Purple Light LED Lash Extensions
UV lash extensions for longer lasting, fuller sets, and a great alternative for sensitive eyes!*
*Purple Light availability varies by salon.
The Lash Lounge is proud to be the first salon franchise to offer LED lash extensions, also know as UV lash extensions—our Purple Light Experience! This groundbreaking technology uses low-powered LED purple light to flash-cure the adhesive bond between your natural lash and extension in fewer than 4 seconds!
Life-changing. Why? Instant curing means better lash extension retention (i.e. less lash fall-out) and fewer trips into the salon for lash fills.
But wait—there’s more! Our new Purple Light adhesive, also new to the lash-extension market, is one of the best lash adhesives and one of the best eyelash glues for sensitive eyes. It’s made with the cleanest, most biocompatible ingredients AND with less cyanoacrylate than traditional lash-extension adhesive.
If you’ve ever experienced dry, burning or irritated eyes after an eyelash-extension service in the past, this was likely the culprit. Now, with ~30% less cyanoacrylate than traditional glues and instantaneous drying, lash extensions are now a possibility for guests with sensitivities with eyelash LED light!
Traditional Vs. LED Lash Extensions
At The Lash Lounge, lash extensions are what we do. As industry pioneers, we’ve always committed to quality—the best of the best in semi-permanent eyelash extensions. They’re applied by licensed and certified stylists in The Lash Lounge’s proprietary lash design technique and they’re double heat-rolled to maintain the integrity of the curl, combined with medical-grade adhesive to ensure both your safety and the longest-lasting lashes.
Frequently Asked Questions
LED lash extensions, or UV lash extensions, are the same high-quality lashes you’ve come to expect from The Lash Lounge; the only difference is how they’re applied to your natural lashes. LED lash extensions use low-powered purple light to drastically speed up the adhesive curing process—from 24–48 hours with traditional lash glue to fewer than 4 seconds with LED light for lash extensions.
UV lash extensions, aka LED eyelash extensions, are semi-permanent extensions applied to your natural lashes using a special eyelash adhesive that cures, or bonds, to your natural lashes instantaneously when exposed to purple light, emitting wavelengths between 395–400 nm, also known as UV-A light.
UV eyelash extensions, you may be thinking: That doesn’t sound good… Don’t worry! Purple light is FDA-approved and classified in Risk Group 0, posing no risk to you or your lash stylist. It’s even safe for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers!
Purple light does not penetrate your skin, making it even safer than the blue light emitted from your phone or TV. For perspective, to equal the same amount of UV exposure from the sun in one minute, you’d have to stand under our Purple Light for 60 hours nonstop!
Breaking Down The Benefits of Light-Cured Lash Extensions With Eyelash LED Light
| Traditional Lash Extensions | Purple-light lash extensions | Why upgrade to purple light? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive cure time | 24-48 hours | Fewer than 4 seconds | Get your lashes wet immediately! Better lash retention! |
| adhesive fumes | Gradual drying over the course of 1–2 days | Almost nonexistent; 300x fewer formaldehyde fumes from cyanoacrylate, an ingredient in lash adhesive! | Fantastic option for guests with sensitivities to cyanoacrylate—or those who were not previously extension candidates! |
| Adhesive ingredients | Medical-grade adhesive | Cleanest, most biocompatible ingredients, with less cyanoacrylate than traditional adhesives | Less cyanoacrylate means fewer fumes for a healthier body! |
| Light-curing device used | None | Low-powered LED purple light that produces safe UV-A light between 395–400-nm wavelengths; in FDA Risk Group 0 | Both safe—absolutely no risk! |
| How long extensions last | 2 weeks | Up to 4 weeks! | Long-lasting lash extensions mean fewer lash refill appointments! |
| Fullness level | Choose level 1 or upgrade to level 2 or 3. | Almost every viable natural lash gets an extension. | Fullest of full lash line included with Purple-Light lashes! |
| Application methods | Choose from classic, hybrid, volume or mega volume.* | Choose from classic, hybrid, volume or mega volume.* | Customizable application method for either service! |
*Mega volume availability varies by salon.
LED Light for Long-Lasting Eyelash Extensions
Our Purple Light Experience ups the ante for long-lasting lash extensions with eyelash LED light. Why? Traditional eyelash adhesive relies on moisture in the air to fully harden over the course of 1–2 days. That means that external factors temperature and humidity can complicate this drying process, compromising lash retention. That’s part of the reason why (in addition to the natural lash shedding cycle), with traditional lash extensions, you must return every 2 weeks for lash refills.
With light-cured lash extensions, that instant adhesive bond locks your extensions into place in fewer than 4 seconds flat. External factors have no effect on this drying process—which also means no more waiting 8 hours to sweat, sauna or get your lashes wet; you can do so immediately!
It also means you can come in less frequently for lash refills; extend that timeline to up to 3 or 4 weeks thanks to LED lash extensions—the new sweet spot for our busy guests!
Purple Light’s Sensitive Eyelash-Extension Glue for Sensitive Eyes
If you’ve ever received a traditional lash-extension service and experienced dryness, irritation or burning, that was likely due to a cyanoacrylate sensitivity or allergy, one of the main ingredients in eyelash extension glue. This is exacerbated by the 24–48-hour dry time of traditional lash-extension adhesive, which relies on air and moisture to cure. During that process, small amounts of formaldehyde fumes are released, which is what causes the irritation.
Because our Purple-Light UV lash extensions cure immediately with the best lash adhesive offered by any eyelash salon franchise, that fume exposure is almost eliminated completely, making people who were previously not eyelash candidates now eligible for Purple-Light lashes!
While our exclusive FDA-approved Purple-Light adhesive contains ~30% less cyanoacrylate than traditional adhesive and is made with the cleanest and most biocompatible ingredients, it is not a hypoallergenic eyelash glue. People with cyanoacrylate allergies cannot get LED eyelash extensions.