{"id":24785,"date":"2021-06-21T17:33:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=24785"},"modified":"2021-06-21T17:33:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:33:35","slug":"what-happens-if-you-use-expired-makeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-you-use-expired-makeup\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What Happens If You Use Expired Makeup"},"content":{"rendered":"What happens if you use expired makeup? We asked a dermatologist for her expert take. Plus: top tips to detect expired beauty products and keep your makeup fresh.<\/em>\r\n\r\nSkincare and makeup products can be very intentional purchases. We choose what we think will make us look and feel our best. Also, these products typically don’t come cheap.\r\n\r\nWhile we always purchase food with an expiration date in mind<\/a>, we don’t often think the same way about our beauty products. But perhaps we should! After all, topical products can enter the body even beyond the skin’s surface.\r\n\r\nSo, what happens if you use expired makeup? Alicia Zalka, MD<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist and founder of Surface Deep<\/a>, clues us in.\r\n

What happens if you use expired makeup?<\/h2>\r\nDr. Zalka begins by saying that makeup and skincare products alike absolutely have an expiration date to heed.\r\n

Its Potency Can Change<\/h3>\r\n“While some expired products lose potency with age, others get more concentrated and can potentially cause skin irritation,” she begins.\r\n\r\nFor instance, she warns that while sunscreens may become less potent with time, a glycolic serum<\/a> may become more acidic or harsh past its expiration date.\r\n

It Can Provoke Skin Sensitivities<\/h3>\r\nNext, as Dr. Zalka continues, “Allergic reactions and skin sensitivity can be a result of using a product that has degraded over time or has been stored improperly, [as] makeup pigments may change or decompose with time.”\r\n\r\nOn top of that, “They won’t provide the same flawless look you’ve grown accustomed to when the product was fresh.”\r\n\r\nShe then shares that the products most likely to dry out and flake more over time and with repeated use include:\r\n