Refrigerating cosmetics...

[caffn8me]

I believe that with cryogenics you can also freeze your makeup so that if they manage to revive you in the next life it still works

Goodness, I wouldn't want to be revived unless I was looking my best!

Seriously though, putting cosmetics in a refrigerator isn't a bad idea at all if the weather is very warm. Chemical reactions generally double in speed for every 10°C temperature rise and it's reactions such as oxidation and even organic bug growth that cause cosmetics to go off.

 

[nenebird]

I tend to stock on up mascara, gel liners, glosses and lippies. I always refridgerate. They last forever!!!

 

[celesphine]

My friend, who is from Malaysia, keeps all of her cosmetics in the fridge: make up, creams, etc...
She tells me that they keep longer, between the darker, colder environment, I am not convinced, but she swears by it, and her cosmetics keep beautifully, so there must be some sense in it.

 

[queenofdisaster]

a good idea is to put your fix+ spray in the fridge... it feels good when its super hot out! lol

 

[L281173]

Refrigerating Cosmetics

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Originally Posted by Tonitra I'm going away for two weeks and my apartment tends to get pretty warm, so I'm comtemplating putting my lipsticks in the fridge while I'm gone. Will this hurt them at all? Also, do you think it's okay to keep the creamstick liners in the fridge as well? Since they're pretty soft as well, I'm afraid they might melt. What about shadesticks, eye pencils, etc? Thanks, any advice is appreciated!

I refrigerate my lipsticks as well as my nail polishes.

 

[capytan]

What about refridgerating mascara?

 

[saniyairshad]

whenever i leave in the summers the cosmetics i dont think take with me go into the fridge for sure.

 

[MAC_Pixie04]

I always recommend that my clients who use preservative free cosmetics keep them in their refridgerator, specifically moisturizers and cream cleansers that come in large containers that won't be used quickly. I also recommend putting sunscreens and aftersun lotions in the fridge, it stops the SPF from breaking down, and the aftersun lotions feel better cold on sunburnt skin, they're more soothing.

I'm not allowed to put cosmetics in the fridge here...the fridge is my dad's domain.

 

[user79]

I'd put them in a ziploc baggie first before putting them in the fridge, as the fridge is actually quite a moist area and I think bacteria could spread if you leave it in there a long time. It would also stave off that "fridge" smell on lipsticks and creams, etc.

 

[jenNpaci]

my boyfriend has a new dorm fridge that he has been trying to give me for weeks to store my own water & diet soda in...HMMM...

(lol) Thanks for the idea ladies!

 

[swaly]

Going to bump this because I'm wondering about what MissChievous said––does anyone have any solid info on whether refrigeration could possibly harm cosmetics with moisture/bacterial proliferation? I'm considering getting a mini-fridge because the makeup fridges I've seen are way way way too small for my collection...is there any difference between these (mostly Asian-manufactured) makeup fridges and a mini-fridge in terms of moisture regulation, etc.?

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

I have backup lipsticks and Studio Lights sitting in my mini-fridge so that they don't go bad before I get to them. I hope it helps/works...

 

[RedRibbon]

My cousin in India has a fridge in which her, her sister and her mum store makeup as lipsticks do melt over there pretty quickly.

My Dr Feelgood by Benefit was feeling a bit lapse so I put it in the freezer and it perked right up.

 

[nichollecaren]

i've been seeking out a mini fridge on ebay all month. I realized my prescription cosmetics last longer in the fridge! Theyre on ebay really cheap...abt 50.00

 

[MissResha]

I dont see the harm in it at all. i mean how do you think those hot eskimo chicks store their MAC ;-)

 

[Willa]

Last week I was at a MUA friend's appartment, when she opened the fridge I laughed a lot when I saw the bottom drawer... full of lipsticks. When I say full, I mean FULL

 

[kittykit]

I never knew you could keep your cosmetics in the fridge until I saw my cousin's fridge! Well, that was like 10 years ago *lol*

I only have my nail polish in the fridge.

 

[nichollecaren]

i have a freind (a guy) that keeps his cologne in the fridge-says the fragrance doesnt change after a while when u keep them chilled. Imagine opening this man's fridge and see a bottle of aqua di gio right beside the rum!

 

[swaly]

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Originally Posted by RedRibbon My cousin in India has a fridge in which her, her sister and her mum store makeup as lipsticks do melt over there pretty quickly. My Dr Feelgood by Benefit was feeling a bit lapse so I put it in the freezer and it perked right up.

I wonder how your cousin & her family deal with last-minute makeup changes. I can see how eyeshadow and other dry products would be fine to grab out of the fridge at the last minute, but do they plan ahead for stuff like lipsticks and gel liners, oil-based stuff that turns hard when cold, etc.?

I ask because I'm seriously dying to transfer my enormous makeup collection to cold storage, but I like to experiment with a wide range of colors just before I go out, and am sort of flighty/temperamental, and I don't think I could handle planning ahead like that!

 

[RedRibbon]

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Originally Posted by swaly I wonder how your cousin & her family deal with last-minute makeup changes. I can see how eyeshadow and other dry products would be fine to grab out of the fridge at the last minute, but do they plan ahead for stuff like lipsticks and gel liners, oil-based stuff that turns hard when cold, etc.? I ask because I'm seriously dying to transfer my enormous makeup collection to cold storage, but I like to experiment with a wide range of colors just before I go out, and am sort of flighty/temperamental, and I don't think I could handle planning ahead like that!

Hey, well seeing as it's always really warm in India the makeup comes back to room temperature pretty quickly

I think that just keeping it in a dark drawer away from direct light should be just as good, my friend put some foundation in the fridge and when she took it out it was ruined so not everything works well in a fridge.

@the guy keeping his cologne in the fridge, I thought my brother was the only male tart who did that.