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5 Bad Habits That Reveal A Lot About Your Hygiene
These habits puts your health at risk
Your hygiene has a lot to do with your health and well-being. If you don’t already know it, poor hygiene can hurt you.
Healthy personal habits can help you ward off illnesses and feel good about yourself. Find out personal hygiene habits that are bad for you.
You go to bed with your makeup on
At the end of a long, exhausting day, it might be tempting to nod off without washing off your makeup.
Any makeup artist or skincare professional will tell you this is one of the most egregious hygiene mistakes you can make.
Not washing your face daily can create clogged pores which don’t only lead to blackheads and pimples but uneven skin color due to overgrowth of skin cells, including damage to your eyes.
And that’s not all: Neglecting to wash off your mascara, eyeliner, and other eye makeup can do serious damage to your eyes.
Makeup harbors bacteria, which can migrate under your eyelids and lead to styes, inflamed follicles on the lash line, and serious skin infections. Untreated, these infections could eventually lead to blindness.
Most people have no idea that they need to clean their makeup brushes and tools. A 2015 Harris Poll on behalf of beauty company Anisa International showed that 22% of respondents reported never cleaning their makeup brushes.
Expired makeup, dirty brushes, not washing your hands, and not following basic hygiene rules can cause bacteria to grow, leading to infections, illnesses, acne, and irritation.
Wash your face before you put your head on the pillow. If you’re wearing an oil-based concealer, you’ll need a solvent-based makeup removal that can emulsify the foundations and lipstick. Use cleanser around the eyes.
You don’t regularly wash your bedding
The average person spends more than eight hours a day lying on their mattress, making it a high-risk infection zone if not properly cared for.
You shed 500 million skin cells a day, many of which slough off while you roll around in bed…
