Expiration date
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Your oils and butters should come with an expiration date - just choose which one expires the quickest and that should be a good starting point.
Look also at commercial lip balms. Do they have an expiration date? That might also give you some guidelines.
DanielCoffey
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I just checked a couple of the Dr Hauschka Lip products in our cupboard and the Lip Balm (in a pot) has a BBE of 04/2018 and the Lip Care Stick has a BBE of 05/2018. Neither is listed as having artificial preservatives.
Allowing for a bit of time in the supply chain I would say that these have been assigned an 18-month to BBE.
I would think you could safely put a 12-month BBE on anything made at home that is similar to the commercial products but I wonder if there is any official advice available?
Allowing for a bit of time in the supply chain I would say that these have been assigned an 18-month to BBE.
I would think you could safely put a 12-month BBE on anything made at home that is similar to the commercial products but I wonder if there is any official advice available?
LilyJo
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If you are in the UK or EU, this should form part of the safety assessment.
Zany_in_CO
Saponifier
Good question! I'll be watching to see what others say.
I put a "code" date-of-manufacture on all my products, including lip balm, but not soap.
Example: 032317 is the code for something made today. If a problem comes up down the road, that's the first thing I check.
I put a "code" date-of-manufacture on all my products, including lip balm, but not soap.
Example: 032317 is the code for something made today. If a problem comes up down the road, that's the first thing I check.
