While everything you say here is true, I also think that people who wear make-up regularly may be better trained at not touching their face in the first place, through years of resisting the urge in order to avoid smudging the make-up.
That said, though, the adjustments I'll be making in the current circumstances basically boil down to stopping wearing make-up anyway. As I'm asthmatic, I'm already working wholly from home, where I don't wear make-up. Before I started that, I had already developed the new habit of washing my whole face (as well as my hands) with soap and water when I got back into the house, in case there were any viruses lingering there which might get into my respiratory tract. Now, I only really plan to go out when necessary to the supermarket and perhaps individual local friends' houses for the next few months, and won't be wearing make-up when I do so. That way, the face-washing when I get home will be easier and less messy, plus there's less chance of viruses sticking in the make-up itself while I'm out.
So, in short, make-up has trained me well for this hour of need, but now I'm here I am going to leave it behind.
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Date: 2020-03-16 02:20 pm (UTC)That said, though, the adjustments I'll be making in the current circumstances basically boil down to stopping wearing make-up anyway. As I'm asthmatic, I'm already working wholly from home, where I don't wear make-up. Before I started that, I had already developed the new habit of washing my whole face (as well as my hands) with soap and water when I got back into the house, in case there were any viruses lingering there which might get into my respiratory tract. Now, I only really plan to go out when necessary to the supermarket and perhaps individual local friends' houses for the next few months, and won't be wearing make-up when I do so. That way, the face-washing when I get home will be easier and less messy, plus there's less chance of viruses sticking in the make-up itself while I'm out.
So, in short, make-up has trained me well for this hour of need, but now I'm here I am going to leave it behind.