When you get to the end of a bottle of foundation, it’s always frustrating to see lots still stuck around the side that you can’t get out.
It means lots of the product goes to waste.
One woman has revealed a simple hack she uses to get every last drop out.
Rose Brookes shared the hack on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains Facebook group.
Taking her current three bottles of No7 Stay Perfect foundation, she added a little boiling water into each one.
She then shook it up until the foundation loosened and came away from the sides.
She emptied the whole thing into a clean tub and then waited for the water to separate on top. Once the water came to the top, she poured it off to leave the foundation underneath.
Later, someone in the comments even recommended using a clean sponge to soak up the water rather than pouring it.
Rose posted pictures showing the empty bottles and the makeup she’d got out – enough for a few more applications.
Her particular foundation separated as the makeup contains silicone but it’s important to be aware that other brands that are more water-based might not separate in the same way, leaving the makeup a little runnier.
People in the comments recommended putting the bottle in hot water to move the makeup from the sides and then turning it upside down to get the last bits out if the foundation is more waterbased.
However, some people did warn that putting it in a tub could spread harmful bacteria.
To reduce the risk, it’s important that the tub is completely sanitised before you put the makeup in. You can wash it in hot soapy water or run it through a dishwasher first.
And it’s best to only do this with your most recent bottle so you are only using a little at a time.
Use up everything in your tub before opening a new bottle rather than saving up all the leftover bits to use in one go.
Rose said that the picture was of bottles she had been using and was just finishing up.
Some people highlighted that older bottles you have lying around might also be past their best before date, so just throw them away, rather than using this trick.
A few people also recommended using a little clean scoop to take it out of the tub each time or if you are going to use your hands, make sure they are cleaned each time you put your finger in.
And of course, if you use foundation in a plastic tube rather than a bottle, you can cut the end off the top to get all the last bits out instead.
Do you have a hack to share?
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