7 Beauty Products You Need To Replace Every 3-6 Months To Prevent Bacteria, Infection, and Mold
Setting aside a certain day and time to clean out our makeup bags inside and out, wash makeup brushes, and change outdated makeup will reduce the spread of unhealthy bacteria on our face, and inside our pores.
Sometimes we can get so busy with work, life, school, and kids, that we start to neglect the upkeep, maintenance, and rotation of our make-up.
Here are 7 Beauty Products That You May Need to Immediately Replace In Your Makeup Bag Right Now!
7 Beauty Products You Need To Replace Every 3-6 Months To Prevent Bacteria, Infection, and Mold
1. Foundation
I used to use liquid foundation, but now I prefer foundation sticks. This long-lasting stick foundation glides on really smooth, blending in so perfectly with the color of my skin, that I do not have to mix it with any other foundation color.
Neglecting to toss out your foundations after 3 months can lead to nasty breakouts and infections.
2. Lipstick
Whether it be matte or gloss, I always have to have something on my lips!
You can pretty much tell when your lipstick needs to be replaced, because it will appear chalky, or smell like old clay.
Neglecting to toss out your lipstick every 3-6 months can lead to blisters and cold sores.
Your lipstick also may need to be replaced before you get to the point where you are dishing it out with the back tip of your skinny makeup brush!
3. Makeup Brushes
Makeup brushes are often overlooked when it comes to washing and replacing. Somehow they always appear to look so clean and harmless after lightly dusting the powder off!
Experts say that beauty brushes can be switched out every 2 years.
If you use your beauty brushes quite often, consider tossing out and replacing them every 6 months to a year.
For the ultimate brush sanitization, wash after each use!
4. Eyeliner
After opening eyeliner (and mascara) tubes, we are immediately exposing them to air, therefore making its shelf life short.
When using liquid eyeliner, you can always tell if it needs to be tossed because it gets thick, clumpy, and dry. Old eyeliner also doesn't glide on as smooth.
Don’t keep dipping the applicator in the tube to try to get it to come out smoother, just toss it out and replace.
Neglecting to replace your eyeliner every 3 months can lead to eye infections.
5. Mascara
Mascara is one of those products that seriously has a short shelf life. So serious that the FDA had to get involved!
Using old mascara can result in you getting all kinds of nasty eye infections and pink eye.
6. Beauty Sponges
Although it’s pretty easy to notice when your beauty sponges need to be replaced, some may still be lingering around in the back of your makeup shelf, or bottom of your kaboodle!
Go and gather them up right now, and throw them away.
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Find a dry cool place to store and protect your makeup
Humidity and steam cause mold! Because of this, according to some Medical Doctors, the bathroom is NOT the best place to store your makeup.
7. Eye cream
It doesn't even seem as if eye creams would expire quickly. Do not be deceived by some expiration dates on these tubes! Old expired eye creams can cause big-time breakouts, rashes, and infections if not tossed out after 3 months.
