Great question! I think that's probably something that most of us have wondered about--just how high does that SPF number need to go to protect us? I remember the days when SPFs were like 2, 4 and 6, and now it's all 30 and 50 it seems.
This question rang a bell with me so I went and searched the site and sure enough, it was discussed a couple of weeks ago by a poster and several people who replied. Please check out this link to the question and the replies, many of which contain their own links with more helpful information:
After replying to your question last night I went into my medicine cabinet and found an old bottle with an expiration of 5/08, so it went into the trash. The bottle I'm using is dated into 2010 so it's still good. I got to thinking about how you could remember how old your sunscreen is if the bottle doesn't have the date on it, and I thought that maybe you could write the month and date that you bought it on the bottom with a Sharpie. Then, going by what Alison wrote above you'd know that you could keep it about 3 years after that date.
I hope your weekend has been a good one! Best in health, Michelle
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Great question! I think that's probably something that most of us have wondered about--just how high does that SPF number need to go to protect us? I remember the days when SPFs were like 2, 4 and 6, and now it's all 30 and 50 it seems.
This question rang a bell with me so I went and searched the site and sure enough, it was discussed a couple of weeks ago by a poster and several people who replied. Please check out this link to the question and the replies, many of which contain their own links with more helpful information:
https://www.empowher.com/community/ask/what-spf-sunscreen-best
After replying to your question last night I went into my medicine cabinet and found an old bottle with an expiration of 5/08, so it went into the trash. The bottle I'm using is dated into 2010 so it's still good. I got to thinking about how you could remember how old your sunscreen is if the bottle doesn't have the date on it, and I thought that maybe you could write the month and date that you bought it on the bottom with a Sharpie. Then, going by what Alison wrote above you'd know that you could keep it about 3 years after that date.
I hope your weekend has been a good one! Best in health, Michelle
June 21, 2009 - 10:25pmThis Comment
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