LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An knowledgeable warns Las Vegas valley residents concerning the dangers of shopping for used make-up from on-line marketplaces.
“I’ve heard of Mercari and I’ve heard of Glambot,” Justine Hill, a full-service cosmetologist, stated.
Whereas she solely buys new make-up gadgets, she stated these websites are choice for resellers.
“A lot of times people buy makeup and they don’t really use it like collection items and they keep it inside of a chest, so I can see how someone says I want this YSL product and this product,” Hill stated.
Model names will be dear, so folks would possibly purchase used merchandise to save lots of just a few {dollars} since gadgets are offered at a reduction.
“The products are so trendy, so 3 or 4 months later you have more stuff coming out,” Hill stated. ” I would definitely suggest if you’re buying makeup, try to buy powders that you can sanitize with 99% alcohol, not so much the lipsticks, lipglosses, and things that can’t be disinfected.”
At Glambot, one can promote new and flippantly used make-up, with a fill ranked between 30 to 100%.
Accepted brand-name make-up have to be unexpired and include not less than 50 p.c of the unique product. All brushes have to be new. The positioning doesn’t settle for lashes, skincare merchandise, or gadgets with reusable applicators. Nevertheless, an exception will be made if one works within the magnificence trade.
Glambot states make-up is disinfected by way of warmth and alcohol.
Mercari’s web site highlights that customers should buy and promote secondhand gadgets starting from electronics and clothes to toys and purses. Magnificence listings embrace the whole lot from fragrances to hair and pores and skin merchandise. Nevertheless, the location doesn’t specify whether or not magnificence or make-up gadgets are disinfected earlier than being offered.
Dermatologist Dr. Arash Akhavan, proprietor of the Dermatology and Laser group in New York Metropolis stated preowned make-up could trigger eye infections and stated there isn’t any method to absolutely disinfect these things.
“I don’t recommend buying used makeup. Once a package is opened, it’s being exposed to air, it’s being exposed to the environment,” Dr. Akhavan stated. “The second thing I would be concerned about is the stability of the product itself. How was it stored by the previous owner of that skincare item? Did they keep it at the proper temperature? Proper humidity? Was it exposed to the sun?”
Consultants warn that to ought to use it at your personal discretion, as these dangers fall fully on the buyer when shopping for used merchandise. One other factor to look out for is luxurious fakes or dupes, as there isn’t any actual method to confirm in case you’re buying the precise product.
