Note your cosmetic
expiration date, including mascara. Desperate use of mascara that has passed
the expiration date can make eye infection, even to the blind.
Quoted from the Daily
Mail, eye health expert Luke Arundel mentioned that in a study published in the
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, as many as 97.9 percent of
participants reported the use of cosmetics expired. The most widely used
product is mascara.
Though based on
microbiological analysis of 40 samples of expired mascara, found the presence
of bad bacteria and fungi that can cause eye infections.
Therefore, when using
cosmetics you need to make sure that the product is still safe and has not
passed the expiration date. If it is, then think twice to keep using it.
Immediately consult a
doctor if you then experience pain in the eyes, watery eyes, itching after
using expired mascara. It could be a symptom of infection due to expired use of
the product.
"Many people are
reluctant to check with a doctor and keep the itching in his eyes for months,
but if symptoms like this continue, you should check with your ophthalmologist
immediately."
Though you feel the
vision is still fine and undisturbed, Arundel insists that the only thing that
can ensure eye condition is to do a comprehensive eye exam.
"This is the only
way to detect a more serious possibility in the eye, which may lead to
blindness," Arundel's message.