The warning comes from Britain. A researcher at London Metropolitan University which tested cosmetic makeup products whose use-by-date was near or past has found several bacteria, some of which may have very serious consequences on the health of users ot their children.
Dr Matewele, senior lecturer in Biomedical Science at London Metropolitan University, was sent beauty products from beauty bloggers across the UK which he tested under strict laboratory conditions at the University over three weeks. Five types of them, from high street and designer brands, were near or past their use-by-date.
According to Dr Matewele 'All the old make-up products of foundation, lip gloss and lipstick tested positive for Enterococcus faecalis under strict laboratory tests. Enterococcus faecalis is the potentially deadly strain of bacteria which causes meningitis and Septicaemia and is one of the biggest killers for newborn babies. '
The alarming results showed that products that were only a few months out-of-date can carry lethal bacteria. The lip gloss tested wasn’t past its use-by-date but still tested positive for the meningitis bug.
In total six different types of bacteria were found on the five types of cosmetics that were tested.
The other deadly bacteria which were found in the lab test included:
• Eubacterium, which causes bacterial vaginosis
• Aeromonas, one of the causes of gastroenteritis and wound infections
• Staphlyoccocus epidermidis, a bug which is resistant to antibiotics and is deadly for people in hospital or who have catheters …
