Ok, so for most states, May does not mean “hot”; but here in the great state of Texas, it DOES! And with hot seasons, comes the sun, and more importantly, skin care. So, I wanted to share some knowledge on sunscreen before it gets, “hot-hot” and sunburns start to happen. Now, all the information I gathered was simply found online from some reliable sources, so these are just some friendly tips and suggestions ( i.e., don’t think I am speaking from a medical viewpoint, AT ALL!)

After doing some research online, I found out that sunscreen does in fact “go bad” or expire according to the FDA. Luckily, MOST sunscreen bottles have an expiration date placed somewhere on the bottle. If you don’t see an expiration date, you can assume that it has an expiration date of 3 years from date of purchase (this is required by FDA). Now, if you did not write the date of purchase on a bottle of sunscreen (um, me) and have no idea how old it is (um, also me) then it is a good idea to not use it. The ingredients inside could no longer be active, which means NO PROTECTION. The FDA suggests to get new sunscreen protection every season, unless you have expiration dates that you can go by.