9 Simple Ways to Incorporate Safety In Makeup Application

  As we celebrate World Safety Day, i thought of 9 amazing simple ways to incorporate safety in makeup application. 

Since our work as mua entails working with people , tools and products , it's very necessary we take into consideration how best we can work without causing any harm to most importantly our clients, ourselves and also our tools and products . Safety is not negotiable. I guess you wouldn't want to be known as that mua who always work with dirty brushes and the likes.

Spatula / Palette / Lipstick Wand / Mascara Wand / Makeup Sponges

 

 

Alcohol /MAC Brush Cleaner / Cleansing Hand Gel

1. Use of Mascara wands - Never use the wand that comes with the tube to apply mascara unless you intend to give it to the client. Disposable mascara wands are the best for application on multiple client. 
2. Use of Lip gloss wands - Same as mascara wand, use should always use the disposable wand or lip brush for this application.
3. Tools ( tweezers , eyelash curler , scissor) - Dab cotton wool in 99% alcohol and wipe these tools with it.
4. Use of spatula & palette - To avoid contamination of cream product like foundations, concealers, blushes,lipsticks and the likes always use a spatula to scoop out product onto a palette and work from there. This avoids double dipping and prevents product contamination.
5. Cleaning Brushes - When working on multiple clients, clean brushes in between them with your brush cleanser . It's also very necessary to clean all dirty brushes after any gig to avoid bacteria growth in them . 
6. Use of hand sanitizer - Before you touch any face, it's a must to clean your hands either with soap and water or a hand sanitizer to kill any germs.
7.  Keeping products -  It's very important to keep makeup container tight and away from   excessive light.
8.  Makeup Sponges - this is  best for applying foundation on multiple clients without having to clean in between them. They can always be thoroughly washed and reused again.
9. Makeup Sanitizer - Beauty So Clean is one product you can use to sanitize any makeup product without altering it. However in the absence of that , you can also do the following:

• Lipsticks : dip lipstick & cap into a small cup of alcohol and allow it to dry , rub off   alcohol with a tissue and you have a sanitized lipstick.
• Pencils : same as lipstick but this time  you sharpen it with a sanitized sharpener. 

• For powder products like pressed powders, eyeshadows and blushes , wipe then clean with a tissue and you're good to go.

 This is certainly not the ultimate, it's just how I've been working. Sanitizing your makeup product doesn't only avoid contamination but also increase the shelf life of the products. It also helps clients to see you more of a professional than just an ordinary artist. Let's work in a safer way because Safety is For Me, For You and For All.

Happy Safety Day .........