The care for your products is often overlooked. I often speak about how to care for your skin but it is also important to take good care of the products you use on your skin.
Do you use expired products?
Beyond becoming ineffective, expired products can actually cause irritation and breakouts. You can often tell when something is no longer good by how it looks and/or smells.
Some other tips to help you care for your products are:
~ Store your products in a cool, dark, dry place – so, not in the bathroom where it is exposed to the heat and steam of your shower.
~ If a product changes consistency or texture, dries out, separates or develops a suspicious odor, throw it away.
~ Buy products with a pump. Pumps are a physical barrier to bacterial growth.
~ If unopened, many products are fine after their expiration date. Look for the signs noted above.
~ When in doubt, throw it out!
