L'Occitane hand cream shelf life Check if your L'Occitane hand cream has expired

Every skin care product has a shelf life. If the shelf life has expired, the skin care product may deteriorate and it is not recommended to continue using it. Do you know how long is the shelf life of L'Occitane hand cream?

L'Occitane hand cream shelf life

The shelf life of all L'Occitane hand creams is 3 years, which is calculated from the date of production. They cannot be used after 3 years. After L'Occitane hand cream is opened, the best shelf life is 1 year, which means that it must be used up within 1 year after opening to avoid affecting the effectiveness of L'Occitane hand cream.

Where is the production date of L'Occitane hand cream?

The production date of L'Occitane hand cream is usually marked on the top of the product, which is the other end of the bottle mouth, and is engraved on the back of the bottle in the form of a steel stamp. Some people buy L'Occitane hand cream with production dates printed on both sides, which only means that what they bought is fake.

How to check the production date of L'Occitane hand cream

The production date of L'Occitane hand cream is usually 7 digits. Take 4541212 in the picture below as an example. The first to last digit indicates the year of production, and the second to last three digits indicate the week of production. Therefore, the production date of product 4541212 is the 21st week of 2012. Since the shelf life of L'Occitane hand cream is 3 years, the shelf life of product 4541212 is until May 2015. Using this method, you can calculate when the L'Occitane hand cream you purchased will expire.