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I've been learning to use makeup recently and I've been surprised at how common it is to do things that I would instinctively avoid. (I realize this is probably

I've been learning to use makeup recently and I've been surprised at how common it is to do things that I would instinctively avoid. (I realize this is probably all extremely pedestrian for people who grew up wearing makeup, but it was surprising to me). For example, it's fairly common to use eyeliner on the "waterline" of your eye where it will wash off into your eye over time. You need to reapply lipstick periodically; partially because some of it ends up getting washed off and swallowed. A lot of these eye and lip makeups contain (cosmetic grade) glitter. A lot of makeup is in the form of sticky sprays or powders that presumably get partially inhaled. I don't mean this as some sort of hysterical "makeup is a conspiracy to kill us!!1!1" sort of thing. I know that it goes through extensive testing and is probably mostly safe. However, I do wonder if some of these might eventually be found to be less safe then we originally thought.

mandmandam 2y ago
I've worn makeup a few times... What amazed me is how gross it feels. It might be the ADD or whatever, but I really detest the feeling of being caked in grease. I've often wondered what kind of damage its doing to people's skin to block gas exchange, clog pores, soak in weird chemicals, etc. Gotta say though, it never occurred to me how much goop is going in people's eye holes, or how much lipstick they're ingesting. The inhalation I've thought about a lot... It's not easy to get shit out of your lungs once it goes in there. High hopes for earth-friendly (and lung friendly) glitter to become more of a thing. All that said - I get it. We're incredibly shallow, generally, and I've seen in myself and others the difference a little makeup can make in how you're treated.
wafflemaker 2y ago
Buying good (not killing you or damaging your skin) cosmetics and using them properly is an art, as I've observed watching my wife. To be honest, the best really is to just use retinol creams? and take care of your diet. This way you can get away using hardly any make up. Bonus is that you don't need to wash it off afterwards. But beauty treatments and knowledge is expensive, that's why poorer or less informed people have to make do with make up. Don't quote me on this, but usually the most advertised brands are also the ones that are most toxic (just repeating what I've learned from my wife).
- mandmandam 2y ago
  > the most advertised brands are also the ones that are most toxic I truly believe this is true of just about everything. The harder they have to advertise it, the more likely it's actually really fucking bad for us. What gets advertised the most - sugary snacks, pharmaceuticals, huckster lawyers, insurance, pesticide laden cereal and grain products, bitcoin, fossil fuel, fast food, mortgages, gambling sites, cigarettes (in countries where that's still legal)... Where's the ads for organic carrots, or watermelon?

mandmandam 2y ago

I've worn makeup a few times... What amazed me is how gross it feels. It might be the ADD or whatever, but I really detest the feeling of being caked in grease. I've often wondered what kind of damage its doing to people's skin to block gas exchange, clog pores, soak in weird chemicals, etc. Gotta say though, it never occurred to me how much goop is going in people's eye holes, or how much lipstick they're ingesting. The inhalation I've thought about a lot... It's not easy to get shit out of your lungs once it goes in there. High hopes for earth-friendly (and lung friendly) glitter to become more of a thing. All that said - I get it. We're incredibly shallow, generally, and I've seen in myself and others the difference a little makeup can make in how you're treated.

wafflemaker 2y ago

Buying good (not killing you or damaging your skin) cosmetics and using them properly is an art, as I've observed watching my wife. To be honest, the best really is to just use retinol creams? and take care of your diet. This way you can get away using hardly any make up. Bonus is that you don't need to wash it off afterwards. But beauty treatments and knowledge is expensive, that's why poorer or less informed people have to make do with make up. Don't quote me on this, but usually the most advertised brands are also the ones that are most toxic (just repeating what I've learned from my wife).

mandmandam 2y ago
> the most advertised brands are also the ones that are most toxic I truly believe this is true of just about everything. The harder they have to advertise it, the more likely it's actually really fucking bad for us. What gets advertised the most - sugary snacks, pharmaceuticals, huckster lawyers, insurance, pesticide laden cereal and grain products, bitcoin, fossil fuel, fast food, mortgages, gambling sites, cigarettes (in countries where that's still legal)... Where's the ads for organic carrots, or watermelon?