#10 - Increasing & Decreasing your moisture level in your room

With summer coming we need to start thinking about how to control the humidity (moisture) level in our rooms as lash tech’s for our glue to work & cure perfectly. Remember that it is moisture that cures (sets) our glue and too little or too much will vastly effect our glue. 

The best way to monitor the humidity level in your room is with a digital hygrometer (instrument used to measure humidity). You can buy them cheaply from Bunnings etc for $8-$20. Here is a photo of one. 

                                                                                   

Depending on the brand of glue that you are using having a humidity level in your lash room between 45-65% is the typical range that your glue will work best in. 

Here are some cheap and effective ways that you can LOWER your humidity level in your room. (Please note a lot of these methods below are not ‘quick fix’ methods and may take 1-3 days to really have a noticeable effect.)

- Air Conditioning - set your AC to a ‘dry’ setting to remove moisture. 

- Kitty Litter - yes! Place a large open box of kitty litter in your room (maybe under your bed so it’s out of sight). The ones which are silica based work the best. 

- Baking Soda - is a natural odor and moisture absorber. You could place some on a plate or dish around your room or near your lash station & bed. 

- Dehumidifier - see photo of them from the Target website.

To ADD moisture; it will take just under 1 liter of water to increase the moisture level in an average sized bedroom by 10%. 

Here are some cheap and effective ways that you can INCREASE your humidity level in your room. (Please note a lot of these methods below are not ‘quick fix’ methods and may take 1-3 days to really have a noticeable effect.) 

- Water Spray - spray some water around your room from a spray bottle. 

- Plants - plants will naturally place moisture into your environment. Keep them nice & watered.

- Fresh flowers - not only will they look smashing in your lash room, but you would be amazed at how much moisture they let into a room. 

- Fish Tank - another great way to add moisture into your room. 

- Boiling water - properly one of the most immediate way to add moisture to your room. You could add a couple of drops of essential oils to the water to make the room also smell yummy. 

- Have a diffuser going (no oils)