Safe Beauty Association

As your makeup artist, it is my responsibility and your right to insist upon safe and hygienic working practises. Unfortunately, all too often, makeup artists ignore the risks and in doing so put their clients at risk of infection.

I take the responsibility of your safety seriously and as a result adopt practises that have allowed me to become accepted as a member of the Safe Beauty Association.

If you were having blood taken at a hospital and the doctor simply wiped the needle and put a bit of spray cleaner into the syringe and then started the procedure - what would you do? What would your instincts tell you? What would you be thinking? You would say STOP! This is because you instinctively understand the health damage that cross-contamination could wreak.

And yet with makeup and beauty, it seems that all too often anything goes, brush to face, brush to product, person to person, skin to skin.

Really! First, think about where these products go. Around sensitive eyes, into the moist corners of the mouth, onto facial skin which is semi-permeable and thinner than the majority of body skin. Now think about the micro-organisms that can transfer through makeup and cosmetic use, breed in the product and contaminate brushes and applicators. Bacteria, viruses, fungal spores.
These are just a few of the health problems they can cause:
- CONJUNCTIVITIS - Inflammation of the inner lining of the lids and around the eyeball. Usually bacterial in origin and may easily be transferred by mascara wands.
- BLEPHARITIS - Another nasty bacterial inflammation of the eyelid transferred by mascara wands and eyeliner applicators.
- IMPETIGO - A staphylococcus infection transferred by brushes and applicators.
- HERPES SIMPLEX - The highly contagious cold sore virus easily transferred by contaminated lip brushes and lip gloss applicators.

Eliminating the risk is simple and only requires a little more monetary outlay and discipline. By simply adhering to the Safe Beauty Association strict guidelines and ensuring contrant use of disposable and single use tools and brushes, I can be sure of the cleanliness of my kit and in doing so be confident that my clients are spared the risk of contracting a horrid infection, just in time for their special day!