Holidays are now organized, you are preparing suitcases and a question that many of you are asking (and ask us) appears: is my sunscreen still usable? Today it is answered…
Question 1: What is written on the tube?
Like all beauty products or care, sunscreens have an expiration date. By expiration date, you must understand the date from which the product properties are not guaranteed. This information comes in the form of a pictogram pot-shaped indicating the number of months during which the product is considered effective.
Question 2: How does my product has been used and preserved?
Unfortunately, beach holidays often last only a few days and sunscreen tube goes with you to your room, often initiated rarely done. Therefore in this season, you would be tempted to reuse… If the expiration date has passed, you can overcome them somewhat, but only under certain conditions. Indeed, you must be absolutely sure he was not exposed to excessive heat, that sand grains were not introduced into the tube and has not taken the water…
Question 3: How is my product?
Finally last step to go to consider reuse your protection last year, the test. First of all if, without having mixed the cream comes out of the tube is accompanied by an oily, go your way and throw your cream. Next, check the texture. It must be absolutely uniform in terms of color and texture. In this regard, we take this opportunity to remind you to stir sunscreen before its application to make it more liquid. Finally, wear your nose tube and make sure that no bad smell comes out.
If your tube gets past each of these steps, then it seems usable. However, because prudence is the mother of safety, please do a test on a small area of your body to verify that your cream does not cause any particular reaction and the sun protection function. If, however, your cream is good for the trash, you are left with only one thing to do: take advantage of sales on our online store and choose your summer partner in our range ALGA MARIS ® ?
