does sunscreen expire?

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:25 AM

i think i bought this shit either last summer or the summer before. do you know if it will have lost any effectiveness by now? thank you.

ohnoitsbonnie · 09-02-2006, 01:27 AM

it does.

sunscreen's cheap. get some more.

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:27 AM

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:28 AM

Does sunscreen expire?

Yes. Some sunscreen preparations actually have expiration dates printed on the label. In the absence of this information, one should throw out any sunscreen that is over 3 years old.

http://www.reflectionscenter.com/skin_sunscreen.htm

Junebug · 09-02-2006, 01:29 AM

i've used sunscreen that was lord-knows-how-old before, without any problems. be daring. use it.

Nimrod's Son · 09-02-2006, 01:29 AM

yeah, most people don't use enough sunscreen at one time as well

it's good for about a year i think

Junebug · 09-02-2006, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

yeah, most people don't use enough sunscreen at one time as well

it's good for about a year i think

pansy

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:31 AM

i think this is as good as a place as any to state my disappointment of the Peter Thomas Roth clinical skincare oil-free sunblock spf 30 fragrance-free with moisturizers micellized vitamin a and anti-oxidant micellized vitamin e for all skin types. this shit is NOT non comedogenic. or comedogenic i guess. FUCKING overpriced piece OF shit!!

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:33 AM

now here's the question -- i've got two tubes of coppertone oil free waterproof NON COMEDOGENIC sunscreen spf 15 taht won't clog pores or cause breakouts.

one is probably one year old, the other is probably two yeras old. and i've got no idea which is which. i can't go by the amount of product in each, since it is nearly identical.

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:34 AM

i'm tempted to pick the one with fewer scratches on the surface of the bottle, but they weren't stored in similar environments. one was in a suitcase and the other in a crowded drawer. the lables are identical. FUCK

Nimrod's Son · 09-02-2006, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junebug

pansy

no reason to risk your health to save a few cents

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:34 AM

im gonna be the palest guy in town, i need protection for my skin

strange_one · 09-02-2006, 01:34 AM

I found sunscreen in the back of a closet once and it had an expiry date of 10 years prior. I opened it up and it poured out like watery milk, plus it had a pungent aroma

wHATcOLOR · 09-02-2006, 01:37 AM

on one of the bottles there is a print that says 1J479 and on the other bottle is says 2H578.



1 < 2

J > H

4 < 5

7 = 7

9 > 8

it's all so terribly confusing. FUCK

duovamp · 09-02-2006, 02:09 AM

I just let my skin cancer protect me from the harmful rays of the burning ball in the sky.

09-02-2006, 01:25 AM	#1
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	does sunscreen expire? i think i bought this shit either last summer or the summer before. do you know if it will have lost any effectiveness by now? thank you.

09-02-2006, 01:37 AM	#14
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	on one of the bottles there is a print that says 1J479 and on the other bottle is says 2H578. `1 < 2 J > H 4 < 5 7 = 7 9 > 8` it's all so terribly confusing. FUCK

09-02-2006, 01:27 AM	#2
ohnoitsbonnie Banned Location: somerville, nj Posts: 23,383	it does. sunscreen's cheap. get some more.

09-02-2006, 01:27 AM	#3
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	FUCK

09-02-2006, 01:28 AM	#4
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	Does sunscreen expire? Yes. Some sunscreen preparations actually have expiration dates printed on the label. In the absence of this information, one should throw out any sunscreen that is over 3 years old. http://www.reflectionscenter.com/skin_sunscreen.htm

09-02-2006, 01:29 AM	#5
Junebug Minion of Satan Posts: 7,072	i've used sunscreen that was lord-knows-how-old before, without any problems. be daring. use it.

09-02-2006, 01:29 AM	#6
Nimrod's Son Master of Karate and Friendship Location: in your butt Posts: 72,943	yeah, most people don't use enough sunscreen at one time as well it's good for about a year i think

09-02-2006, 01:31 AM	#8
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	i think this is as good as a place as any to state my disappointment of the Peter Thomas Roth clinical skincare oil-free sunblock spf 30 fragrance-free with moisturizers micellized vitamin a and anti-oxidant micellized vitamin e for all skin types. this shit is NOT non comedogenic. or comedogenic i guess. FUCKING overpriced piece OF shit!!

09-02-2006, 01:33 AM	#9
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	now here's the question -- i've got two tubes of coppertone oil free waterproof NON COMEDOGENIC sunscreen spf 15 taht won't clog pores or cause breakouts. one is probably one year old, the other is probably two yeras old. and i've got no idea which is which. i can't go by the amount of product in each, since it is nearly identical.

09-02-2006, 01:34 AM	#10
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	i'm tempted to pick the one with fewer scratches on the surface of the bottle, but they weren't stored in similar environments. one was in a suitcase and the other in a crowded drawer. the lables are identical. FUCK

09-02-2006, 01:34 AM	#13
strange_one No Chance Location: Here Posts: 13,788	I found sunscreen in the back of a closet once and it had an expiry date of 10 years prior. I opened it up and it poured out like watery milk, plus it had a pungent aroma

09-02-2006, 02:09 AM	#15
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	I just let my skin cancer protect me from the harmful rays of the burning ball in the sky.