Post by marypost on Jun 21, 2013 21:18:02 GMT -5
We all know the first and main rule : See when your products have passed the expiry date and discard them, this should ensure that you have no adverse effects.
When buying skin care products, we often think that they are long lasting. We forget that they have a shelf life and that from the moment you open the product the months of use are ticking away.
Oxygen and heat affect the ingredients in all cosmetic products and make them useless after a certain time. In the following article we will show you certain products and their usefulness after the first opening.
Product types No. 1 : Everything that is packed in ampoule
Products that are packed in ampoule are best to take immediately after the first day of opening. Because these products will usually contain vitamin C and E and other ingredients that oxidise after exposure to the sun.
Product types No. 2 : Hydration creams
Hydration creams can go brown after just two months of their opening. That means they are no longer usable. Select products in hermetic pump and keep them in the fridge, so this way will add at least another month of life to the product.
Product types No. 3 : Cotton treatment for acne
Cotton treatments against acne have only two months expiry date from their opening, because the ingredients they have and the alcohol evaporates, If specifically packaged every cotton will have a longer term.
Product types No. 4 : Peeling and facial masks
These products after around three months are no longer usable. This is the time that their active components will start to evaporate, and fruit acids and glycerin will become more irritating than giving the soothing effect they should.
Product types No. 5 : Products for the treatment of acne
These type of products mostly last for around 4 to 6 months. After that, the ingredients that are in them, peroxide and salicylic acid, the biggest fighters against acne quickly decompose. For maximum effect keep these products in the fridge.
When buying skin care products, we often think that they are long lasting. We forget that they have a shelf life and that from the moment you open the product the months of use are ticking away.
Oxygen and heat affect the ingredients in all cosmetic products and make them useless after a certain time. In the following article we will show you certain products and their usefulness after the first opening.
Product types No. 1 : Everything that is packed in ampoule
Products that are packed in ampoule are best to take immediately after the first day of opening. Because these products will usually contain vitamin C and E and other ingredients that oxidise after exposure to the sun.
Product types No. 2 : Hydration creams
Hydration creams can go brown after just two months of their opening. That means they are no longer usable. Select products in hermetic pump and keep them in the fridge, so this way will add at least another month of life to the product.
Product types No. 3 : Cotton treatment for acne
Cotton treatments against acne have only two months expiry date from their opening, because the ingredients they have and the alcohol evaporates, If specifically packaged every cotton will have a longer term.
Product types No. 4 : Peeling and facial masks
These products after around three months are no longer usable. This is the time that their active components will start to evaporate, and fruit acids and glycerin will become more irritating than giving the soothing effect they should.
Product types No. 5 : Products for the treatment of acne
These type of products mostly last for around 4 to 6 months. After that, the ingredients that are in them, peroxide and salicylic acid, the biggest fighters against acne quickly decompose. For maximum effect keep these products in the fridge.