Style Theory: The TOXIC Truth About Your Makeup

What… so we AREN’T supposed to eat it? 😳

I'm a beauty consultant at Walgreens and 90% of products don't have printed expiration dates so it makes it harder to know when they expire. The only products that are required to have expiration dates are those with SPF and Salicylic Acid since it's technically a medication used to treat acne.

As a licensed makeup artist, I learned all of this in cosmetology school and this content made up the majority of the final exam. It makes me shudder to think about the states/countries that don't have licensing requirements for MUAs.

4:24 as an artist, this physically hurts. I clean my brushes after every use, and I assumed makeup brushes were done similarly

MatPat being a beauty guru makes me feel like I'm in an alternate timeline. I'm here for it.

My mother is a hoarder and we just cleaned her house when she moved to a retirement home We found makeup that is from the '80s, 50 + year-old eye shadows, and lipsticks I don't think she had bacteria in this makeup I think it can be declared as a totally new life form

Wish y’all talked about folks who leave their makeup on for days. Have a few friends that do that and I wonder how “bad” it can possibly be for our health. Love this channel!

My biggest issue with throwing out expired make up is that I often can't find the color again, ESPECIALLY with lipsticks. 😭

Matpat Is now a beauty guru and I'm living for it. GET HIM SPILLING TEA

As a female who owns no makeup whatsoever, I can confirm that I threw away at least half of my makeup.

As someone who hasn't, doesn't, and isn't planning on ever using makeup, I see this as an absolute win

For the memes, gonna do a checklist as I go. 1. We store the makeup in the bedroom, next to the big mirror. 2. I meticulously clean my brushes, combs, and the like. I used to do it for my mother too. 3. Our household might be somewhat guilty of the expiration date issue. Not as much these days because purchases are more conservative. 4. Never had issues with influencers personally, but I know some stuff in the vanity drawers was picked up because of one guru or another. In summary, I'm an enabler who cleans and upkeeps everyone else's things so they don't have to. What a world.

It'd be an advertising nightmare, but I'd love to see a similar episode on bras. The actual health benefits of them are still super dubious.

I was expecting to be horrified about how I used my makeup, but for once I do everything right ! Not in the bathroom, regularly washed and throwing out the old stuff.

I also think it’s worth mentioning the different cosmetics hold bacteria differently. A product in an airless pump would have way less bacteria on it than a cream product in an open jar. Same with A lipgloss wand that touches your skin and goes back in the tube versus a lipstick that you can sanitize before use. Something to think about :)

Speaking as someone who uses makeup for stage performances at least once a month, I'm DEFINITELY guilty of not cleaning my makeup brushes nearly as often as I probably should!

My psychology professor told me, "You should treat everything that you put in or around your body as medicine," and this was immediately what I thought of. I don't use makeup, practically ever, but when I go out I try to go out and buy small quantities of new stuff, because of this exact thing. When I got my first kit, it was a hand-me-down, and I hated the thought of it, I cleaned it all immediately. My mom and sister thought I was crazy.

Lemme tell you, I sell makeup and I’m in cosmetology school, and throwing out expired makeup and not buying excess is the best way to keep your makeup looking fantastic and prevent a ton of skin issues. I recently started purging old makeup and using newer, cleaner stuff and my makeup looks and wears better, and it’s minimized my acne

I got a 2/3 score. For things like foundation, Concealer, and Primer I do follow the expiration for those. But for Eyeshadow and blush.... You can take that from my cold dead hands, I spent $20+ on that pallet and I will be buried with it. I do spray it with an anti bacterial spray when I clean my brushes but otherwise its just there.

…….I’m literally watching this being a teen girl in middle school going to high school knowing that makeup is unnecessary already yet knowing the best ways to keep 1 eyeshadow pallet in my closet along with cleaning my 1 brush after every use. I don’t even wear makeup and I have a sister who is younger than me and LOVES makeup