Teresa Wylie wrote:
Believe it or not when i was in college, the tutor said it was fine to remove latex, prosthetics etc with acetone....i had my own cinema secrets remover luckily cause it really had a bad effect on the skin when someone tried taking latex off my face! So we switched it to the one i had.
They probabaly still use it now which is scarey to me.
We were at least taught all the sanitary procedures mentioned here, it is so important.

I had a bad experience with it personally too, and then I also was on a set where it was used to remove FX makeup from the body, and it literally turned the skin in the area  like, 3 shades lighter. And it wasn't a dryness thing either. As the day went by, the color returned to the area, but it took literally the whole day before it did.

Julia Gerace wrote:
is it o.k. to use this thread to ask hygiene questions?

If so, I was wondering if, from the first post, can you sanitize cream eyeshadows the same way as lipsticks? (like those revlon pallettes?) or those cream eye shadows that are in a stick form?

Also, if powder makeup is bad after 2 years - what in them goes bad?  just curious on that one...

I would think it's okay to ask questions here. 

Yes, you can treat most cream products in the same manner.
Anything in cream form should be scraped using a spatula or knife to keep it sanitary.

Julia Gerace wrote:
is it o.k. to use this thread to ask hygiene questions?

If so, I was wondering if, from the first post, can you sanitize cream eyeshadows the same way as lipsticks? (like those revlon pallettes?) or those cream eye shadows that are in a stick form?

Also, if powder makeup is bad after 2 years - what in them goes bad?  just curious on that one...

anything cream should be scraped out of the pallet with a clean pallet knife and placed onto a clea pallet.

powder make-up breaks down (if you can imagine it broken down any more) it can change colour. Bactria dosent really grow in powder but over time it does break down and its chemical compostion changes.
I had one powder that used to smell sweet, kinda like flowers, and then as it got older it started to smell funky.

so now I say if it smells funky its time to chuck it, it doesnt rhyme but hey i never for get it....

I would prefer to throw something out than  be cheep and use it and cause a really bad reaction.

David Klasfeld wrote:
Sanitizing Lipstick, Concealer & Other Creme Products:
Dip in, or spray with, Alcohol (91% is preferable), and then wipe completely with a clean tissue, presenting a "virgin" surface to work from. You can then remove a small piece of the product and work from a sanitary surface, or work directly from the tube or palette. In the case of cream concealers and foundations where blending is expected, use of a mixing palette is preferred by most professionals.

yep--  I've been learning to use a pallette and take stuff out etc.... but... what if you have a cream whatever in a pot and someone has put their fingers in it... can you still use the above method and salvage it? or is it pretty much a lost cause....it doesn't matter to me if I keep it or chuck it but I love the colors and if I could keep it, I would love to know that I can use it cleanly.. you know?

Julia Gerace wrote:
yep--  I've been learning to use a pallette and take stuff out etc.... but... what if you have a cream whatever in a pot and someone has put their fingers in it... can you still use the above method and salvage it? or is it pretty much a lost cause....it doesn't matter to me if I keep it or chuck it but I love the colors and if I could keep it, I would love to know that I can use it cleanly.. you know?

After getting the product you need and placing in onto the palette... close it and put it away to keep people from touching it. Other than spraying it down and taking a spatula to completely dip out the contaminated product if you can, there is not much you can do to salvage it.  Just keep it out of reach as fast as possible.

Cosmetic Couture wrote:
I don't know who brought this post back from the dead, but I have always thought it was great for basic education of sanitation, etc....

I do have a little tip to add as well.

When I fist started doing makeup, I had teh hardest time remember NOT to dip the mascara wand back into the tube of mascara.  Thankfully I always carried several tubes of mascara at the time so I could throw them away or give them to the model.  So instead, I had to develope my own way of remembering to NOT double dip after years of double dipping when doing my OWN mascara.  So....when using disposible mascara wands, after I dip the disposible wand into the barrel, on the way out, I bend the spoolie part to an almost 90 degree angle to the stick.  This allows me to apply the mascara a little easier, but also ensures that I can not re-insert the wand back into the barrel. 

After years of doing this, it is still a habit of bending the spoolie, more for application ease then anything else, but it still reminds me on those days that I have worked on too many models and too many hours and dead tired.... no double dipping. 

Just a suggestion.

I bend the spoolie too for ease of application, but that is a great idea so that you can't double dip!!!  I never even thought of that!!

Jennifer van Son  wrote:
So... any tips for sterilizing at home?  I do traditional eyebrow shaping as an additional service.

Does anyone know where to buy affordable autoclav sterilizers?

If you are licensed there are place you can purchase inexpensive sterlizers. 

www.theindustrysource.com has a sterlizing tray for $15  It does not use heat. You add the barbicide and place the items in the tray for submersion.

www.universalcompanies.com has a Ultrasonic Cleaning System for $179.00. Cleans, kills viruses, and disinfects in one step.  It complies with state regulations. I actually own one of these.  It also doubles as a jewelry cleaner.

Emma North wrote:
I am very new to MM and the industry so I am very sorry if this has been answered already what is the best thing to use to disenfect eye shadows? preferably available in the uk

Read the first post in this thread.

Elizabeth Gerbino wrote:
Does Barbicide eat through containers like The Cinema Secrets Brush cleaner does?

I've never had this happen and I usually use plastic containers or glass jars.  be sure you're mixing it in proper proportions since it is INCREDIBLY strong. 
If you want to carry a little around with you in a jar (as previously suggested) I'd use a glass jar (heavy, I know, but better than having it eat through the plastic and leak. I think that'd be a great use for old MUFE F&B bottles, they're so thick and sturdy.)

edit:  keep in mind that if you carry some around with you it MUST be changed after each day of use.  You can't let it sit with contaminates in it and just keep using it for a week or so.

Sandra_D wrote:
It can be hard to remember not to "double dip" into mascara and after reading a thread about a model "helping herself" to the MUA's makeup, I decided to be safe and I cut all of the applicators out of my mascara, lip gloss, and anything else that has an applicator.

def. do that! i cut off all the applicators on my lip glosessas ,y friend loved to help herself to them..so gross.