Cleaning Tips for Your Makeup Pouches

The new season bring with it some ‘brand-new’ make-up trends. While you may go berserk after listening to it and ‘sale’ ringing in your ears immediately, you need to also find something to accommodate it all in. "But, I have a make-up kit already!"Yes, we know that but you got to clean it up and make room for the new ones. Here’s how you can care for your makeup pouch bag.

Clean your bag with disinfecting wipes

Turn your make-up kit upside down and clean its interior with a disinfecting wipe. You can also use it to clean the outside of your favorite and most valued make-up products. Putting the bag in a washing machine can also be done but do read the instructions before throwing it in.

Wash the brushes, applicators and sponges

Bristles of your favorite brushes are where the bacteria breed the most because of several reasons like accumulated old makeup, skin oils, etc. So washing them, along with the sponges and application, using a good-quality soap and warm water is the best way to go about it. Spread a towel and put them on it for air drying. Follow it once every week so that they can be used for a long time.

Do away with all things that are broken

Mascaras, lipsticks, foundations and liquid eye products are the top ones to go bad first and spread bacteria in all your make-up kit. So you can either do away with them or if you love them dearly, you need to put them in a separate section and continue using them as long as they’re good.

Check the date

Different products have different shelf-life. You need to check the expiry date and to do that you have got to keep cleaning your bag every now and then. If they don’t have an expiration date, the following table will help you in deciding what to keep and what not keep after a certain period.

Product

Expiry period (In months)

Mascara

Six

Concealer

Six

Lipstick

Twenty Four

Eye shadow

Thirty Six

Pressed Powder

Thirty Six

Blush

Thirty Six

Foundation

Six to Twelve

Eyeliner

Thirty Six

When make-up products go bad, they start drying, flaking, cracking and smelling foul. Watch out for that.

Reduce the number

Why use three different products when you can get three-in-one?There are several products in the market that have three different make-up elements bound into one. Outlast by cover girl is one example of such products as it can be used as a primer, concealer and foundation.

Go for travel-sized version

If you need variety of the same type of make-up product, you can put a travel-sized version of the same.

Categorize to organize

Separate the products first by their color palette and then by the tone. You will get the space to store more.

You can either clean your old make-up kit or get a new one. There are a plethora of stylish makeup pouches available online in India. So don’t limit yourself and start looking for one of your choice, right now.

Rehana is a freelancer accessories designer and love to write in her leisure.