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When to Throw Out Sunscreen

| June 15, 2014 Comment

When to Throw Out Sunscreen – Sunscreen products are necessary to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays, but they shouldn’t be used beyond their shelf life. Watch this video to find out when to throw out sunscreen.

Expert: Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Director of Dermatologic Research, Associate Residency Program Director, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Transcript

Things are more clear cut with PRESCRIPTION anti-aging and anti-acne treatments, as well as with sunscreens and sunblocks. Because the FDA considers these products medicinal, they’re carefully regulated and have expiration dates stamped on their labels.

But be careful with your SPF! Dermatologists warn that the expiration date listed is actually the time a store can leave it on the shelf.

Once sunscreen is OPEN, it really shouldn’t stick around for more than six months. And if you’re using sunscreen as you should–which is daily–you’ll never have a bottle that lasts that long anyway.

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