Spring Clean Your Make Up Bag
This time of year everyone is thinking about spring cleaning their homes and possibly their lives(!) but what about your make up bag?
If you are like me I tend to hoard my own beauty products, thinking they will last until I have used them up. But they don’t. If anything has changed colour, consistency or smells different from when you purchased it you should throw it away.
Product Used By Dates:
Cleanser’s, Toners, Serums & Moisturisers: Two years
Eye creams or gels: Two years
Facial Scrubs 7 Masks: Two years
Lipstick: Three years
Powders: They don’t deteriorate so keep them as long as they suit you.
Mascara: Four to six month’s due to the wand being in close proximity to the eye area.
Anti-blemish products: If they have been brought from a pharmacy it could have a shorter shelf life If the products contain anti-oxidants keep a eye out for colour changes.
Hand lotions: Two years.
Sunscreen: They nearly always have an expiry date on the back but if not eighteen months.
Perfume: To make these last longer store out of direct sunlight and through away if the scent alters or the colour changes.
Nail polish: One year.
Once you have thrown out all your old products, wipe down everything with an anti-bacterial spray, before putting them back.
If any products are in jars or pots, remove the lids and wipe round before replacing them.
Then, clean your brushes, tools, hairbrushes and tweezers. The best way to do this is to wash them in shampoo. Rinse them thoroughly and allow to dry naturally. Throw away dirty, used make up sponges as even washing them won’t remove the muck and bacteria they may harbour.Also, once brushes start shedding excessively or don not apply your make up properly, invest in some new.
So now you should have a nice clean make up bag, you know all your products are still ok to use and your tools are all nice and clean. You will probably have room to go out and buy some new items to keep in line with the new season’s trends.
If you’d like to find out more tips or new products please pop over to Pampered Mummy.
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Thanks for the reminder! My makeup bag is sooo gross. I recently knitted up a new one, but I gave it to my niece. Better get on another one!
I had a nice Clarins foundation that my mum gave me in the bottom of my makeup bag. I kept meaning to use it after I’d finished my current one, then when I opened it, it smelt like wet cardboard! Gutted. I never knew makeup went off! Thanks for the tips x
I remember in science at school we looked at old mascara under the microscope, all sorts of little bugs were on the wand! I am enjoying reading your blog, so many interesting posts.
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