Archive for March 4th, 2010
The British retailer Debenhams revealed in a press release that the average British women’s cosmetic bag is out of date by a worrying 4 years. This is rather concerning because beauty essentials such as, women’s perfume, foundation, blush, mascara, lipstick, eye shadow and liner, and concealer all have a “period after opening” indicator with the number of months of safe use. Make up, perfume and skin care products carry a risk of irritation and infection. Women’s perfume and men’s cologne, when kept to long will lose it’s scent strength.
Your eyes are the one area on your face that you should be very careful with, eye infections can be very painful and long lasting. So to protect yourself, wash your cosmetic brushes and sponges weekly, sponges are perfect for carrying bacteria when kept to long and not washed. Replace make up and such regularly, before expiration date and never share your make up, especially eye shadow, liner and mascara, due to cross contamination and always wash your make up off before going to bed. It is always better to be safe then sorry.