Sunscreen Lasts Forever Right? No!

Author Don Chase

July 10th, 2020 8:24 AM

Sunscreen from 1993?  Yes, Debbie and I have a tube I am pretty sure is from this time period.  Is it still good?

According to the good folks at Parade.com, sunscreen DOES expire. Parade says the active ingredients that you need to have on your skin to block out the sun won’t really exist anymore after a while. So you’re just slathering on pointless lotion at some point.

And what’s more, the heat from your car where you definitely left that bottle, has broken it down even more.

The moral of the story here, just grab a new tube of suncreen if you’re gonna be out in the sun.

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  MIAMI BEACH, FL - MARCH 13: Rachel Scherdin (L) and Caroline Oliveira help unveil one of 50 sunscreen dispensers that are being setup along the beach on March 13, 2015 in Miami Beach, Florida. The free sunscreen in the dispensers is from Miami Beach's official sun care line, called MB Miami Beach Suncare and will be their Triple Action Sea Kelp sunscreen with SPF 30. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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  EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 6: A young woman places suncream on her friend while the sunbath on the beach during a heatwave August 6, 2003 in Eastbourne, England. Temperatures in the UK continue to reach hot weather records. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

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• Palestinian Children Visit The Beach For The First Time

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• Gov’t Study Shows Young Adults Under 30 Not Taking Skin Cancer Sun Exposure Warnings Seriously

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  MIAMI, FL - MAY 10: Lia Calavro sits in the sun while on the beach on May 10, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that indicated that although protective behaviors such as sunscreen use, shade use, and wearing long clothing to the ankles have increased in recent years, sunburn prevalence remains high, with 50.1% of all adults and 65.6% of whites aged 18-29 years reporting at least one sunburn in the past 12 months. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• Americans Begin To Celebrate Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend At Jersey Shore

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  WILDWOOD, NJ - JULY 03: A father with a sunburned back carries his daughter on July 3, 2020 in Wildwood, New Jersey. New Jersey beaches have reopened for the July 4th holiday as some coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, along with casinos, amusement rides and water parks at limited capacity. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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  WILDWOOD, NJ - JULY 03: A man wearing a mask with sunburned shoulders departs a boardwalk amusement pier on July 3, 2020 in Wildwood, New Jersey. New Jersey beaches have reopened for the July 4th holiday as some coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, along with casinos, amusement rides and water parks at limited capacity. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
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  LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: A spectator with sunburned arms looks on from 'Murray Mound' on day five of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

• Surfers Descend On Newquay For The Annual Boardmasters Festival

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  NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: People sunbathe on the beach as the Boardmasters pro-surfing competition takes place on Fistral Beach on August 7, 2013 in Newquay, England. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition - which is part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival - has been an integral part of the British surf scene and has grown from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar. It now attracts professional surfers from across the globe to compete on the Cornish beach that is seen by many as the birthplace of modern British surfing. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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  PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 10: Juan Cabreja #63 of the Chicago Cubs sprays sunblock on prior to a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park on March 10, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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