What hides inside a beauty blender?
I think many of us wondered what hides inside a beauty sponge. Is it clean? Is it all filled with bacteria and residue? But we clean it after each use!
The life of my beauty sponge has ended, after many months of use and love, and that’s when I decided a biopsy would clear these questions that many of us have.
The cause of death was clear – too much use. They say you should change your beauty sponge every three months, but that depends of course on how often you use it and how well you clean it and make sure it is still okay for use. Well, I used and cleaned mine more than was advised, however, how many of us can truly say they change their sponge every three months? Whether you had my affordable version of a beauty sponge or the actual 20 USD Beauty Blender, it is another item on the endless list of costs and replacements. I used the big sponge from EcoTools Ecofoam Sponge Duo and it served me well until after months of use bits of the sponge fell off and it wasn’t performing as smoothly as it was at the beginning.
So what did the biopsy reveal?
Well, first of all, the internal organs did not look well – it appears to have been a serious case of foundation poisoning.
At a closer look and a more lengthy evaluation, it appears that all internal organs were severely intoxicated with old makeup. Did I always wash it? Yes I did. Is this what hides in all beauty sponges after a while? It is worth mentioning that because of my very oily skin I always used very long lasting and matte foundations, which seem to be just as hard to clean off the sponge as they are to clean from your face.
My friend contributed to the cause and did a biopsy on her exhausted and long dead beauty sponge (from DM).
While hers had a minor case of foundation intoxication compared to mine, you can still see the dry residue inside the sponge. Her sponge had a more plasticky feeling, feeling more dense, while mine was very soft.
Well, maybe this will convince us all to really change our sponges more often. Could this be a home for bacteria? Most probably. Maybe now we not only need to ask if certain products break us out but also if our sponge is hygienic enough, especially if we use long lasting foundations and concealers.
If you want to join the cause and do a biopsy on your long dead beauty blender please tweet the result tagging @LipstickCafe_ on Twitter and @lipstickcafe on Instagram.
26 Comments
the harmony in our clothes
Very interesting ! I always suspected something like this was hiding in the middle of the sponge haha
Lipstick Café
It is weird, isn’t it? The sponge looks clean on the outside! Join the cause if you want and share with us what you’ve found! X
Cyndi Buchanan
Yikes! I really need to change out my sponges. I don’t do that near enough.
Lipstick Café
If you decide to cut them and see what’s inside please share it with us! You can tag me on my socials!
sumit walia
hi
such an interesting post indeed. I bet not many would have thought on these lines and then got to lengths to satiate the curiosity and get to the bottom of it. I guess with this fact emerging you gonna revise the duration of using the spongs
Lipstick Café
Absolutely! We should all replace the sponges quite often!
Life Mag Health
Looks interesting! This is the first time I’ve read about a biopsy of a blender! Will try to look what mine looks like inside (maybe after a while). 🙂
Lipstick Café
Please do! You can share the images with me by tagging me on Twitter @lipstickcafe_ or Instagram @lipstickcafe! I am very curious.
PD
Hmh… interesting. I definitely will never look at these things the same way again!!!
Lipstick Café
I am sorry if this was scary!
Rebecca
I don’t use beauty blenders because of this — will normally just use my hands after washing them.
Lipstick Café
There is nothing wrong with beauty blenders! But they definitely need to be replaced a lot faster than most people think. However, fingers are brilliant for makeup application as well, especially foundation and concealer, as the warmth of your fingers makes the product apply very nicely.
Jules
Ughh. I always wondered how dirty my sponges, brushes, lipsticks were getting. This is the right time to go throw out what I have and get new stuff post-covid.
Lipstick Café
Brushes are a lot easier to clean than sponges, and if you move your fingers through the bristles you should see if there is any residue left. Lipstick, per usual, should be binned after the ‘POA’ – period after opening. If you are unsure what I mean, you can check my Decluttering Video where I speak about expiry dates: https://youtu.be/mW6u_faRLmg
Raksha
Oh my god I didn’t know this. Thank heavens I don’t use beauty sponges or any products as such.
Lipstick Café
Beauty sponges are not bad, but they definitely need to be replaced a lot sooner than people think.
Michele
That is so cool, but weird and gross all at the same time.
Lipstick Café
Haha indeed it is!
Nina
wow, there is a lot of buildups, an ideal environment for micro-organisms.
Lipstick Café
Unfortunately so!
Marina Rosie
YIKES – this has really hit home for me as I haven’t changed mine in a while. Off to Sephora I go ASAP! x
Marina Rosie x
Lipstick Café
Haha I am sorry I scared you! Which one will you buy?
Mila R
No, please, I don’t want to know what’s hides inside my beauty sponge. But thank You 🙂
Lipstick Café
Hahaha!
Magen
I have to say, this is one thing I’m squeamish about. I hate thinking about what could be inside the beauty blender. I wash it regularly but honestly buy a new one every couple of weeks because it grosses me out thinking about what may be built up inside that I can’t get cleaned out.
Lipstick Café
I had the same doubt, so I had to check! If you ever decide to do a ‘biopsy’ of your sponge, please tag me! You can find all my socials listed here. Regularly replacing the sponges is a good idea.