Decluttering Your Makeup Collection

Organizing and cleaning out make-up can make it quicker and easier to get dressed in the morning or for a special event. It can also help you to change your make-up look from day to day without rushing to find your favorite lipstick, lip liner, or other make-up product. Decluttering your makeup can prevent you from getting an eye infection, bacteria, or an allergic reaction. Although not all eye infections are caused by makeup, it is best to use your makeup before it expires. Opened and used cosmetics such as liquid mascara need to be used for three months. 

However, if you use a pencil eye liner, it can last for one year once it is opened and used. Preventing eye infections and eye irritations begins by using cosmetics with ingredients to which you are not allergic. Also, get rid of cosmetics that make your eyes water, turn red, or make your eyes itch. For example, eye shadows can last for twelve months once the eye shadow box has been opened and used. Do not share eye shadows, mascara, eye liners, false eye lashes, or other eye makeup products. 

Eyebrow pencils can last six months to one year. Always remove your makeup when you come home from work and at night before going to sleep. Nonetheless, getting rid of makeup can often be frustrating especially if the makeup product has been discontinued due to its color shade, seasonal item, or discontinued due to the ingredients. Therefore, before recycling your makeup to a personal care and beauty recycling program; Write down or take a picture of the name and number of the makeup product. This can help you find the color shade that you want to have in your makeup collection. 

However, if you cannot find the color shade; You can find a makeup product that is like the discontinued product. Store your makeup in a cool place such as the refrigerator especially if the makeup has food and organic ingredients. Put all your lipsticks, vitamin C serums, and other organic makeup in a clear cosmetic bag before placing it inside your refrigerator. Before storing your makeup in the refrigerator, consult with your cosmetologist or look up the brand on the cosmetic company's website. Serums, eye gels, and eye creams can also be kept inside the refrigerator in a clear cosmetic bag. 

Clear cosmetic bags make it easier and quicker to see your makeup in the refrigerator. Make sure the temperature is fifty to sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the cosmetics in the bag and away from food. Another option is purchasing a mini refrigerator for storing beauty products. Every three months review your cosmetics and the expiration dates. 

Write down the expiration dates of each makeup item and place the list in front of the refrigerator with a magnet. Another way to organize your makeup collection is by using a makeup organizer box, cabinet, bag, or caddy. These items come in assorted sizes, styles, materials, and colors. Keep in mind how much space you must store your cosmetics. If you are sharing a room or a bathroom, you might want to use a mini cosmetic organizer box, mini cabinet with drawers, or a caddy with wheels. 

Make sure your cosmetics do not collect dust. Also, make sure your makeup brushes are clean and dust free. If your cosmetics do not have an expiration date, toss it out after three to six months depending on the item. For example, lipstick can last one to two years. But if you tend to get a cold, cold sores, or irritations on your lips; It is best to throw it away and replace it with new lipsticks.

Before you recycle your cosmetics, make sure the containers, eye shadow boxes, or bottles are clean. Empty the cosmetics in a plastic sandwich bag and wipe it off with baby wipes before recycling. However not all cosmetics can be recycled. Some used cosmetics can be thrown away in a sandwich plastic bag and close the bag. Do not donate used cosmetics.

New makeup products can be donated to women's shelters and thrift stores. If the makeup is sealed, closed, and never opened; It can be donated. Unopened cosmetics can last for two years. If you get cosmetics for Christmas, birthdays, or other occasions and cannot use them; You can donate it or regift it if the cosmetics are sealed and closed. Furthermore, new makeup bags, cosmetic organizers, or cosmetic boxes can be donated or regifted. 

Nevertheless, decluttering your makeup collection every season can prevent mold and bacteria. If you store your makeup in the closet, make sure you can see it and away from your clothes, accessories, and shoes. Before you give away, throw away, or recycle your makeup; Give thanks and let go of the item. Clean your cosmetic bags, organizers, and caddy before storing your makeup. Here are websites on how to declutter your makeup collection. 

 

30 Best Makeup Organizing Hacks-How to Declutter Your Makeup Collection-Cosmopolitan:

30 Best Makeup Organizing Hacks - How to Declutter Your Makeup Collection (cosmopolitan.com)

How to Declutter Makeup: 6 Tips to Simplify Your Products-The Simplicity Habit:

How to Declutter Makeup: 6 Tips to Simplify Your Products - The Simplicity Habit

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