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Spring Clean Your Makeup Bag
Is bacteria lurking in your makeup bag? Find out how to keep safe AND looking good. By Ronita Dean
your clean nulleauty checklist
Once a week
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Sharpen your eye and lip pencils to prevent bacteria from
being transferred to your face. (Don’t forget to clean the
sharpener before use with a little rubbing alcohol and a
cotton swab.)
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Replace disposable applicators and sponges weekly or
sooner if they become soiled or torn. If kept longer, they can
be a breeding ground for bacteria.
eveRy twO weekS
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clean your makeup brushes using a mild detergent, like baby
shampoo or your facial cleanser. Harmful bacteria and oils
can get trapped in the bristles of your brushes. After washnull
ing brushes, lay them so the bristles hang over the edge of a
counter. nullhis lets water and bacteria drip out...not back into
the brush base.
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nullnspect and purgenull nullo through your makeup and check for
changes in color, tenullture or smell. Has the product developed
a chemical smell or does it smell dinullerent than when you nullrst
opened itnullHas it gotten lighter or darkernullHas the consisten null
cy become watery, dry, beaded, crumbly, or has it separatednull
Any of these changes mean it’s time to shop for new makeup.
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