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SOURCE: http://www.10news.com/news/10906175/detail.html
Makeup is fun, flirty and part of a more than $33 billion industry.MAC, Revlon, Maybelline, Estee Lauder and other companies are all vying to sell the hottest look or the perfect color.However, Sonia Kashuk, a recent guest on “The Rachael Ray Show,” said, “Beware when you walk into department stores. The testers and the brushes, you don’t know where they’ve been.”
10News investigators assigned undercover researchers and had them fan out across San Diego County. The researchers went to drug stores and department stores in search of counters where consumers test out cosmetics.Researchers noticed many customers sampling the same product over and over again. The researchers were careful not to contaminate the samples they were taking of lipsticks, eyeshadows and eyeliner.At Quadrants Scientific, Inc., the team learned how to properly lift the samples and have them returned to the lab.Mark Shannon of Quadrants Scientific said, “We found bacterial cells in just about every sample you brought us.”Out of nine samples collected, seven of them had bacterial growth.The most growth was found on three different retailers and manufacturers. The bacteria found are staphylococcus warneri and epi, two very common bacteria found on human skin.“The levels we found were not alarming. It’s what you would expect to find on a package that is opened by several people,” said Shannon.It’s no more than what is found on a kitchen table, Shannon told 10News.The lab technicians at Quadrants Scientific also found another bacteria in the samples called Bacillus Sphaericus. It is usually found on the ground or in the dirt, but you don’t expect to find these microbes in makeup.So, how did these bacteria get there? Consumers using their fingers to apply samples to their eyes and mouth and dipping back for more is to blame.“There's potential contamination, certainly,” said Shannon Oriola, lead infection control practitioner for Sharp Healthcare. She said it could be a problem depending on your general health and skin condition.“Let’s say you have no intact skin, a rash on your face -- then bacteria can get in a cut,” said Oriola.So, if you choose to sample at the cosmetic counter, avoid picking up what the last person left."Ask them what their practices are. Do they always use disposable applicators or do they monitor to make sure people aren't putting it into their mouth, for example? Ask them to open up a new one so you know it's not contaminated,” added Oriola.The retailers told 10News they strive to keep the makeup counter samples as clean as possible.
***Hey dolls, I don't want to offend anyone who works for MAC, or as a matter of fact anyone that works with cosmetics, it was an interesting article I came across, and I just wanted to share it with u ladies!!! Please dont be offended!!!!!
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Makeup is fun, flirty and part of a more than $33 billion industry.MAC, Revlon, Maybelline, Estee Lauder and other companies are all vying to sell the hottest look or the perfect color.However, Sonia Kashuk, a recent guest on “The Rachael Ray Show,” said, “Beware when you walk into department stores. The testers and the brushes, you don’t know where they’ve been.”
10News investigators assigned undercover researchers and had them fan out across San Diego County. The researchers went to drug stores and department stores in search of counters where consumers test out cosmetics.Researchers noticed many customers sampling the same product over and over again. The researchers were careful not to contaminate the samples they were taking of lipsticks, eyeshadows and eyeliner.At Quadrants Scientific, Inc., the team learned how to properly lift the samples and have them returned to the lab.Mark Shannon of Quadrants Scientific said, “We found bacterial cells in just about every sample you brought us.”Out of nine samples collected, seven of them had bacterial growth.The most growth was found on three different retailers and manufacturers. The bacteria found are staphylococcus warneri and epi, two very common bacteria found on human skin.“The levels we found were not alarming. It’s what you would expect to find on a package that is opened by several people,” said Shannon.It’s no more than what is found on a kitchen table, Shannon told 10News.The lab technicians at Quadrants Scientific also found another bacteria in the samples called Bacillus Sphaericus. It is usually found on the ground or in the dirt, but you don’t expect to find these microbes in makeup.So, how did these bacteria get there? Consumers using their fingers to apply samples to their eyes and mouth and dipping back for more is to blame.“There's potential contamination, certainly,” said Shannon Oriola, lead infection control practitioner for Sharp Healthcare. She said it could be a problem depending on your general health and skin condition.“Let’s say you have no intact skin, a rash on your face -- then bacteria can get in a cut,” said Oriola.So, if you choose to sample at the cosmetic counter, avoid picking up what the last person left."Ask them what their practices are. Do they always use disposable applicators or do they monitor to make sure people aren't putting it into their mouth, for example? Ask them to open up a new one so you know it's not contaminated,” added Oriola.The retailers told 10News they strive to keep the makeup counter samples as clean as possible.
***Hey dolls, I don't want to offend anyone who works for MAC, or as a matter of fact anyone that works with cosmetics, it was an interesting article I came across, and I just wanted to share it with u ladies!!! Please dont be offended!!!!!
