When Does My Skincare Expire?

When Does My Skincare Expire?

You've just found out that your favorite moisturizer and your age defying serum has an expiry date. If you're like a lot of women, you may even use it sparingly so that you make it last longer. (It's sometimes referred to as the "plastic on the lampshade" syndrome. If you leave the plastic on, the lampshade can stay new indefinitely). It never ceases to amaze us to hear this from customers.

Some guidelines for how long you need to keep skin care products.

Facial moisturizer and serum = 6 months to 1 year (for the fragile skin care with a high level Actives ... we suggest to use up the product within 2 months after you open the product). Most products are packed in a number of the most suitable for special materials and based on directions for use (eg, every day) that will expire in a few weeks of normal use.

Toner, Hydrating mist = up to 1 year

facial cleansers = up to 1 year

exfoliant face = up to 1 year

If you have a product that you've used past their prime ... do not put it in your face! In fact, you will probably cause some skin problems that you are trying to get cleaned up for the start. Expiry beauty products can put your skin at risk of contamination.

How can you tell if there is no expiry date on the packaging?

the product has a color change

The separated or feels different

use your nose ... does it smell?

Whether your products are labeled "preservative free" ... (no preservatives, contamination can occur quickly).

These days a lot of "Clean" skin-care products we paraben / preservative free formaldehyde at the lowest level for the security and peace of mind. In this way you can benefit inherent in the "Natural" skin care products, while not compromising on the safety aspect of a shorter shelf life.

Rule of thumb ... if it looks weird and smells bad or if you've been hanging on forever because jar enough ... time to toss it out. Remember, too; If you have a jar waiting to be opened while the jar full open past the expiry date; You now have two jars of aging. Discard the old and get on with the new. Your skin will thank you for it.