Good Bye Bacteria

Hey Fashionistas!! Today I bring you a most know for everyone that likes makeup.  Whether your starting out with makeup or been using it for a long time, keeping all of our make up and the instrument free of bacteria is very important.  Using dirty tools and old make up can develop into skin problems, break outs and disease ( no I'm not been dramatic)  Its important to know that all products have an expiration date but that does not mean that they don't get fill with bacteria before that date when not properly taken care of .  Here some things to consider:
- Do not keep them in cool places?
- Do you put the lids on your products when you finish using them or do you leave them wide open?
- Do you clean your makeup tools often?
- Do you store them in places free of dust?
- Do you take products directly from the container without cleaning your hands before?
- Do you share your cosmetics without having the foresight to carefully remove some of the product that was used by another person or washing your tools after wards?
 Like I said before you may think I'm exaggerating and been melodramatic but, trust me from experience I've found that if we do not take proper precautions towards our products they will get contaminated and therefore our face, and the results are outbreaks, allergies or pimples ... and incidentally, you blame the makeup or the product because "it gave you a rash" or "it made your face brake into acne"  when in reality it is due to lack of care and hygiene on your part.

Now, how can we sanitize our products?
  1. Every time you use a pencil either an eye or lip liner, shave some new tip or if it has an acceptable tip ... use your hand to remove the first layer of product before using it again.
 2. Lip / lipstick / bars , if you haven't use them in some time, you need to cut a little from the top of the bar with a clean spatula , smell the product and verify that its color or the smell has not changed, and is maintained in good condition

  3. Place regular alcohol that you may have at home, inside a spray bottle ... with this you can sanitize compact products like eye shadows, compact powders, and even your brushes. Simply open your eye shadows , makeup powder, blush , and all compact products you have and from a distance of 30 cm sprayed with alcohol your products, wait about 5 minutes for them alcohol to evaporate and returns to store, they will feel like brand new.

4. Your makeup brushes need to be wash and clean constantly. Specially if you lend them to other people, or even if you use them every day. Make-up keeps building up on them and what its worse bacteria can easily be attached to them, specially if you tend to leave them in an open container on top of your vanity or night stand. If you are in a hurry and cant wash them every week you can also spray them with alcohol and give them sometime to absorb it and dry before using them for the day. 

 Tell me in the comments whats you routine to keep your make-up and make-up tools clean and free of bacteria! 

Happy Styling!!!