Sanitizing eyeshadow pots?

[ichelle]

Hi gals,

I want to sanitize my mac shadows since they're been sitting for about a year and I'm a germ freak. What methods do you use to sanitize your eyeshadow pots?

Thanks!
Mich

 

[LouisLady]

hmmm this i never thought or heard of, but i think what you could do is get some object and scrape the top off for a fresh layer?

 

[priiin]

Take a tissue or a small eyeshadow brush and gently wipe off the very top layer. Wash the brush with soap/brush cleaner afterwards. Also, if you want to be extra careful and sanitary wipe the edge of the eye shadow pot with an anti-bacterial wipe.

 

[ichelle]

thanks for the great ideas ladies. what about if i spray some rubbing alcohol on the shadow? will that alter it?

 

[priiin]

I would not do that..it could ruin the eyeshadow.

 

[LouisLady]

yeah i woulndt spray alcohol on there! hehe

 

[to_the_nines]

in the stores they simply use scotch tape to sanitize eye shadows... simply take a piece of tape and press down on the eye shadow. the tape pulls off the dusty and germy layer of shadow.

 

[ichelle]

^ oh that's cool! i gotta try that!