![How North Korean eyelashes make their way to West as 'made in China' How North Korean eyelashes make their way to West as 'made in China'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-02/51708083468_Falseeyelashes.jpg)
How North Korean eyelashes make their way to West as 'made in China'
In total, North Korea exported 1,680 tonnes of false eyelashes, beards and wigs to China in 2023, worth around $167 million.
Sun Feb 18 2024
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Of course those eyelashes are fake - and they're spectacular
What was once makeup reserved for a special occasion has become everyday glamour. False eyelashes are everywhere.
Wed Apr 12 2017
!['You could see his eyelashes burning': Teen hospitalised after 'fire challenge' stunt 'You could see his eyelashes burning': Teen hospitalised after 'fire challenge' stunt](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-10/41444365243_lightamatch.jpg)
'You could see his eyelashes burning': Teen hospitalised after 'fire challenge' stunt
The fire challenge is not a new phenomenon, a type of social media stunt in which participants cover themselves in rubbing alcohol and then set it on fire.
Fri Oct 09 2015
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Biologists lift lid on eyelash mystery
Biologists said eyelashes direct airflow around the eye to shield it from airborne particles, bacteria, viruses and mites. And prevent the protective coating of tears on the eyeball from drying out.
Wed Feb 25 2015