She’s sharing the dirty truth about her cleaner.
Diana Hasler, a mother of one from Camden, Australia, was disgusted when she realized she had used a moldy skin care product.
“Friendly reminder that if you keep washing your face in the shower, things get moldy. I just didn’t think it would happen so soon,” Halser said online.
In the one-minute clip, uploaded on August 8, Hasler informed her followers of the moment she discovered mold inside her Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser face wash.
“I bought this a month ago and I was washing my face the other night and I was like, ‘What’s that smell?’ Why does it smell weird?’” she asked. “I opened the lid and then I was like, ‘Oh my God, there’s mold.’
Hasler, the owner of the Bilash Baby boutique, was shocked to notice that the inside of the bottle was contaminated with mold.
She turned the item towards the camera so viewers could see the mold inside the lip.
“Check your products…they go moldy even if they’re freshly bought,” she captioned the video on her TikTok account @bilashbabyboutique.
Dr. Hannah Kopelman, a dermatologist at Kopelman Hair Restoration in New Jersey, explained the importance of paying attention to skin care expiration dates.
“Over time, the active ingredients in skin care products can degrade, reducing their effectiveness and potentially leading to irritation or even infection,” said Dr. Kopeman told The Post.
Hasler noted that the spoiled product could be the reason for her recent random skin breakouts, so she went out and bought a new bottle that didn’t have any mold inside.
“Now I’ll probably check every day for mold,” she added. “I’ll also check all my other stuff.”
Dr. Kopelman added that “most products have a ‘period after opening’ (PAO) symbol, which indicates how long the product is safe to use after opening – usually between 6 to 12 months.”
The Australian resident is curious why her product broke within such a short period of time, asking other people if the issue is related to the fact that she keeps her cleanser in the shower.
Dr. Brendan Camp, board-certified dermatologist at MDCS Dermatology in New York, told The Post that the shower is not the best place to keep your face products.
“Showers are humid environments. “Damp and warm shower temperatures can promote the spread of microorganisms such as mold,” said Dr. Camp said. “Consider storing your skin care products in a cool, dark environment like a medicine cabinet.”
According to hundreds of TikTokers, Hasler is not the only person who has dealt with a broken solution.
“I had the same problem with my Cetaphil,” said one.
“New fear unleashed,” one TikToker confessed. “Now I’ll check my products.”
“That’s why I choose the clear bottles,” admitted one observer.
Under the comments of the video, Hasler mentioned that Cetaphil had contacted him.
“We’ll see what Cetaphil has to say after they messaged me. Mold should not get into the bottle because of the whole pump situation. I don’t know, maybe a defect”, she said.
In a follow-up video, uploaded in August. 11, Hasler updated followers that she still hadn’t heard from Cetaphil since the initial interaction.
“I approached them,” Hasler said. “I haven’t heard anything from them yet.”
The Post has contacted Cetaphil for comment.
#mold #hiding #facial #cleanser #Dermatologists #warn #improperly #care #skin
Image Source : nypost.com