Reasons why you should throw away your old makeup products

Often we are always fun of using expired and old makeup products. Like every other thing, cosmetic products and their tools have expiration dates. The continuous use of these expired products can lead to lots of issues resulting in breakouts and infections. Most of the breakouts are usually caused by bacterial and fungal molds found on those products.

You don’t have to wait for your products to get expired before throwing them out. So how do you now know when exactly to throw out your old makeup.

How do you know when to throw away old makeup

Smell

When Your products stay for a while and later on start to smell funny then it’s time to throw them away. This is most common to lipsticks, lips gloss, and stains after a while they start smelling different. You should discard all old lipsticks as they can harbor bacteria and fungal which is responsible for the bad smell.

Colour

When the color of your cosmetics starts to change its is most likely turning bad. This is most common in Eyeshadows, powder palettes, and blushes. After a while, it starts changing color making it look very awkward when you apply it to your face. You should discard such products.

Texture

When bacteria and fungi start building up on your products it reduces the texture. Your makeup starts separating especially in the foundation you should throw away. Also if you notice your Eyeshadow and Blush no more pops out like before, it is time to throw it away.

Time

Some makeup products do not need to be used for a very long period. For some their duration maybe 1 month or two months or even more. You should always be very conscious of the duration of your makeup products.

Some makeup products and their duration

S/n	Makeup products	Duration
1	Mascara	Replace after every 2 – 3 months
2	Liquid Eyeliner	Replace after every 2 – 3 months
3	Foundation	Discard after 1 year
4	Concelaer	Discard after 1 year
5	Eyeshadow	Throw away after 1 – 2 years
6	Blush	1 – 2 years
7	Lipsticks aand lip gloss	Throw out after 8 months
8	Makeup brushes	Replace after 2 years depending on the product
9	Makeup foams	Replace after 3 months