Use and storage of makeup
Not all of us may be aware of this, but if we are careless with the use and storage of our makeup, our makeup could end up infecting and damaging our skin.
How is this possible? Most cosmetics available out there have water as one of their main ingredients. Water is a favorite breeding ground for different kinds of germs, and some of these germs can infect the skin and make us sick. Of course, most makeup products have chemicals in them that are meant to preserve the makeup and prevent the germs from infesting in the product. The thing is, constant exposure to heat, sunlight and humidity can make these preservatives weak.
There are also many products out there that claim to be natural and preservative-free. These types of cosmetics are actually more vulnerable to becoming germ cultures since these cosmetics lack the chemicals that are supposed to kill the germs.
Scary and horrifying as the idea of the makeup we are using becoming breeding ground for germs, it is actually possible to prevent germs from making habitats out of the cosmetics we use. We only need to make sure that we are observing proper hygiene in storing and using our makeup and makeup tools. Here are a few suggestions for use and storage of makeup:
- Keep the makeup products and tools stored in a place that is cool and dry. Exposing these products to direct sunlight should also be avoided.
- Makeup containers should be closed tightly when not in use.
- Pencils, whether eyebrow pencils, lip-liners or eye-liners, should always be covered tightly when in storage and sharpened after every use.
- Products that come in stick form, such as stick foundations and blushes, should be wiped off thoroughly with a clean tissue after every application.
- Avoid using makeup if suffering from any kind of skin infection. Whatever items that are used during an outbreak should be thrown away, or the infection will only keep recurring.
- When putting on makeup, use disposable applicators that are clean and dry rather than our own fingers.
- Never share makeup and makeup tools, even with your mothers, sisters or closest girlfriends.
- If the product changes in color, texture, smell or even taste, dispose of the product and shop for a new one.
- If the product's consistency is no longer the same as it was when it was new, never add water or saliva to makeup. Just throw it away and get a new one.
- We should also remember to wash the makeup tools that we use, the applicators, the brushes and the spongers, at least once a week. There are good cosmetic cleansers out there for this very purpose, but mild soap and dishwashing liquid can also do the trick. We should make sure to dry our makeup tools very carefully before putting them away.
When we buy makeup, we should be wary of the tester products that the sales people have on display. It would be best for us if we do not use these tester products at all. But if we simply must, we should ask for fresh testers, or for disposable applicators, such as cotton balls. We will never know what kind of germs the other people who have used these testers might have left there.
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There are also many products out there that claim to be natural and preservative-free. These types of cosmetics are actually more vulnerable to becoming germ cultures since these cosmetics lack the chemicals that are supposed to kill the germs.