Around one in four women consider the expirations dates on their makeup. The other women put their health at risk by using their cosmetics for several years, even if they start to smell or are discoloured.
Old products are a danger to our health, like food, they expire and can be dangerous to carry on using them.
Cosmetics accumulate bacteria naturally. Every time you open them to the air. After a little time, and depending on the type of product, that bacteria will multiply. As it does more of it will come into contact with your lips and skin.
A majority of women will forget when they purchased particular products and will use it well over the expiry date. This can easily result in infections as bacteria accumulated in the makeup can enter the body .
Most sensitive are the eyes and then followed by the lips. Dry lips are particularly at risk as the cracking of the skin makes it easy for infected lipstick or gloss to enter the bloodstream.
As well as bacteria chemicals inside some makeup products will expire and start to deteriorate. The result of this is can be the creation of harmful new chemicals
Women can use up to 20 beauty products a day, a various combination of substances, with ones that are damaged can be harmful to your health
If you are using makeup products day in and day out then your body can absorb over 2 kilograms of chemicals a year through the skin!
If it’s Out of Date Bin It
It can be quite a difficult thing to part with your favourite product. You just have to think that once this product was your best friend is now your skin’s enemy.
Advice would be, don’t buy so many products if you are not using make up everyday. You wont have time to finish them before they become harmful.
So every few months check your products, if they smell odd then it’s time to give them the boot and bin them.
Serious skin problems can occur including allergic rashes, irritation and infections. Most common is the eye infection. So eye related products need to be maintained and thrown out when supposed too.
Some women may occur little red bumps that look like acne. This is perioral dermatitis from using old and expired makeup.
Protect Your Makeup
To preserve the shelf life on products, store your skincare and makeup products in a cool, dark room, also storing them in the fridge will help preserve allowing you to keep them for a longer period of time.
Nearly all products are heat sensitive. Heat accelerates the degeneration process will reduce the shelf life.
Sharing Lipsticks is another way that can cause health problems. Someone who has had a strain of herpes virus could leave with the that very problem of your own.
People harbour this virus on their lips without having an active cold sore. They aren’t always visible.
Reduce Risks With These Simple Tips
These following tips will help lessen the contamination:
- Basic Hygiene.
- Instead of directly touching your make up by placing fingers in your products, use applicators.
- Don’t share products.
- Keep containers tightly closed.
- Throw out if colour changes or an odor develops.
To check out the expiration dates of skincare and makeup products then have a look at our cosmetic expiration dates infographic and know your makeup.
Beauty is timeless – makeup products are not.
