Is it harmful to use hot compress steam eye mask for a long time? Are there any side effects?

Life makes eyes dry, tired, and vision decline, resulting in fine lines, dullness and dark circles. In this regard, people often use hot compress to relieve it, which gave birth to the "popularity" of steam eye patches.

Steam goggles generate heat through oxidation reaction. Once the reaction starts, it is difficult to stop unless oxygen is cut off. Therefore, controlling the reaction speed is the key to control the temperature of the eye mask. Inferior or unqualified eye masks may react too fast or too slowly, especially when the local reaction is severe, which will lead to a rapid increase in temperature and damage to the eyes. At present, there are two kinds of steam eye mask heaters on the market: thin-sheet heater and powder bag heater. The normal and safe one should be the integrated pressed thin-sheet heater. Compared with the powder steam eye mask, it has higher technical requirements, and has advantages in stable and uniform heating, controllable effective time, and safety in preventing powder leakage. However, many businesses aim at low cost and produce steam goggles in powder bags. The products produced in this way have many problems: insufficient peripheral materials lead to skin allergies, and even eye injuries due to powder leakage; The distribution of raw materials in the bag is uneven, and the location and duration of fever are also unstable, which is harmful to the eyes.

High-quality steam goggles are made of medical-grade materials in the use of internal and external materials, which are soft and comfortable, without roughness and irritating smell. Some eye patches on the market are advertised as containing Chinese herbal ingredients, but few of them can be absorbed by the eyes. Eye patch only plays the role of physical therapy, and there is no need to buy complex and expensive ingredients. Finally, it should be noted that the wearing time of the steam eye mask should be 15~20 minutes, 3~4 times a week. If it is too hot, it will make your eyes bloodshot, which is not conducive to eye protection.