So you want to learn how to fake eye pain? Do you want to do it because you just woke up on Friday morning and you feel like Ferris Bueller, so you want to take a day off? Or, are you looking for an inventive way to offend or upset your sibling? Whatever the reason, you should create the illusion that your eyes look sticky and infected. To achieve this, all you have to do is imitate some of the symptoms of eye pain such as redness, watering, and discharge! Here are some quick and easy ways to do this.
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Part 1 of 3: Making Red Eyes
Step 1. Make your eyes dry
Eyes can become irritated and red if there is not enough moisture. Simply by trying to blink as infrequently as possible within 30 minutes, your eyes will start to become irritated because their surfaces are not properly moistened. You can speed up this process by sitting in front of a fan and trying not to blink, so your eyes will dry faster. But remember! We blink for a reason: to protect our eyes. So if the discomfort becomes too intense, start blinking normally again. You may even need to use eye drops to moisten your eyes.
Step 2. Rub the area around the eyes
Doctors say that rubbing the eyes directly is not good because harmful bacteria can enter the eye and cause irritation. You can also damage the cornea, which is the transparent protective layer that covers the iris. Rubbing your eyes will indeed make them look rosy - a look you'll want to achieve in this case. To keep your eyes safe while you're working on red eyes, rub the area around your eyes and provide indirect stimulation.
Do not rub directly over the eyeballs and eyelids. This way, you won't damage your cornea or transfer bacteria into your eye. You will only create a mild irritation which can cause quite a bit of redness
Step 3. Swim in the pool
Have you ever swam in a swimming pool and found your eyeballs turning red all around? This is common and is caused by the content in swimming pool water that can cause eye irritation. When the cornea is in direct contact with water, the tear film that protects the eye can be detached, making the eye more susceptible to irritation.
- Chlorine can irritate the eyes. Chemicals that are usually found in swimming pool water are used to kill bacteria and germs that people bring into the water. You wonder what kind of bacteria? The type of bacteria that usually comes from body oil, feces, and even urine (one in five adults admit to having urinated in a swimming pool). Chlorine can kill almost all bacteria, but not all; So after the tear film is released, bacteria can enter the eye and cause irritation.
- While going for a swim can help you get that look as if you have an eye sore - if you're not careful, you could actually get an eye sore. Eye pain is usually caused by harmful bacteria, and is a common infection caused by a person swimming in a public swimming pool. Think about whether you want to take the risk of getting real eye pain just to pretend it's sore.
Part 2 of 3: Crying
Step 1. Chop some onions, which are notorious for making people cry when cut - meaning, onions are a quick and easy way for you to start producing tears that can give your eyes a watery look
- Onions produce a sulfur compound called syn-propanethial-S-oxide. When an onion is cut, the compound is released into the air and when it hits the eye, the tear glands on the top of the eyelid (in charge of releasing tears) produce tears to help wash away chemicals that can irritate.
- Onions produce less syn-propanethial-S-oxide than other onion varieties, because the high sugar and water content of onions relieves enzymes that can cause irritation. So if you really want to keep your eyes watering, chop a spicy red or white onion instead of an onion.
Step 2. Use eye drops
If you're not very creative with your tear-producing technique, buy eye drops from a pharmacy or supermarket. Usually, the description on the eye drop package suggests using only one or two drops in the eye. To create the illusion of more tears, use a few more drops than usual to put in your eyes and let the liquid run down your face. Don't wipe the drops that run down your cheeks, so everyone will assume that your eyes are constantly watering.
Step 3. Use menthol sticks
Have you ever wondered how actors in movies can cry instantly? They could just be really good at it… or they could use menthol sticks. A menthol stick is a wax-like material that is packaged in a packaging tube like a lipstick. To use it, rub the menthol under the eyes, then wait until the eyes water. Menthol sticks are often used in theater performances to create realistic crying scenes. If you want to pretend your eyes hurt, why don't you try and play your part the way these professional actors do?
Part 3 of 3: Removing False Eye Dirt
Step 1. Leave the eye wax that sticks overnight while you sleep
If you've just woken up, you're more likely to have some dirt or "crust" in the corners of your eyes. Since the symptoms of eye pain usually include dirt sticking around the eyes, then just leave the dirt stuck to your eyes from the night before, to add a natural-looking infection and sticky look.
Step 2. Apply a transparent layer of gloss or petroleum jelly under the eyes
At the time of eye pain, the discharge from the eye can have a different color and thickness, depending on the seriousness of the infection itself. In most cases, eye discharge is thick and transparent. By applying lip gloss or petroleum jelly about 15 mm under your eyes, you can create the illusion that your eyes are oozing mucus.
- Make sure your lip gloss is not shiny so people won't guess it's fake.
- Also, when you put gloss and petroleum jelly on your face, make sure you don't get it in your eyes! If this material gets in your eyes, you can feel very uncomfortable – and the chemicals in it are not good for the eyeballs.
Step 3. Do not wipe the tears from the eyes
If you manage to produce a lot of tears on your mission to fake eye pain, the tears should gather around the edges of the eye. Depending on how easily you can fool your audience, you can convince them that the collection of tears is eye discharge but is thin and transparent.
Tips
- To make sore eyes look more convincing, squint and blink often. Infections make the eyes sensitive to light, so if you're committed to playing your part well, you should be able to indicate that you're having a hard time keeping your eyelids open.
- Eye pain often causes blurry or impaired vision, so pretending that you can't see well will convince people that the infection is really attacking you.
