For all those of you who drown your eyes in kajal, here is a word of caution - avoid it. You ask us why? Because it may lead to a stye in your eye. Nonetheless, such a poetic problem does have remedies. But first, who do you know if you have a stye? A stye is characterised by redness, tenderness, and pain in the affected area. The eye may feel scratchy. Your eye may even swell leading to discomfort during blinking. Eyes may water and you may become highly sensitive to light. A common sign of a stye is a small, yellowish spot at the centre of the bump that represents pus rising to the surface.
With that sorted out, how do you get rid of it? In most cases the styes will drain and without the need for medical treatment. You can try applying a warm compress to the affected area for 10-15 minutes, four to six times a day. This is an effective home remedy and it speeds rupture of the stye. This will aid in the relief of symptoms. In order to facilitate drainage of the pus do not press or squeeze the stye. This will worsen the infection. If a sty persists for several days, a doctor may drain the infection under local anaesthesia.
Antibiotic ointments are sometimes prescribed to treat a stye. When you have a stye, do not wear contact lenses and eye makeup.
If you do have a rather painful stye, worry not, because a sty does not damage the eye and in most cases is not very harmful. Styes often recur, but complications of styes are rare.
To prevent getting styes, you should never share cosmetics relating to the eye (such as kajal, lash curlers or eyelash combs) with others. Keep your eye tools clean and immediately discard old or contaminated eye makeup.