Student, 19, feared she’d go blind after Garnier cleansing product ‘glued her eyelids shut’

Student, 19, feared she’d go blind after Garnier cleansing product ‘glued her eyelids shut and burned her eyeball’

  • Jade Inglis used the micellar oil-infused cleansing water before going to bed  
  • When she woke she said her eyelids were ‘glued shut’ and eyeball was burned 
  • At the hospital her eye was washed with solution used on acid attack victims

A student claims a Garnier cleansing product she used to remove make-up burnt her eye causing her to fear she would go blind.

Jade Inglis, 19, used the micellar oil-infused cleansing water earlier this month before she went to bed.

Despite noticing nothing unusual before going to sleep, the next morning she said she was forced to peel open her right eyelid as it was ‘glued’ shut with a sticky discharge and feared she’d go blind. 

Doctors used a dye in Jade Inglis’ eye to inspect the damage and the abrasion showed up as a glowing green mark

Jade, pictured in hospital, used the micellar oil-infused cleansing water earlier this month before she went to bed

Jade, pictured in hospital, used the micellar oil-infused cleansing water earlier this month before she went to bed 

Jade rushed to A&E where stunned hospital staff washed her eye out with a solution used on acid attack victims.

After using an orange dye to assess the damage, doctors discovered Jade had a chemical burn on her eyeball believed to be caused by the £6.99 micellar water.

The abrasion showed up under the dye as a glowing green mark. 

Marine biology student Jade has allowed pictured of her shocking images to be published in order to highlight the potential dangers of beauty products. 

Jade, from Cambridge, said: ‘It felt like sunburn in my eye, the pain was excruciating.

‘When my eye turned green from the dye I looked like Poison Ivy from the Batman films, thankfully it faded away after a few hours.

‘I was terrified that I’d lose my sight when I heard I had a chemical abrasion on my eye – the first thing I was asked was whether it was permanent or not.

‘They took the PH level of my eye – the level in my right eye was higher than may left – then they used a solution on my eye that I was told was used on acid attack victims.

‘I had to lie there for 20 minutes with the tube inside my eye, it was horrific.

‘It was held in place with a little sucker that looked like a toilet plunger around my whole eye. It was so uncomfortable, I’ve never felt anything like it before. 

‘They could see a really big abrasion on my pupil from the chemical burn, that’s the green in the photo, and said it would heal by itself.’

Jade called 111 as there were no GPs open on a Saturday and was told to go to A&E where stunned hospital staff washed her eye out with a solution used on acid attack victims

Jade called 111 as there were no GPs open on a Saturday and was told to go to A&E where stunned hospital staff washed her eye out with a solution used on acid attack victims

Jade was given pain relief and antibiotics and sent home but was forced to make another trip to A&E during a trip to visit her boyfriend in Sheffield two days later when there was no improvement.  

Garnier’s micellar oil-infused cleansing water boasts it is for dry and sensitive skin, it ‘cleans and nourishes’ and is suitable for use on face, eyes and lips.

The Garnier website blurb reads: ‘For the first time Garnier Micellar technology is formulated with oils. The micelles (cleansing agents) capture impurities like a magnet and lift away dirt from the skin, whilst the oils instantly dissolve all types of make-up.’

Garnier’s micellar oil-infused cleansing water (which Jade is holding in the picture) is advertised as being for dry and sensitive skin and suitable for use on face, eyes and lips.

Garnier’s micellar oil-infused cleansing water (which Jade is holding in the picture) is advertised as being for dry and sensitive skin and suitable for use on face, eyes and lips.

Anglia Ruskin University student Jade is now urging Garnier to pull the product from shelves so no-one else suffers the same painful injury she has.

Jade said: ‘If it can happen to me it can happen to anyone, I don’t want anyone else going through the pain that I have – it was horrific.

‘I’m not allergic to anything and as it’s only happened in one eye it’s clearly a chemical burn and not an allergic reaction. The bottle says it’s a product for face, eyes and lips.’ 

A Garnier spokesperson said: ‘Micellar Oil-Infused Cleansing Water, like all of the products in our Garnier range, undergoes rigorous testing to ensure it is safe to use, even on sensitive skin.

‘Our consumer advice team is currently in conversation with Jade to understand the facts around her specific experience’.

 

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