Try not to blink: Chinese street barber offers eyelid shaves

South China Morning Post ^ | Nov. 25, 2017 | Staff

[Eddie01]

“You should be gentle, very, very gentle,” said street barber Xiong Gaowu, who performs traditional eyelid shaves at his roadside location in Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan.

[Eddie01]

cool.

[Fungi]

A “street” barbour. You gotta be nuts to allow this guy near your eyes like that.

[jerseyman]

Oh, hell no!

[neverevergiveup]

Well said, and perfectly captures my gut reaction.

[Doogle]

"....taught him everything he used to know"

[Tucker39]

First, to figure out WHAT he does; which is, he removes one’s eyelashes, upper and lower. Second, to try and imagine WHY any sane person would want it done? God gave us eyelashes as a form of eye protection. If you squint your eyes nearly shut, you can still SEE through the lashes. Like little screen doors.

[Eddie01]

Ancient Chinese Secret

[sparklite2]

I wonder if he does eyeball scrapings.
I hate to scrape my own eyeballs.

[LeoTDB69]

Seems like a waste of effort. Just wax em.

[June2]

I read about this at another source and it said he “shaves” the inside of the lids where the glands are located. This helps keep the glands from getting plugged up. The other article went on to state that as we age these glands get clogged causing dry eyes.

Husband had the same procedure done by a dr a couple of weeks ago. He numbed his eye first though.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Eyelids are one thing - eye lashes another - this looks like he’s working on the lashes - scary......

[Mount Athos]

it doesn’t involve cutting any eyelashes

[Tucker39]

O.K. I’ll still pass, if it’s alright with y’all.