DIY beauty responsible for much home damage

In the current economic climate it comes as no surprise to learn that many of us, in an effort to save money, are cutting down on our trips to the beauty salon in favour of DIY pampering.

One in three of us are spending more time and money on home products with which to preen ourselves, with one in five of us spending over three hours a week on the process. This comes at a cost, however, (and I’m not talking about streaky fake tans or alarming hues in our hair) and it may surprise you to learn, courtesy of research from Sheila’s Wheels, that in doing so we risk causing all sorts of damage to the fabric of our homes. Insurance companies are reported as noticing a corresponding increase in the number of claims arising from spillages and burns.

Almost one in three of us has damaged something whilst indulging in the DIY beauty process with the biggest casualty being carpets, the damage usually arising from curling tongs being left on, with nail varnish and hair dye following closely behind. Fake tan also poses a menace to beds and bed linen with over half pleading guilty to this particular blunder.

Trying to disguise the damage can often make it worse so it is well worth having accidental damage cover added to your home contents policy in case disaster strikes, especially when one considers that the claims received by insurance companies often run into hundreds of pounds.

Beware of house guests too – one in ten of us has made the guilty confession that we have caused damage in someone else’s house but not owned up to it!

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