12 Dangerous Makeup “Hacks” You Should NEVER Try

Do not use clear nail polish to cover cold sores. This practice is dangerous.The American Contact Dermatitis Society states this.The American Contact Dermatitis Society.Clear nail polish often contains nickel, which is a common allergen.

Having a cold sore is bad enough. Having a cold sore and a major allergic reaction on your lip is worse.

Deodorant works for underarms. It causes problems on your face. Some bloggers claim it is a primer, but aluminum salts and fragrances in deodorant are extremely irritating.Aluminum salts and fragrances in deodorant are extremely irritating.Do not use antiperspirant. It clogs sweat glands with aluminum, causing acne on your face.

You may see red, flaky patches and extra dryness.

Pop queen Taylor Swift revealed she uses Sharpie as eyeliner in a pinch. Never put the felt-tipped pen near your eyes. A Sharpie may give bold eyes, but the fragrance burns your eyes.

Eyeliner is made for use near your eyes. Use eyeliner.

Farah Dhukai shared a video of a DIY wasabi hack. Wasabi has zero anti-acne properties.

Wasabi can actuallyburn your skin.The fact that it burns your mouth shows it is dangerous.

French YouTube vlogger EnjoyPhoenix posted a chocolate-cinnamon facemask. People want to rub that on their face. Cinnamon stays in baked goods.

The spice is dermocaustic.Dermocaustic means it irritates skin and causes severe burns. Be safe.

Beauty blogs and online tutorials suggest using hairspray to hold makeup. Hairspray ruins your complexion.Lacquers and alcohol in hairspray cause drying and irritation.These ingredients cause red bumps to appear all over your skin.

One writer said, "If it’s not meant for your face, don’t use it on your face."

Elmer's glue is not toxic. Mixing it with charcoal and slathering your face in it is a mistake. People feel the addiction of peeling Elmer's glue off their skin.

It unfortunatelyclogs your pores.It causes the acne you want to eliminate. Removing it also hurts a lot.

Falsies are better than petroleum jelly for growing lashes. Petroleum jelly is not eco-friendly, and it causes milia.Petroleum jelly causes milia.Using petroleum jelly to grow lashes causes little cysts under the eyes.Petroleum jelly may be cancerous.This is the description for 'Using Petroleum Jelly To Grow Lashes' found in the list '12 Dangerous Makeup “Hacks” You Should NEVER Try'.

Oil refining removes carcinogenic components from the jelly, but we cannot confirm if it is truly safe.Petroleum jelly has different purity grades. Vaseline is highly refined and usually seen as non-toxic and non-carcinogenic, but not all jellies undergo this much purification.

If you plan to use petroleum jelly for lashes,use lemon and baking soda.Do not use lemon and baking soda to get rid of dark spots under your arms. This old beauty trick does not work well. Lemon and baking soda will lighten your underarms, but the mixture burns your skin off.

Using baking soda alone is dangerous. Sodium bicarbonate causes rashes, redness, and dry, cracked skin.

DIY sea salt scrubs gained popularity on Pinterest, partly due to their look—who resists a mason jar full of pink Himalayan salt? These scrubs do more harm than good. They exfoliate, but sea salt scratches skin and causes micro-abrasions.

That scrub may make your skin redder and more prone to breakouts.

Putting toothpaste on zits has existed longer than anyone can remember. While beauty bloggers praise toothpaste's healing, it causes damage. Toothpaste contains irritating ingredients like peppermint, peroxide, fragrances, and alcohol.

This mix harms your skin and causes burning, peeling, and redness. It removes the acne spot but completely destroys the surrounding skin.It destroys the surrounding skin.This is the description for 'Applying Toothpaste As A Zit Spot Treatment' found in the list '12 Dangerous Makeup “Hacks” You Should NEVER Try'.

Most people keep dental floss in their bathrooms. Use it to pull blackheads. This beauty hack went viral after beauty vlogger Sukhi Mann posted it on Instagram. This hack can do more damage than good.This hack causes more damage than good.This is the description for 'Using Dental Floss To Get Rid Of Blackheads' found in the list '12 Dangerous Makeup “Hacks” You Should NEVER Try'.

You might remove some blackheads, but you will also open your pores to infection.