“Any bacteria on your hands or face contaminates the makeup when they come in contact,” says Elizabeth Brooks, a professor of biological sciences at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. “Avoid infection by washing your hands before applying makeup and cleaning your applicators weekly.” Germs and bacteria are transferred to the skin when applying makeup…
Tag Archives: Antimicrobial
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New Products Call for Innovation in Application
A recent article in Beauty Packaging Magazine, Advances in Applicators and Tools, started me thinking about how innovations can change our industry. New developments in applicators and cosmetics packaging have made products easier to use and safer and have made products possible where they were not before. Applicators are often the unique selling point of…
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Solving the Preservative Problem, Part 2: EcoG+
PR for Preservatives? The article that was featured in the June issue of Happi Magazine addresses a critical issue in the cosmetic and beauty industry… how safe are products with preservatives? How effective are preservative systems? As stated in the article, “preservatives play an important role in maintaining product integrity and ultimately, human health.” But…