Do you know where to look for expiration dates on your beauty products" Did you even know beauty products HAVE expiration dates"
I’ve talked about this in past videos but with the start of the new year, I want to remind you to check the dates on your products.
Most products have the date directly on the bottle itself, but sometimes it’s only on the outer packaging. The date is often placed inside a “container looking” shape and is followed by an “m”, meaning months.
12m, 24m, and 30m are pretty common timelines of product expirations. And that number starts counting down when the product is first exposed to air, not necessarily when you bought it.

The placement of the expiration date is usually about the same whether it’s on makeup or haircare.
If you aren’t able to find an expiration date on your product, a good rule of thumb is to replace it in about a year. In general, though, the products that need to be replaced first at the ones that come into contact with your body and then are returned to the container.
For example, a mascara wand is removed from the tube, used on the eye, and then replaced into the tube. With the wand goes any and all bacteria or junk that may be near or in your eye. And then the bacteria lives its life in the mascara tube. A common timeline for replacing mascara is about 1-3 months depending on use.
Other products that should be replaced somewhat regularly are lipsticks or glosses, and ...