{"id":5946,"date":"2023-07-25T06:09:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T23:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2023-07-25T06:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T23:09:40","slug":"can-you-use-last-years-sunscreen-a-cosmetic-chemist-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5946","title":{"rendered":"Can You Use Last Year&#8217;s Sunscreen? A Cosmetic Chemist Explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/258pco58hjtoxa12s.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>And because SPF is highly regulated by the FDA, it should be stamped with an FDA-approved expiration date. \u201cSunscreen expiration dates are required by the Food and Drug Administration,\u201d Robinson agrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If your bottle doesn\u2019t have an expiration date (or perhaps it rubbed off from wear or sweat), he recommends writing the date of purchase on the bottle yourself. Most sunscreens typically have a shelf-life of around three years, give or take, so keep track of when you purchased and opened your bottle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So if you bought last year\u2019s sunscreen <em>last year, <\/em>you should be OK. If it\u2019s a four-year-old bottle, it\u2019s probably time to toss it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However! Your sunscreen can expire well before its proposed shelf-life if you don\u2019t store it right. \u201cSunscreen should be stored in a <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/understanding-over-counter-medicines\/sunscreen-how-help-protect-your-skin-sun\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/understanding-over-counter-medicines\/sunscreen-how-help-protect-your-skin-sun\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cool, dark place<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> to maintain its stability and efficacy,\u201d Robinson explains, as direct sunlight and heat can break down its UV-protective molecules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meaning, if you frequently leave your sunscreen in a scorching hot car or outside by the pool, you might have a rancid SPF sooner than you think.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How do you know if your sunscreen has gone bad? Check the texture and color of the goop: Expired sunscreens tend to separate or appear clumpy, or they might have a yellow or brown tinge from oxidation. If your SPF smells at all pungent, that&#8217;s also a surefire sign it&#8217;s gone rancid (and probably contaminated with bacteria). You can read more about sunscreen best practices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/does-sunscreen-expire\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/does-sunscreen-expire\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, including how to store your various bottles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And because SPF is highly regulated by the FDA, it should be stamped with an FDA-approved expiration date. \u201cSunscreen expiration dates are required by the Food and Drug Administration,\u201d Robinson agrees.\u00a0 If your bottle doesn\u2019t have an expiration date (or perhaps it rubbed off from wear or sweat), he recommends writing the date of purchase &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51,98],"class_list":["post-5946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-skin-care","tag-sun-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}