Just found a load of sun cream from last summer: would you chuck it?

[dooley1]

Or keep it for next summer?

I belive that sun cream starts to lose its effectiveness after 12 months so personally I would chuck it, especially if it is for the dcs.

I usually use DS's stuff on myself the following year. The factor halves each year I believe.

crikey I didn't know that

Isn't there a best before date on there somewhere?

I'm not convinced that we all need to go out and buy more suncream every year.

I didn't know that either.

I shall have to have a clear out methinks.

i never chuck mine, never had a problem either

Some have the amount of months it lasts on the back. It's like a symbol of a container with the amount of months on, Boots Soltan is 18M. So deteriorates after that date.

just had a look and it says 12 months on it so will chuck this time

Chuck it.

They lose their protection factorness with time!

12 months from opening, so would last until next summer. I'd use on myself, but then I am skinflint!

crikey - didn't know that. Not sure I can bring myself to bin a nearly full £12 bottle of suncream.