Sunblock vs sell by date

[Sittingduck]

Hello CC'rs

Any of you bright sparks know if Sunblock goes... out of date?
I have a tube from about 3 years back (remember the scorcher that was the summer of 2006?). Wondering if it would still do the job?



Cheers
SD

 

[PaulB]

Long as you don't eat/drink it, I'm certain it will be fine.

 

[Old Walrus]

I found last year's yesterday and despite the 12 month logo on it used it and it worked! Popped into Boot's today to restock and found the Nivea sun lotion on a BOGOF promotion. (this wasn't advertised so full marks to the member of staff who told me about it)

 

[Danny]

I've got some that's at least 10 years old and it seems to work fine.

 

[Sittingduck]

cheers all - I'll give it a go

 

[numbnuts]

cheers all - I'll give it a go

if is doesn't work you'll end up a bit red

 

[Sittingduck]

if is doesn't work you'll end up a bit red

How you think I got this avatar?

 

[longers]

How you think I got this avatar?

Sleeping underneath a deckchair?

On a slightly related note, my sister got bit last night and asked me for Anthesan. It was five and a half years out of date and still worked fine.

 

[Gromit]

I work outdoors, so used what was left of last years boots lotion, resulted in a bright red face, not a very good look. I went and got some new stuff and it worked a treat, factor 50.

 

[buggi]

actually THERE IS a "sell by date"

if you look on the back there should be a little symbol that looks like a pot with the lid of and next to it will be something like 12M or 18M. This means that its no good after approximately 12 months or 18 months (it might also say 24M - 24 months).

it might seem like it's working but what happens is that the stuff in it that protects you (can't remember the name of the little molecule blighters) starts to break down after this period and then it's basically like sunbathing through a collander (spelling?) (or sieve).

basically 3 years is too long.

don't be so tight, chuck it out and go and buy yourself a new bottle. it don't cost much.

 

[Sittingduck]

I ain't cheap Buggi (actually, come to think of it , I am)...
Looks like I need to invest in some replacement stuff

 

[buggi]

I ain't cheap Buggi (actually, come to think of it , I am)...
Looks like I need to invest in some replacement stuff

cheaper than plastic surgery for your wrinkles... or ... God forbid... chemotherapy.

 

[punkypossum]

Apparently even within the sell-by-date period, after about 6months the spf can go down to about half of what it started of as!

 

[summerdays]

Apparently even within the sell-by-date period, after about 6months the spf can go down to about half of what it started of as!

+1

I usually buy new stuff each year (I'm a freckly thing that burns easily), but continue to use the old stuff on duller days and on my legs - which don't seem to need as much protection as my shoulders/arms/face/feet etc.

And because there are always several bottles sitting around the house ... I write the year I bought it on the base so I can chuck the older stuff out.

 

[Sittingduck]

okay okay
I'll be stopping via the petrol station before this morning's ride to sty and source some factor 30+