The expiration date on a beauty product isn't like that number on the top of your orange-juice carton. Many products don't even have a date, and even if they do, nothing's going to really happen if you keep using the same bottle of lotion for six years, right? Well, actually, it might, according to a thoroughly researched article by The New York Times. First of all, the myriad of containers shoved underneath your sink is a paradise for bacteria. Not only do you mix in all the germs on your hands...
The expiration date on a beauty product isn't like that number on the top of your orange-juice carton. Many products don't even have a date, and even if they do, nothing's going to really happen if you keep using the same bottle of lotion for six years, right? Well, actually, it might, according to a thoroughly researched article by The New York Times. First of all, the myriad of containers shoved underneath your sink is a paradise for bacteria. Not only do you mix in all the germs on your hands...
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