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Top tips for safe make-up use
The College of Optometrists recommends the following simple rules for safe make-up use and maintaining eye health
Don't apply make-up on the move
Scratching the eye with a mascara wand is the most common injury from make-up and can lead to eye infections. To reduce the risk of scratches, never attempt applying mascara while travelling in a car, train, bus or aeroplane.
Don't share your eye make-up
Sharing make-up can be risky as you may be sharing bacteria too. It's particularly inadvisable to share mascara and eyeliner.
Play it safe by ditching mascara after six months
Cosmetic brushes pick up bacteria from the skin. The risk of infection is increased if you moisten the brushes with saliva.
Avoid using eyeliner on the inside or 'wet' area of your eyelids
It can block the glands there and lead to styes and dry eyes.
Put your contact lenses in before you put your make-up on
Contact lens wearers know how important it is to keep their contact lenses clean to avoid infection but then risk compromising this with old make-up. If you are a contact lens wearer, put your lenses in before you put your make-up on.
Not only will this will make it easier for you to see what you are doing but it will also mean you are less likely to get make-up underneath your lenses.
Visit an optometrist regularly
Optometrists are professionally trained to test sight and prescribe glasses and contact lenses and they can also spot eye problems and treat infections.
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