BlephasolMicellar Eyelid Cleansing Lotion | Effective and Gentle Cleansing for Make-Up Removal, Inflamed and Sensitive Eyelids | Soap & Alcohol-Free | 100ml

I've had blepharitis for 25 years. Up until I started using Blephasol my symptoms were only controlled by the occasional course of antibiotic eye drops of which I have tried them all. The condition would clear up within a week then I would have a week of bliss then they would return sometimes worse than before. This led to consistent eye cysts (chalasia) that I have had to go under the knife for twice. Most days people would accuse me of having been drinking the night before because my eyes were always red and bloodshot and my eye lids the same. Most days I had not touched a drop :DI originally heard about the Eye Bag (also sold on here) that could be used instead of a hot flannel as a warm compress. When I bought the eye bag it offered me Blephasol and some eye lid wipes as a kit which I thought I'd try. I was not confident they would work. Nothing has in the past.I'm happy to say that since using them all my symptoms have gone and at worse are easily managed. I use the eye bag for 5 mins morning and night followed by a lid massage and then clean with the eye wipes then I will use Blephasol once or twice every couple of days.I must add that using the "No Tears" Baby Shampoo and a cotton bud to clean my eyes did not work! It only aggrevated my symptoms. This was recommended my my GP of all people. Stop using them!I am a very happy camper now :)))) Highly recommended.

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Although this cost a lot (but cheaper here than elsewhere), it's worth every penny.My adult son & I both have blocked-gland dry-eyes (diagnosed by good optician) & so were recommended to use this - but it's much cheaper here than from optician's!We were recommended to first use a hand-hot wet flannel over closed eyes for 10 minutes (to "melt" the waxy gunk plugging the gland ducts [this is presumably a solidified version of the oily tear layer that they secrete]) & then to gently rub the lower eyelids in a circular motion to hopefully at least partly squeeze the gunk out of the gland-ducts & after that, we were told, we should put a little Blephasol on a bit of cotton wool & wipe the lower eyelids with it, pushing down slightly inside the lower eyelid – so I looked up eye anatomy & this instruction is because the oily-tear-layer secreting glands are just inside the lower eyelid.What we actually do is:we ignore the warm-compress stage &instead of using a bit of cotton wool we use a cotton-bud, very carefully NOT poking it into the eye of course! &instead of pushing down slightly into the lower eyelid, we pull down the lower eyelid a bit (by pulling on either the skin underneath it or on the lower eyelashes) - we reckon this is much safer than pushing anything inside the eyelid, however slightly inside.My son (who has this worse than I have), says his eyes have never felt so good! - & he said this after only using it for 2 days! - & they've continued to improve - & he now takes the Blephasol with him wherever he goes when he's away overnight!I looked up why it works & its micelles attach chemically to oils/waxes, hence its ability to, it seems, pull out of the gland-ducts, bit by bit, the oily-tear-layer that's gone waxy – & being as the oily-tear-layer's function is to stop the watery-tear-layer from evaporating, this is why people with this type of dry eye have runny eyes, as the eyes are trying to compensate for the lack of oily layer & for the watery layer evaporating over-quickly, but can't do as good a job without the oily layer & so the eyes are still uncomfy (& in my case my lids were sticking to my eyeballs overnight, most unpleasant! - I had to rub them hard to un-stick them before opening them!).One very minor groan - being as it's nicely free from preservatives, I'm surprised it doesn't say to use it up within 2 months of opening (as with other preservative-free eye drops, such as hyaluronic acid - incidentally that actually made my eyes worse! - made them go from glands being "mostly blocked" to "completely blocked"!) & so I'm surprised it doesn't come in say 5 x 20ml bottles instead of 1 x 100ml bottle – but on the other hand, I'm glad that it'll theoretically last longer, cos it's unlikely that even 2 of us will get through all 100ml in just 2 months! - as you only need a teeny bit on the cotton bud.UPDATE JULY 2015 – a personal theory – all feedback on this theory welcome!Our good optician added that it's so far unknown why some people get these blocked tear glands & others don't. My personal theory is that it's something to do with pollen allergy or sensitivity, as the few people I know who have this all have hayfever - so I postulate the theory that the pollen sensitivity makes the people produce antibodies &/or more hyaluronic acid (very long-chained chemical found in tears, makes tears less watery & more likely to stay spread over the eyes, once spread by eyelids) & that the antibodies &/or hyaluronic acid combine with the oily layer produced by the glands in the lower eyelids, thus altering the oil in those glands from oily to waxy, thus blocking those glands, thus causing the blocked-duct dry-eyes. Of course the allergy or sensitivity needn't necessarily be to pollen, as it could be to cat dander or dust mites, etc., although I'd imagine those are less airborne.Anyone any thoughts on this?

I will be blunt. If you have blepharitis and your eyes feel horrible, especially in the morning... buy this product because it instantly makes your eyes feel awake and normal, and it gently cleanses away any eye slime or crust without irritating your eyes further.I suffer from eye eczema which flares up every couple of years. I usually solve it with Elocon, which is a steroid cream. This year my doctor wouldn't give that to me, so I've been suffering since May trying everything I can for some relief, it turned into blepharitis and most mornings my eyes look like someone injected botox into my lash line where they are so swollen. I find that it clears up for a week and then it comes back with a vengeance and I get depressed because I look like a monster and my eyes feel terrible no matter what I do. And as someone who likes to wear makeup and experiment with colours etc, I especially get frustrated.Now. Why have I only given it 4 stars? Because I don't know if THIS is what has made my eyes better, or if it was other things I was putting on my eyes. This product definitely provides relief and a cooling sensation on your eyes, but I can't say if it has actually cleared up my blepharitis because I've been using rosehip oil and steroid creams on my eyelid eczema. It also sometimes heals randomly and then comes back 2 weeks later (as it seems to be allergy based). My eyes are 90% better, but still feel rubbish in the morning. I have no eczema or swelling, but I do still have some gunk to wipe off in the morning. (normal I guess) This product DEFINITELY helps, but I cannot say if it's actively cleared it up.Another reason I only rate it 4 stars is because you don't get a lot of product for the price, and it only lasts 2 months on the side of the packaging. I've been using it for about a week and a half, morning and night, and I only use one cotton pad and flip it over to save product. And already I can feel the halfway mark approaching in the bottle.Overall I will say if you have blepharitis, buy this because it really helps your eyes feel better and less sore. It gets rid of mascara you didn't know was still there after cleansing, and it's very gentle. I will be buying it again despite the price, because if you're like me and can't stand suffering any longer, if something works you don't mind paying for it.

Good cleanser, work gently for sensitive eyes. Packed well and bottle is sealed securely on arrival. Delivered by Prime wonderfully as always. Thank you

All good. Product fine