Beauty products: Don’t hoard them

Unlike that gallon of milk in the fridge or bottle of medicine in your medicine cabinet, beauty products don’t come emblazoned with a clear expiration dates, yet many of us hoard them way past due. time or date. As hard as it is to let go of that mascara you rely on (is starting to smell a bit funky), or an eye palette that is slowly collecting dust, sometimes you just have to let go.

If kept for too long, beauty products not only decrease in efficacy, but also become a breeding ground for bacteria, which could be transferred to your face and feast on skin tissues.

Most skin, hair and body products can last up to two-three years when unopened. Coloured cosmetics can have a shorter lifespan because the pigments cannot stay suspended for that length of time so the user can give them up to 1-2 years.

Storage

Store in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. This can help the products stay to their three-year life span (if they were fo