Like the food in your fridge, makeup also expires. Products that are past their use dates can change colour and texture. There are also health risks when bacteria builds up which can increase your chances of eye infections and skin rashes.
Throwing out your expired makeup gives you an great excuse to buy new makeup! 🙂
Follow these date guidelines to make sure your makeup is always fresh so you always look flawless.
Powders (including foundations, eye shadows, bronzers and blushes): Up to two years-but keep an eye out for changes in consistency
Liquid Foundation: One year
Concealer: One year
Cream eye shadows: 12 to 18 months
Mascara: Three months
Pencil eyeliner: If sharpened regularly, one year
Liquid eyeliner: Up to six months
Lipstick and lip liner: One year
Nail polish: One year
Makeup sponges: Replace weekly
Tips:
- to keep track of when your makeup will expire put a little sticker on the bottom of each item and write the date that you purchased it. Or even better, write the date to throw it away.
- Any product that has a change in color, smell or consistency should be thrown away immediately.
- Never share makeup, especially eye products.
- Close the lids on all products tightly, and store them out of the sunlight.
- If you get any kind of infection, throw away all of all the products you were using.
- Don’t add water (or anything else) to products unless the manufacturer’s guidelines recommend you do so.
