How long is too long to keep hair products (lifespan)?

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

So I'm not much of a pj, but I have like 4 DCs that all serve the same purpose....maybe I am a pj? lol IDK! But anywho, how long do conditioners last, when should you throw them away, or what are the signs to look for? I know alot of ladies still use and look for old formulas of certain products like CON.


So how long do/would you keep your conditioners and shampoos?

 

[melissa-bee]

Depends what it is. If it's something like conditioner or moisturiser i will keep it for like 2 years. But i'm more than likely to use it up way before then. I'm not a PJ so i only by one or two products for the same use at the most. If it's like a serum then i'll keep it until it runs out.

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

http://www.beautynewsla.com/beauty/times-up-how-long-do-products-last/

I found this article so hopefully I can use up these conditioners within a year and half because I hate throwing things away!

 

[Mzz Mac]

changes to texture, fragrance, separation, discoloration is what I look for.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

I use them until they are gone.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

i use it til it no longer looks or smells right... has actually only happened once to me lol

 

[Tinkerbell19]

i never throw them away unless i completely forget about them and i look at them and they look gross other than that i get every little drip out !! lol

 

[hair4romheaven]

most have an expiration date on it 12 or 24 mnths its usually in a trinagle at the bottom of the product

 

[CherryCherryBoomBoom]

I normally just follow that "period after opening" symbol that you normally see on the packaging, but I usually finish it long before expiry anyway.

 

[Blue_Berry]

It depends if the product is all natural. Some natural products will go bad after awhile.

 

[ms.blue]

A couple of months ago I had to throw away some tcb blow dry lotion that I brought I think in when I was in high school which was back in the 90s. It smelled ok and was seriously thinking about using it until I realized when I brought it. I don't even think they make it any more.

 

[Vashti]

I would throw out stuff if I've had it longer than a year but i usually use up things long before they get that old. Good question.

 

[Jewell]

I used to be a PJ, and I still have products I purchased at least 4 yrs ago (many new, unopened, or used only once). Well, they were expensive salon conditioners, and ain't no way in heck I'm throwing 'em out! Will be saving and using anything that isn't rancid/ineffective until it's all gone! I'm not a waster!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will be using them up hopefully until they are gone.

Whatever isn't "Gifted" to someone else will definitely be put to good use.

This Year I am on a Personal Mission to Use up things. Hopefully, most everything by the End of 2011 or mid 2012.erplexed