Cosmetic testers contain a huge number of bacteria that can lead to various diseases in its users, experts say..

Dr. Elizabeth Brooks and colleagues from the American College of Medicine in Philadelphia conducted a large-scale study in which they studied how contaminated with bacteria probes cosmetics. Results shocked researchers.

It turned out that in the cosmetics for the trial specialists found streptococci, staphylococci and even Escherichia coli. The presence of E. coli means that someone did not wash their hands after the toilet, and then they started these hands in a test jar of cream, researchers explained.

Also, scientists drew attention to the fact that on weekends, when the flow of people was the maximum, infected 100% of cosmetics were infected with harmful bacteria. For example, if a woman has a cut on her lip and she took a lipstick that was used by a woman with herpes, she also has herpes on her lips, experts said..

According to experts, in order to protect themselves when using testers, it is necessary to try only the cosmetics that can be squeezed out of the tube without running into it hands. You can also contact the seller asking for individual samples.

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