GlitterSniffer Cosmetics Mascara Followup and Questioning the Cream Eyeliner

I was sent some product shots of GlitterSniffer Cosmetics Mascara. Again, the neon pink mascara is not approved for eye use, a fact not disclosed by GlitterSniffer Cosmetics until 4 days ago. The information was only disclosed when GlitterSniffer Cosmetics was specifically asked about it. The mascara has not been recalled and no effort has been made on the part of the company to inform customers who may have purchased it that it is not approved for eye use as per the FDA. It is still unclear if the other mascara shown is eye approved.

 

This also begs the question what, exactly, was in GlitterSniffer Cosmetics Cream Eyeliners?  The cream eyeliners pink #3 looks very similar to the mascara pink.

 

The cream eyeliners, like the mascara, have no ingredients listed so at this point it is hard to be sure if they are eye approved or not.

For comparison purposes here are examples of the soap dyes used by GlitterSniffer Cosmetics in some of their recalled products. On their official recall list it states that they are not eye approved, but the dyes clearly indicate they are not approved for cosmetic use at all.

Neon Orange:

 

Neon Blue:

Neon Green:

Neon Yellow:

Neon Pink:

A huge thank you to an anonymous emailer for the information.

Glittersniffer Cosmetics Mascara- NOT APPROVED FOR EYE USE

I have been made aware that at least one of the mascaras sold by GlitterSniffer Cosmetics is not approved for eye use. Specifically, it is the neon pink included in this sample listing.

An email was sent to GlitterSniffer Cosmetics today regarding the neon pink sold in the listing. The response from GlitterSniffer Cosmetics was that the mascara that was purchased is cosmetically approved, but not eye approved. It is not clear if this applies to all the mascaras in the sample listing or just the pink.

There are no mascaras on the recall list. Here is what GlitterSniffer Cosmetics had to say about nonrecalled product safety:

 

The email sent to GlitterSniffer Cosmetics today requested ingredients for the mascara but none were provided. 

This discovery calls into question GlitterSniffer Cosmetics assertion that nonrecalled products are safe. There has been no effort on the part of the company to publicize the mascara as not approved for eye use, and the issue is only now coming to light because someone asked. People should not have to double check if what they were sold for use on the eyes is indeed meant for use on the eyes. At this point, unless there is an announcement about all ingredients specific to each product (for pigments by shade or color) and uses for every product sold by GlitterSniffer Cosmetics from 2006-Present, it might be safer to assume that none of them can be used as they were originally intended.

I contacted a cosmetics maker with 12 years formulating experience and was advised of the following in regards to mascara:

Because of the water content and preservative issue, it is a product I don't even make because of the potential for bacteria. You have to add a preservative and do testing to ensure no bacteria/molds growing...The open clamshell containers present a HUGE potential for contamination. Aside from the bacterial safety issue...the pink color looks quite similar to the reaction of the neon pink when added to a silicone gel.

Here is a test done in a clean lab. It shows a non eye approved neon pink added to a silicone gel with no preservative, which looks strikingly similar to the pink in the listing.

Without specific ingredients it is not known if there was a preservative added to inhibit bacterial growth in any of GlitterSniffer Cosmetics mascaras.

I present the information here so that anyone who purchased these products can make an informed decision about using the non eye approved pink mascara, and about the possibility of product safety issues with GS mascaras in general.