Can you still use lipstick when it expires?

Many MM have this experience, buy lip balm never run out, and then put it there, and so on the next autumn and winter season, the weather is dryer, dry lips skin want to get up when the lip balm has expired, then the expired lip balm can still be used?

Lipstick expired can still be used

Conclusion: lipstick expired can not be used!

Reason 1. Certain chemical components in lip balm will generate toxic substances after deterioration, which will damage the mucous membrane of the lips, and can cause allergies, redness, swelling and ulceration symptoms in serious cases, which can no longer play the effect of lip moisturizing and lip care. Reason 2. Lip balm many times goes into our stomachs along with food when we eat. The spoiled lip balm can no longer guarantee the safety of the ingredients, and may even produce toxic carcinogenic substances, which may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea and other food poisoning symptoms after eating.

What happens when you apply expired lipstick

Some MM did not pay attention to the shelf life of lip balm, accidentally applied expired lip balm, and worried about what adverse reactions will occur. So what are the symptoms that may occur after applying expired lipstick?

There may be no symptoms

In fact, even if you have accidentally applied expired lip balm several times, there is no need to worry too much. Especially if the lipstick has just expired, although the lipstick has passed the shelf life guaranteed by the business, the ingredients of the lipstick may not have deteriorated, so there will not be any symptoms if you apply it. It is also possible that although the ingredients of the lipstick have deteriorated, but the lips have a certain self-defense ability, on the little dose you apply, no impact on the lips.

Redness, swelling and ulceration may occur

This is mainly because the ingredients of the lipstick have deteriorated badly and you have been using this lipstick for a long time and the dosage is also high, which has broken through the defense ability of the lip mucosa. Countermeasure: Stop using expired lip balm immediately when redness, swelling and ulceration appear, and consult a doctor promptly, if necessary, for medication or other treatment means.

May cause stomach pain

This is the expired lipstick applied on the lips, with food soaked into the stomach, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. Countermeasure: Consult a doctor promptly and explain the details to the doctor.

What is the use of expired lip balm

Rubbing leather

If the expired lip balm is colorless and transparent, it can be used to wipe leather shoes, or small pieces of leather products, with polishing and lubricating effect, can make leather products shiny as before.

Lubricate the rusty zipper

Home quilt, pants or baby's zipper for a long time without rust, you can apply the expired lip balm on it, the zipper can be pulled more smoothly.