming agent in the shampoo. So rubbing the eyes might worsen the situation. Since you will only end up heighten the foaming process at work within your eye. By rubbing the shampoo will enter much deeper into your eyes causing quite the opposite of a desirable outcome when your aim is to remove it.
Lean over at the waist to avoid the shampoo to enter into your eyes
As you apply your shampoo on your head to clean your hair, slightly tilt your head back. Look towards the ceiling while washing your hair. This will make any suds and shampoo bubbles fall behind you, not down into your face. Never move your head forward or keep your head on an even level like looking forward because of course in this way the shampoo will enter your eyes. Continue holding it back unless you rinse the shampoo completely out.
Close your eyes
Close your eyes gently. This will gradually help you end the exposure to shampoo and ensure the problem does not intensify further. Open them only when you are ready to wipe the shampoo away.
With your eyes closed, remove the rest of the shampoo off from your head. By this, you will be able to avoid entering more shampoo in your eyes.
Flush your eyes with cool water
While standing under the shower, turn the knob towards the cooler temperature. Then open your eyes and turn your face up in order to make a direct contact towards the shower head so that your eyes receive the most application of water. Ensure that the water flows across both eyes by turning your head from side to side. Keep your eyes as wide open as possible so the water flows into them. Do this for at least 15-20 minutes.
Remember the shower should be gentle otherwise your eyes will get hurt. If it is not possible, then run the faucet on the tub and cup cool water with both your hands. Splash it in your eye repeatedly for several times and minutes.
Try to cry
After wiping the eye with water directly from the shower, most of the shampoo should be out. However, in case it isn’t, then try to cry in order to remove any remains left in your eyes. Your eyes might be filled with tears already as a naturally when the shampoo gets in your eyes. If not, then try bringing yourself to tears. It will remove the contaminants and clear your eyes of any shampoo remaining in a natural way.
When you force yourself to cry it will take long to do that, but when you think of something tragic like being a child alone and scared in the woods will help you bring the tears quickly to your eyes.
Get checked by a doctor right away if your eye continues to burn or sting
When some cool water will pour onto your eye it will flush the irritant out and your eye will surely be back to normal after a few minutes. However, if you experience some severe pain or blurriness in your vision then the situation is is acute, recurrent, or inspires worry. In that case contact a doctor immediately. It is a possibility that you might have an allergic reaction to a specific ingredient in the shampoo you used. Similarly symptoms like blood or pus coming out of or clotting on the eye after a contact with the shampoo should also be cause for concern, and be checked by a doctor without any delay.
Don’t rub your eyes immediately after shampooing.
When you lather shampoo into your hair, you usually use one or both hands to do so. So when you apply the shampoo with your hands, do not bring them to your eyes in case of rubbing. The reason is that your hands might have shampoo suds or residue left on them. Wash your hands with water first then do whatever you want to do with them.
Wear some protective gadget to shield your eyes
It may sound crazy. But if you are a kind of person who gets soap always in to you eyes, always wear goggles or some protective shield that at least covers your eyes in the shower. Because shampoo entering in your eyes causes a severe and acute irritation. You can purchase goggles used for aquatic environments from some local sports store or a plastic or silicone visor. Wearing them while shampooing, will help you to protect your eyes. You can remove them after you have finished removing all the shampoo out and wash your face properly to ensure complete cleanliness.
Conclusion – Wrapping it up!
If the soap gets in to your eyes by mistake, the natural instinct of rubbing your eyes may not be the best option. Rinsing it out of your eyes must be done as soon as possible. Hope this article help you know more detail and keep your eyes protected.