Beauty products, including cosmetics and perfumes, are popular holiday gifts, with 25% of US consumers and 18% of UK consumers expected to buy them for Christmas in 2025. Ophthalmologists typically advise patients with dry or sensitive eyes to avoid cosmetics due to potential risks. However, Jacqueline Beltz challenges this view, suggesting that dismissing cosmetics alienates patients. She has developed her line of irritant-free beauty products, alongside brands like Eyes Are The Story, which emphasize ocular safety, hinting at shifting advice for dry eye patients toward seeking ophthalmologist-tested options.
1. 25% of US consumers expected to buy beauty products for Christmas 2025. 2. Traditional advice is to avoid cosmetics for dry eye patients. 3. Jacqueline Beltz criticizes this viewpoint. 4. Developed irritant-free cosmetics for sensitive eyes. 5. Emergence of optocosmetics designed with ocular health in mind. 6. Companies like Eyes Are The Story focus on safety in beauty products. 7. Future advice may shift toward endorsing specific ophthalmologist-tested cosmetics.
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