The beauty product expiration dates you need to know

I find I make sure I have used all the product now prior to buying a new one instead of being tempted to purchase new ones and have several different moisturisers etc and not only have I saved money but nothing has expired since I have started to do this.

I have had my perfumes for yearsss and nothing has gone wrong with them so i wont be tossing any perfumes away.

Perfume does not expire unless exposed into the sun. we would finish our expensive perfumes in a year unless you are a heavy user or you just own one! i am a professional perfume retailer and this is true advice.

Sorry, but this is consumerism gone mad! Perfume can last for many years if stored properly -even after it's been opened - and I'm sure that applies to other make up as well. I'd probably be careful with things I put on my lips or eyes, but hand cream? Why would that be an infection risk. I think automatically throwing things out on a random date is wasteful.

I have started putting dates on my makeup products to know when I opened them and started using them because I think 95% of my beauty products have definitely expired!

So so helpful. I learnt so much in this article and didn't realise how soon some products should be discarded.

And to be fair, a lot of the products I've purchased don't actually have an expiration date on them. So this was actually super helpful

This is a fantastic article thanks so much for such detail and help :)

Omg I didn’t know mascara had an expiration date, I will have to chuck most of them out now! :(

Nooooooo it feels like such a waste to throw out some products that I've barely used but I have lots to get rid off. Just shows I have way too much makeup. Also the last thing I'd want is my skin to flare up and have a reaction to an expired product. Check packaging people and do what's best for your skin.

Good article.

I definitely have powder products that are older than 2 years and they still work perfectly fine!

Well it pays to buy in smaller containers but then you use more packaging, I often forget how long I have had them especially if they have been sitting in the cupboard. If they are not opened I think it is fine to keep them a little longer. Not all products have an expiry date, best before date or even when it was packaged.

I think most of us follow our own rule of "it expires when it's empty" hahaha. Mascaras are the main thing that needs to follow the expiry dates though imo!

I always do this for all my products, mascara I keep for 3 months. Other items I toss out before 12 months.

My lipsticks go off quite quickly, I think it is because they are vegan?

Great article

Great article I always forget about the expiry on cosmetics

I need to check through some of my beauty products stat!

Oh boy, have I got a lot of powdered products that I am definitely still keeping after reading this article. I wouldn't recommend my friends try this but for myself I know I'm willing to take the risk to make my eyeshadows last just that little bit longer!

Oh no! I think I need to throw out about 80% of my skincare and make up!!!

Oh man, I’m not sure I’d like to start tossing through my makeup trove.

This is a good reminder to clean out my stash. Mostly my makeup items are a bit old.

I have a foundation that I bought worth $100, do you think I would throw that never until it is finished haha.

Eeek perfume 12 months. I certainly have some that are way longer than that! Did recently throw out some mascara and some moisturiser that had separated and that scent smelt a bit rancid. I have to strategically place items in places that I know I will use more often. I have a go to makeup kit that I rotate around and it has all my essentials for the day. This year I’ve been forced into using up stocks before buying more. Priceline currently has 50% off makeup and I have to tell myself what do I really need?!