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Anonymous
Anonymous asked in Beauty & StyleMakeup · 1 decade ago

an you spread eye diseases if you share eye shadow but use different brushes?

Just wondering cause don't they use the same eye makeup in the boothes at the mall?!

Update:

I was just wondering cause It got me thinking. Besides my friend and I are going out to buy whole new brushes. She is going to stay for about 6 days.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    VERYYY unlikely

    for the common eye diseases - probably impossible

    noworries:)

  • Jess H
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes, you can. If someone uses a brush on their eye, and then puts the brush in the powder to get more powder, then the bacteria and germs can be transferred into the powder. I'd stay away from the samples altogether. Some places let you buy products and then return them if you're not satisfied. Check the return policy of the company. Sometimes it's more worth it to buy things and try them out.

  • 1 decade ago

    yes you can because when you use the brush on your eyes and then touch the eye makeup you are spreading the bacteria to the makeup and when some one eles uses a different brush they are picking it up. best thing to do is don't share your make up with anyone eles. i used to use my mothers make up when i was younger and even though she didn't have symptoms of pink eye i still caught it from her and we had to throw the makeup away. I alos stopped using other peoples makeup.

  • 1 decade ago

    they won't allow a person to 'double dip,' that is, use the shadow then put it on their eye, then use the shadow again with the same brush. they will usually get enough on the swab for each eye that a double dip isn't necessary. All the same, everyone has 'mites' on their eyes and you might not want to share in this method.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I dont think so but i have never heard that happen. Ask your doctor about it if youre eye has become inflammed. Also it can cause styes on your eyes and styes are reeally annoying. So im pretty sure that eye disease is pretty rare but when you get home from the shop wash your face and i recommend Neutrogena Deep Clean to help with your pores. I got reeeally bad acne and i used it and my face felt so much better.

  • 1 decade ago

    The booths at the mall have disposable make-up applicators, and so they use different brushes and what not to apply make-up...if they double dip the brush into the make-up- then hell no would I use it, but it should be safe...ask before you try it though, just to make sure...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well the chances are very slim to none.

    if the people at the mall have a disease they probably wont be using the cosmetics because thayre worried about their disease.

    so no worries =)

  • 1 decade ago

    No, eye disease is usually spread through mascara and not eye shadow.

  • 1 decade ago

    Try to avoid using any of that stuff, people can double dip brushes or use their fingers...lots of bacteria

  • 1 decade ago

    they usually sharpen it or toss brushes in some disinfecting liquid between use and dry with a damp cloth, thats why i do

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