Can I still use sunscreen lotion that I bought last summer?

>>"Can I still use sunscreen lotion that I bought last summer?"<<

Sure, why not? I don't believe there's any shelf life for sunscreen, at least within a
year anyway.

Steve Curtis

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>Can I still use sunscreen lotion that I bought last summer?

Maybe. It takes about twelve months for the protective factors to deteriorate. I wouldn't risk it if
I was going someplace sunnier or closer to the Equator.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

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> Can I still use sunscreen lotion that I bought last summer?

Sunscreen does in some cases expire. Check on the bottle for an expiration date or you can call the
800 number of the manufacturer. A dermatologist was on our local public radio station a few weeks
ago and discussed this very topic. Some of the newer formulations have a longer shelf life. It
depends on the active ingrediants and the formulation of the sunscreen.

Kathy