Do you use makeup products beyond their expiry date? It can be harmful

More than four in ten beauty product users in the UK keep using their mascara past its supposed expiry data. This can lead to eye infections, among other things. Photo: AFP

Do you have any idea when you started using your mascara? Or at least how long you can keep it after opening? If not, it may be time to get clued-up, because using expired makeup is far from risk-free.

Nevertheless, it's something that two in five people in the UK are doing, highlighting consumers' misuse of certain cosmetic products.