During an audit in their own cosmetic bag, the tender half of humanity often has a problem - suddenly the mascara has dried up. How to dissolve? Extension of its service life is becoming urgent. But first you need to figure out which mascara has a guaranteed period of use?
Carcass shelf life
According to the sticker on the body of the mascara, there are two types of such terms. If the ink is in the manufacturer's packaging and has never been opened at all, then the guaranteed period of use varies from one and a half to three years, depending on the manufacturer.
The second type of shelf life is counted from the moment you unpack and open the mascara. This shelf life is much shorter than the previous one. It must be indicated in the stickers on the outer bottom of the mascara case.
By carefully examining the sticker, you can find an image of an open lid with the number three or six... It is just one of these numerical values that indicates the maximum permissible period of use of the unpacked mascara, three or six months, respectively, so as not to think about how to dilute the mascara when it has dried.
Release forms
The production of mascara is carried out in three main forms, convenient for use: liquid, dry and creamy... The most popular form of mascara release is a tube with a brush applicator on a stick attached to the cap.
Brushes can be straight or curved for specific purposes of using eye makeup. With their help, you can perform procedures such as curling, thickening and lengthening the eyelashes.
Safety requirements
In order not to quickly dry out mascara, and not have to think about how to dilute this cosmetic product, it is necessary to comply with the elementary requirements of its operation.
In cases where ink with a weak limiter and therefore excess ink accumulates on the brush, you cannot wipe it on the inner edges of the mascara body, otherwise the paint dried along the edges of the tube will not allow hermetically closing the bottle.
Important to remember! Mascara should not be exposed to direct sunlight, heat or cold.
Mascara should not be exposed to direct sunlight, heat or cold. This cosmetic product is the most perishable.
Desirable store decorative cosmetics in a special closed cabinet in the room, but, in no case in the bathroom, in order to exclude high humidity and sudden temperature changes.
During use no sharp repetitive piston movements of the brush inside the body... Such incorrect actions will lead to the fact that additional air gets into the tube, and, as a consequence, to rapid drying and a change in the cosmetic composition.
Operating rules
Mascara needed open with soft twisting circular motions, as if scraping the components of the cosmetic product from the inner walls of the tube.
With the same twisting movements, you should also close the mascara, and tightly, without leaving air access inside the tube so that it does not dry out. How to dilute the contents of a tube of eyelash dye, if it did happen?
Possible options for restoring mascara
- Warm up the mascara case in a glass of hot water for five minutes before each use.
- You can add a few drops of hot boiled water directly to the inside of the carcass body.
- You can soften the paint in the tube with a few drops of the solution used to store contact lenses.
- Put a few drops of any makeup remover into a tube of mascara.
- Dilute mascara with eye drops, for example, it is better "Vizin" than "Taufon", and wait a day until the paint, which has dried, is completely dissolved.
- Use a facial toner by dropping two drops into the mascara body.
- You can drip brewed strong sweet tea inside the tube.
- Cognac or strong brewed coffee will easily "revive" even the most dried-up fastidious brand eyelash tint.
- Apply purified water for injection as a solvent for decorative eye paint.
In no case you cannot use a nourishing cream to soften mascara... This leads to almost instant damage to the decorative cosmetic product.
Let us consider in more detail the proposed methods of resuscitation in cases where mascara has dried up. How to dilute dried decorative paint will tell each of them.
"Sauna" for decorative cosmetics
Can before use put a bottle of mascara in hot water for a few minutesto make the paint thinner. For wax-based mascara, you can add a base oil, such as two drops of castor oil, to the tube of paint.
In this case, scrolling the brush inside the body well to obtain a homogeneous mass. Remember that this method is not suitable for waterproof mascara.
Hot water saves mascara
It must be remembered that when using the method of saving mascara with the addition of a few drops of hot boiled water directly inside the tube with decorative eyelash paint, there is a risk of allergies in the eyes.
Hot liquid helps to activate pathogenic microflora, which irritates the mucous membranes. As a result, mascara quickly deteriorates and becomes unusable. After that, it remains only to throw away the spoiled decorative cosmetics.
The recovery method is only suitable for mascara containing paraffin... The composition is easy to check on the label affixed to the mascara case.
Important to remember! During use, it is impossible to make sharp repetitive piston movements of the brush inside the body.
Following this option for resuscitating mascara, you can add after hot water and a drop of oil to care for eyelashes, such as burdock oil.
In this case, drip oil directly onto the brush, and not inside the tube. Then close the tube with a cap and shake well. The result is not just a softened eyelash dye, but also a caring component for the eyes.
Mascara dried up than diluted
To revive the mascara when it's dry you can use a face toner... Dilute mascara for them in a small amount, literally two drops, because the thicker the paint, the better.
It is advisable to use a toner not for combination and not for oily skin, as it may contain alcohol-containing substances or components with salicylic acid. Then leave the mascara for a day, and the next day you can use it.
The biochemical composition of the mascara changes, but this does not in any way affect the coloring properties of decorative cosmetics for the eyes. There are other ways to quickly restore the coloring properties of mascara.
Eye drops as a solvent for dried paint
Some cosmetologists recommend adding a few eye drops to decorative cosmetics for the eyes, however, it must be borne in mind that this may change the cosmetic composition and quality of mascara.
In addition, you must adhere to the rule - use the same eye drops to dissolve mascara as for eye drops... This method works for absolutely any eye drops and types of decorative cosmetics.
Liquid used to store contact lenses
Absolutely safe for the eyes using a solution used to store contact lenses... It contains moisturizing agents that can easily "revive" dried decorative cosmetics.
In addition, adding a few drops to the tube prevents the development of microflora inside the body. However, using this method can provoke a strong allergic reaction in sensitive eyes.
Mascara will restore purified water for injection
Usual injectable preparation solvent can be used for dilution dried eye makeup.
Having opened the ampoule with the solvent, it is necessary to draw with a syringe one milliliter of this purified sterile water and inject it into the mascara tube. Then stir well the diluted paint inside the tube with a brush. This method does not harm makeup and eyes.
Black tea, cognac or coffee "revive" decorative eyelash tint
To quickly "revive" eye makeup, when it has dried out inappropriately, you can dilute with a few drops of brewed strong black sweet tea or coffee in a tube with decorative paint, and rinse the eyelash brush with the same drink.
Then dip the brush into a container of tea or coffee for a few minutes. Later, close the tube with the cap with the applicator brush and gently shake the mascara case. Even faster, just drip three drops of strong cognac inside the tube of ink.
Getting rid of makeup from unpleasant odor
How to dilute mascara, if over time it not only dried up, but also acquired an unpleasant odor? You just need add a little alcohol to the decorative cosmetics for the eyes.
Then shake the body with the mascara and leave the tube open for several hours. The next day, after adding a little liquid, but not alcohol, to the tube, you must shake the case thoroughly.
After a little more time, the mascara will become like new, and again it will paint over the cilia well, giving them a beautiful length and volume.
Little tricks for applying reanimated mascara
To give the eyes expressiveness and volume, you need apply reconstituted mascara to the eyelashes to the nose, not to the temple... When dyeing eyelashes with mascara in the direction of the temple, the eyes are given the effect of a diagonal.
And if you apply eye paint towards the nose, you get the effect of large "wide open" eyes.
To give the eyelashes even more volume and luxurious length, the following technique is usually used: apply the first layer of reanimated mascara to the eyes, then thickly powder the painted eyelashes with loose powder, the next step is to paint the powdered eyelashes with mascara again.
Is it worth reanimating mascara
There are many medical indications against adding solvents to dried eye make-up, from human saliva to alcohol.
It's no secret that many mascara users, rushing on some urgent business, prefer to simply spit on an eyelash brush to dilute the mascara for speed.
But exactly the most microbes are found in the oral cavity from the entire human body and rapidly multiplying microorganisms. When they get into the eyes with saliva and mascara, they cause conjunctivitis and other eye diseases.
The same happens if you add vitamin drops for the eyes to decorative cosmetics, since this creates a very favorable flora for microorganisms.
To give the eyelashes even more volume and luxurious length, the following technique is usually used: apply the first layer of reanimated mascara to the eyes, then thickly powder the painted eyelashes with loose powder, the next step is to paint the powdered eyelashes with ink again.
In the case of thermal stimulation of mascara heated in hot water, the texture of the mascara, the properties of wax and other components of decorative cosmetics for the eyes change again. In addition, such a warm environment becomes an impetus for the active growth of microflora.
The use of tonic also needs to be taken very carefully., because its composition is intended for application to the skin surface, and not for contact with the mucous membrane of the eyes.
If the mascara has dried up, than to dilute it, it is even better not to think about it, but to strictly adhere to the warranty period of this cosmetic product, and periodically replace the old one with new mascara every six months.
A simple economic calculation shows that using not very expensive conventional mascara for six months corresponds to a cash cost of about fifty kopecks a day.
So, is it worth reanimating mascara for three penny days, so that later possible received eye diseases can be treated with expensive medicines.
Unfortunately, not all users can afford to regularly update their decorative cosmetics for the eyes. Therefore, the listed methods of saving dried carcasses, which are simple and low-budget, remain relevant.
However, it must be remembered that it is better to dilute the brand boutique mascara on time, without waiting for it to dry up completely, than then look for more effective and expensive ways to revive it.
Dear readers, may your cosmetics always be in good condition!