I’m a hygiene expert and you should NEVER use shop make-up testers as they could make you ill – here’s the gross proof
A HYGIENE expert has revealed the gross truth behind make-up testers in shops… and you might not touch one ever again.
Pamela Pedrozaa swatched public samples in Sephora and put them in a petri dish to see how much bacteria would grow.
She tested a Fenty Beauty blusher and Charlotte Tilbury lipstick.
The result has left people “disgusted”, with many vowing to never touch a make-up tester again.
A petri dish is a type of culture plate used to hold the growth of cells which can be cultured, bacteria, fungi and small mosses.
Pamela used one each for the Fenty Beauty blusher and the Charlotte Tilbury lipstick.
She left each dish refrigerated for three days before returning to see what had grown on them.
Unsurprisingly, the dish that the lipstick was tested in had the most growth, particularly with two big ones.
Results from similar tests found petri dishes to test make-up products had potential traces of E.Coli, yeast and mould which can lead to fungal infections.
Pamela’s revelation blew people’s minds and many have vowed to never touch a make-up tester again – especially not a lipstick one.
Using make-up testers directly on your skin can cause breakouts or more serious issues like impetigo or Staphylococcal (Staph) infections.
One said: “I can never use one again.
“I feel sick.”
Another added: “Ok, I’m never touching a tester ever again.”
Some cosmetic store workers weighed in on how much people actually use the testers.
One penned in the comments: “Someone took a tester and applied it directly to their kids’ face at my work.
“I was stunned.”
Another moaned: “And then people get mad at us when we tell you to not use it on your face.”
One viewer suggested Pamela see how much difference it makes to the testers when staff sanitise them in between use.
They said: “You should do a version where you collect the samples after they ‘sanitise it’ to see if they actually have less or no bacteria.”
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