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Recent research highlights rising concerns about premade skincare creams and their rapid decay due to prolonged shelf times. The presence of active ingredients in these products can trigger chemical reactions, leading to their degradation, especially when stored under suboptimal conditions. This raises critical concerns about the potential side effects of using expired creams. Consequently, there is a growing demand for fresh, potent, and fast-acting skincare products.
Degradation of Skincare Products is Common
Skin creams are semi-solid formulations that can be oil or water-based, blended with active ingredients such as collagen, retinol, and vitamins. The initial mixing of all components results in a final product that consumers regularly purchase, including moisturizers, serums, and anti-aging creams. Once the mixing process is finalized, the packaged creams are sent to a warehouse, where they remain until customers place orders. In many instances, this can take months or even years.
Why Not Use Creams With Prolonged Shelf & Storage Time: Your Skin Matters
Active ingredients in face creams undergo various chemical processes, such as hydrolysis and oxidation, which can also affect the pH levels of the ingredients and the cream as a whole. While the cream may appear unchanged, countless molecules are constantly interacting, gradually degrading its quality while stored on shelves. Skincare products can experience a degradation of active ingredients by 50% or more within just a few months, potentially resulting in the formation of toxins. For instance, vitamins A and C, commonly used for their skincare benefits, are particularly vulnerable to rapid breakdown when combined with other compounds.
The Bottom Line: Pre-Made Creams Are Becoming A Thing Of The Past
Blend’s innovative approach to cost-effective, quality skincare offers maximal freshness and potency to skincare enthusiasts who want fast and visible results. Women everywhere are moving to Blend’s unique custom cream and skincare routine, for next-level freshness, powerful results that show fast, and exceptional quality ingredients and products.
What You Need to Know About The Skincare Products You Have Been Purchasing
Recent research highlights growing concerns regarding premade skincare creams and their rapid deterioration due to prolonged shelf time before use. Chemical reactions initiated by active ingredients within a skincare product can lead to decay and degradation, particularly under subpar storage conditions. There are significant worries about the side effects associated with using expired creams. As a result, there is an increasing demand for skincare products that prioritize freshness, potency, and quick results.
A few fresh facts about premade skincare products worth knowing:
- Cosmetic brands we all know make creams with active ingredients that chemically react when mixed, reducing product potency over time, and in some cases triggering production of toxins.
- Skincare products containing vitamins or essential oils may be subject to the most rapid degradation, given the sensitivity of these ingredients
- Pre-mixed skincare products are most potent and effective for the first two months post-production.
- Once all skin cream ingredients are mixed and create a cream, the first 60 days of product use deliver the best results.
Did you know
Cosmetic products are not regularly tested like pharmaceutical products, and countless solutions are recalled from the market frequently due to microbiological or chemical degradation?
Yes, this is an ongoing phenomenon.
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