Day 1278 - Bacteria on make-up

How many of you hold onto your old make-up?

Deep Fried bathroom drawer

I'm a make-up hoarder.  I am the one that holds onto the other two shades of eyeshadow in the little holder thingo, even though my favourite brown shades have run out, just in case I might use pink or grey on my eyes one day.  My drawer is full of make-up bits and pieces none of which ever get used again.  But for some reason I just can't seem to throw it away ... until today.



According to a popular women's magazine their survey shows that 80% of women keep make up past its use-by date (it has a use-by date?).  It seems that this isn't particularly healthy.  Woman's Day beauty writer Ashleigh Cowdroy warns "old, grotty make-up is jam-packed with bacteria, which can lead to blemishes, styes and skin infections.  Powders and foundations last up to a year, lipsticks 18 months, and mascara usually just three months."

Well then, given I have lipstick colours in my drawers from the mid 90s, along with old tubes of "almost gone" mascara that have been there at least six years, I guess I should really do a full dump of that make-up drawer up there!

Are you a make-up hoarder? 

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