Asian lashes that when they get wet = stick straight. Are at home lash lifts safe? With lash clusters too?

Hi! I have straight downwards pointing Asian lashes and I love my lash clusters. They look really good at first, but when they get wet, the curl almost completely disappears and they end up super droopy. Even when I curl them before & afterwards with my Shiseido lash curler they still end up droopy after washing my face/cleaning them, even tho I'm curling them well, and when they do end up slightly curled they droop really quick. They always end up covering my eyes a bit and just ngl a bad look cus they're so unlifted and it already takes me like an hour to put them on </3

So I was thinking about lash lifts maybe like every ~8 weeks ... but I've seen SO much people online talk about how DIY-ing them at home can be extremely harmful with the fumes. And since our eyes are so important it's got me second-guessing if I'd really want to do it. I don't really have anyone to help me with them, so I'd have to do it myself and I can't afford a professional lash lift. But oh man would my clusters look & feel so much better with lashes that maintain a curl....

I'd appreciate any advice... :"D