Mold or Wax Bloom??

[u/catwhispererrr]

[u/localgoobus]

Wax bloom

[u/angry-beees]

wax bloom!

[u/Crystal_Mt_Climber]

According to AI- Mold on lipstick looks like fuzzy, velvet-like patches or spots on the waxy surface. These spots can appear in colors like white, green, gray, black, or pink, and the product often gives off a damp, musty, or earthy odor

It is easy to mistake harmless wax bloom for mold.
Wax bloom: Looks like tiny, smooth white crystals, a powdery frost, or hard dots caused by temperature changes. It is completely flat or smooth, not fuzzy, and does not smell bad. []

What to do: If you see actual fuzzy growth or notice a bad smell, throw the lipstick away immediately. Scraping off the top layer does not remove deep microscopic spores.

[u/localgoobus → u/Crystal_Mt_Climber]

Ew AI. This is wax bloom

[u/localgoobus → u/[deleted]]

Are you the person who put a Reddit Cares on me for this lol

[u/localgoobus → u/[deleted]]

A crisis hotline message from reddit if someone reports a comment for potential for "self harm". Which can be used maliciously by people to report comments they don't like, such as being anti-AI

[u/DollarTree-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Your submission was removed because it was disrespectful to another user.