How does bacteria manage to grow in mascara, out of all cosmetics, the most?
Does mascara act as a nutrient source? ANSWER from Imagiverse on 21 October 2006: The mascara bacteria mystery can be solved by focusing on the way that mascara is applied. Every time you pull the mascara wand out and then put it back in you are creating a pumping motion that can increase the liklihood that bacteria will grow. What the pumping of the mascara wand is actually doing is pushing bacteria from the air around you or even from your own eyelashes into the bottom of the tube. The bottom of the tube is the wettest and darkest area of the mascara tube. Bacterias thrive in this kind of environment. For some tips on how to prolong the shelf life of mascara and decrease bacteria growth as well as more information on why bacteria grows on cosmetics visit the following website: http://www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,,183872,00.html Return to list of questions QUESTION: Why does a cut stop bleeding when we apply pressure? ANSWER from Imagiverse on 26 June 2006: When you apply pressure on a
