Best Tips For Disinfecting Eye Products

We have all become accustomed to regularly washing or sanitizing our hands after every activity. Some people have even resorted to wearing protective face masks in public places to minimize their germ exposure. The point is no one wants to get sick and most of us can't afford to visit a doctor or find the time to leave work to see one. But are there contaminants lurking in places we overlook, on products we use on our mouths and eyes daily? Yes.

Your makeup can make you sick and so can the makeup testers in retail stores. Sanitary makeup practices are very important, so here a few key things you can do to keep yourself pretty and minimize the risk of becoming sick from using your makeup.

 

 

 

Eyes

Eye infections like "pink eye" are painful and can last for several weeks. The most common cause of conjunctivitis is poor hand washing practices that lead to the spread of bacteria and virus's. It is very important to NEVER share your eye products with other people without proper sanitation procedures.

 Best tips for disinfecting eye products:

1. Eye liner pencils must be sharpened with a sanitized pencil sharpener and then sprayed or dipped in isopropyl alcohol.
2. Eye shadows can be sprayed with alcohol and then the top layer should be scraped off with a sanitized razor, revealing a clean layer underneath.
3. Mascara should never be shared. Test mascara with clean disposable wands only.

4. Loose powder shadows should be tapped out of the container onto a clean surface. Do not dip your brush into the product.

5. Gel eyeliners should also be extracted from their containers onto a palette and then used with clean brushes. Don't double dip your dirty brush into your entire pot of germ-free gel eyeliner.

Note :- If you do get "pink eye" it is safest to throw out any makeup that came in contact with your eyes.

 

 Source:http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/fashionate/keep-makeup-germ-free-004000953.html#more-id retrieved by 26-05-2013