Cosmetics Contamination - Are You at Risk?

Now that the refrigerator is clean and the winter clothes are out of the closet... Let's do the same with our cosmetics.

Most make-up products are in close contact with the skin and are easily contaminated. Think about eye liners, powders, lipsticks, body lotion, conditioners, shampoos, etc. The valid date is often missing and unless you remember exactly when you bought it, it should be disposed.

As it happens with food and medication, cosmetics contain preservatives that are tested to be effective against contamination up to the expiration date. The risks involved in using expired and contaminated cosmetics might have a damaging effect on the skin, such as cosmetic acne.

Cost
Cost most of the time is relative. A good exercise to understand your priorities is to evaluate how often you would use the product and how much it would last. Love the product first, buy it later. Calculate how much it would cost per Month and per day.

Now that your priorities are set, indulge yourself - go to a department store and purchase a good quality make-up set and respective brushes. Switch the old one to a new version - and make sure to dispose your old cosmetics.

Remember: new season, new trends and new colors.

Be good and be healthy.

Vanessa