Health
Scientist Reveals Make-up Brushes Can Be Dirtier Than Toilet Seats
New research conducted by Spectrum Collections alongside cosmetic scientist Carly Musleh shows that not cleaning make-up brushes could be leaving them with more bacteria than the average toilet seat.
A cosmetic scientist has claimed most people don’t wash their make-up brushes often enough – and it’s leaving them covered in more bacteria than the average toilet seat.
New research conducted by Spectrum Collections alongside cosmetic scientist Carly Musleh shows that not cleaning make-up brushes could be leaving them with more bacteria than the average toilet seat.
In the study, the team took two sets of foundation brushes, one clean and one unclean, and swabbed them at the end of a two-week testing period, where they compared them to a swab taken from a toilet seat.
The researchers looked at storing the brushes in five different areas including a vanity holder in a bedroom, a make-up bag, a make-up brush bag, a brush drawer, and a holder in the bathroom – and found that in each place, the unclean brushes contained either the same or more bacteria than the toilet seat.
Results from the samples revealed all unclean make-up brushes had potential traces of E.Coli, yeast and mould which can lead to fungal infections, while the clean make-up brushes had significantly fewer bacteria present.
Cosmetic scientist Carly Musleh urged people to clean their brushes more regularly, as leaving the bacteria on the brush will make it more likely to transfer back onto your face the next time you apply your make-up.
“Using dirty brushes could increase the risk of causing an imbalance in the healthy microbial community and lead to an increase in the number of pathogenic microbes which could cause breakouts or more serious issues like impetigo or Staphylococcal (Staph) infections.
Carly also stressed the importance of cleaning the correct parts of your brush, as she said you should never submerge the metal part under the water as this could damage your brush
You should, however, make sure to clean the centre and the bottom of the bristles, as this is often missed and can become a space where bacteria accumulate.”
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