What girl doesn’t love her mascara? Whether you wear it by itself for a more natural look or with a full face of makeup, mascara is pretty essential. However, it has the shortest life out of all beauty products.
All too often women get eye infections and mascara is the likely culprit, but have you ever considered the way in which you use your mascara could be causing the problem?
Here are some quick tips on mascara etiquette:
- Never “pump” your mascara! This will cause air and bacteria to become trapped inside of the tube. Extra air will cause your mascara to dry out and extra bacteria is never a good thing.
- When you take the wand out of the tube try twisting it to remove it, the less “pumping” the better.
- Forget what you’ve heard/read about adding moisture to dry mascara. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read advice on how to get rid of dry mascara…from adding water to visine to olive oil. If your mascara is dry throw it out. Adding anything to it will just create a breeding ground for mascara and trust me it is not attractive when that bacteria infects your eyes.
- If your mascara is dry and it is less than 3 months old (think brand new or less than a month old) try contacting the company that makes the mascara. As much as this can be a pain you are saving yourself money in the long run without having to buy prescription medicine to treat your eye infection.
- Mark your calendar or make some kind of note the second you open your new mascara, then make another note 3 months from that day. This way you can easily keep track of when it is time to buy a new mascara and throw out the old one.
- Even if you don’t use your mascara every day, once you open it you have 3 months til it goes bad.
Mascara can be your eyes’ best friend, but it can become your worst enemy very easily. Remembering these tips will allow you to not only get your money’s worth, but you will also get the full shelf life of your favorite mascara.
