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Surprising facts about hairs spray and its expiry

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Does hair spray expire? How long do hairsprays last?

Hairspray is a styling staple that adds volume and texture to your hair. Sealed products are safer and usually, hairspray lasts for 3 years. Hair sprays can be stored in a cool dark place for long-lasting use.

A common question arises is do hair products expire? Natural products long last forever without adding any extra content or substance into it. But unnatural products expire in 36 months period of time.

Many hair products and hair spray last or expire rapidly when the product is diluted with water or exposed to air. Sometimes the hairspray lasts only for 18 months once we opened or start to use the product.

A common question arises is does hairspray expire? Yes, the hairspray lasts only for a few months. As hair sprays are formed with a chemical substance it lasts only for 36 months.

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How long the hairsprays last once you open them?

Once your hairspray is opened and used, the expiry period is decreased to 18 months. When the product is exposed to heat, air, water, light, body or body contact automatically hair spray expires.

If you want your hairspray lasts for longer days, try to use the bottles with closed top along with the knob. Start to use the product in a squeeze or pump delivery. This method will minimize the contact of the product directly to the body.

It is recommended to hold the spray of about six inches height from the head and spray in constant motion from left to right for best result and hairspray lasts for a long time.

How to find whether the product is expired?

The product is not easily exposed to air, as it is tightened with the knob. Don’t panic, as spray products and aerosols expire slowly than other common hair products?

When you use the product in a sealed container, the product stays for longer days like hair spray last up to 5 years. Once the product is expired you may feel bad fragrance or change in fragrance over time.

When you feel some change in fragrance or change in product quality seems to be the expiry of the product.  The expiry product of hair spray doesn’t go rancid or harmful, but it shows a change in fragrance and quality.

Impact on the use of expired hair spray

When you start to use an expired hair spray, the polymer present in the hair spray may cause serious injury when we use the product after expire.

A common question arises is, do hair products expire? If so what will happen when we use expired hair product?

The most common problem with old hair spray is the polymer resides in the nozzle spray become harden and create some stay smell, and create blockage from dispensing. In that case, you must replace the hair spray.

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