How do you take off mascara?

Answer 1

What's in your make-up?

The makeup we all use in an effort to look more beautiful could, in the long term, be making us look worse...
Learn the chemical make up of your make-up
Dr Dingle (*Dr Peter Dingle is a senior lecturer at the School of Environmental Sciences at Murdoch University in WA) studied the ingredients in makeup, and found there is a risk from using cosmetics and personal care products
Cosmetics contain many chemicals that are toxic or irritate typical skin
No-one knows the long-term effects of most consmetics because many haven't been tested properly, or were only tested in isolation and for a limited range of effects
Makeup can cause allergic reactions, dermatitis, stinging, burning, acne, pigment changes
Formaldeyde which can also be disguised as other things like turnium. Avoid solvents. Propylene glycol gives the product that smooth sensation but it's actually degreasing oil
Coloured products like bright red lipstick have cancer-causing chemicals. This is especially dangerous because women digest a lot of lipstick
The facts:
Face powders
The main ingredient in face powders is talc. It's a fine, powdered form of magnesium silicate. It's molecular size and structure has been compared to asbestos, and like asbestos, it can cause lung problems. Starch, another common component, causes irritation by blocking the pores and can cause an allergic reaction similar to hay-fever, if inhaled. Another irritant used is mica, which can cause permanent lung damage if inhaled.
Foundations
Foundations contain roughly the same ingredients as face powders and consequently may have the same effects. Other substances unique to foundations and likely to cause problems include acrylates, which are thickening agents and strong irritants. Triethenolamine, an alkaline dispersing agent and irritant, is also used in foundations.
Eye make-up
Eye make-up includes mascara (a cause of conjunctivitis), eyeliner,eyeshadows and eyelash dyes. These products use the ingredient triethenolamine, which can cause skin irritation and is a frequent sensitizing agent. Eye makeup also contains hydroxybenzoic acids and propylene glycol, which are both irritants and can cause more severe allergic reactions. Eyelash dyes sometimes include phenylenediamine. This substance is highly toxic and can result in more serious reactions such as eczema, skin rash, bronchial asthma and gastritis. It is a known carcinogen. In Europe it is banned from cosmetic products.
Lipstick
The pigments used in lipsticks dry the skin. To counteract this, plant oils are added as moisturisers, beeswax provides structure and vitamins and UVA/UVB sun filters are also added. Other ingredients found in lipsticks may include preservatives, colours and fragrances. A substantial amount of lipstick is ingested because it is applied to the mouth. Hypersensitivity to lipsticks may cause chelitis, a contact dermatitis. The main problems appear to be associated with the different types of lipstick pigments which usually have an aluminium base. Aluminium chloride, an occasional ingredient in lipsticks, is a recognised skin irritant. Typical ingredients in lipstick are:
60% Lipid wax mixture: e.g. beeswax, carnauba wax
30% Lipid solvent for various ingredients e.g. ricinus oil, oleyl alcohol, colour dyes (castor oil)
5.8% Colour and pigment: e.g. Titanium dioxide, D&C red#7
0.05% Antioxidant: e.g. p-hydroxyanisole
0. 1% Perfume: e.g. geranoil
Allergens commonly found in lipstick include:
Amyldimethylamino benzoic acid
Castor oil
Diisostearyl malate
Glycerol disotearate
Propyl gallate
Ricinoleic acid
One study reported that there were 17 ingredients that were potential carcinogens. Other toxic effects are due to impurities which may be present in lipstick, such as the nitrosamines, a carcinogenic group of chemicals.

More info:
BOOK - Peter Dingle & Toni Brown, "Dangerous Beauty - Cosmetics and Personal Care"




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http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/sunrise/55/whats-in-your-make-up

Answer 2

to take off your mascara or eyeliner you need a mascara remover like laura geller mascara remover, you can get it here http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.aol_refer.false.tpl.DETAIL.msn_refer.false.item.A13261.ref.GBA?cm_ven=GOOGLEBASE&cm_cat=BEAUTY&cm_pla=COSMETICS&cm_ite=A13261 then you will need a Q-TIP, wet the Q-TIP in the remover then brush lightly over the mascara but be careful not to poke your eye:)

Answer 3

I love Lancome Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover. It is the best.

Answer 4

I just wash it off in the shower the next day.

Answer 5

I use body lotion on a Q tip sounds weird but it works! lol

Just move it back and forth on your closed eye to get it off
good luck :)
hope this helped :)

Answer 6

buy some eye makeup remover or just regular makeup remover

Answer 7

clean and clear has this makeup remover that really gets it off good.
it is blue and when it comes out it is foamy.
:)

Answer 8

If you use make-up remover, don;t use the pads as they are usually very oily.,.. us the lotion based formula... try AVON! :)

mkb

Answer 9

make up remover

Answer 10

make up remover=available at drug stores