Shelf Life and Storage Information for Our Products and Ingredients

Finished Products - generally don't need to be refrigerated as they are preserved, but you can refrigerate them to extend their shelf life. The shelf life for most products is 9-12 months. Vitamin C Serum(s) and VitaResurface products should continually be refrigerated to extend their shelf life.
Sample Sizes - do have a shorter shelf life (generally 3-6 months), and items in jars can dry up quicker than this if the lid is not tightened well enough (Vitamin C Serums - use within 90 days).

Please Keep Your Products Out of Humidity, Heat, Direct Light and in a Dark Cabinet When Possible 

Exfoliating Acid - products have a shelf life of 9-12 months. The only things we don't suggest refrigerating are the Mandelic Acid Serums or Salicylic Acid Serums, as they can crystallize in the refrigerator. If this happens, you can set the product into a hot water bath to see if the crystals will dissolve.

Additional Items That Require Refrigeration and/or Kept in the Dark

Hydrosols and Distillates - remove 1 ounce of hydrosol and add it to a separate, sterilized spray bottle and spritzer. Keep the larger bottle in the refrigerator.
Carrier and Exotic Oils - generally refrigerate all carrier oils, although some very rich oils will solidify. This is fine. All you have to do is take the oil out, warm it up at room temperature, and it should liquefy. If not, set the bottle in a hot water bath and occasionally shake the bottle, which will hopefully turn into a liquid. Some oils, like coconut cream and jojoba oil, have a super long shelf life.    

Refrigeration of The Following Ingredients is Not Necessary, But it Won't hurt

Essential Oils - essential oils are best stored in a cool, dark place.   
Co2 Extracts - these should continually be refrigerated.
Butters - we suggest refrigerating our "skincare" butters. You can remove
what you need and keep the rest in the fridge.
Clays - keep in a dry, dark place. Shelf life is at least 2 years.
Herbs All herbs <i>(whole or ground)</i> should be kept in a dark, cool, and dry location.
Herbal (liquid) Extracts are created using grain alcohol. The alcohol pulls the constituents (properties) from each herb, root, trunk, leaf, and flower. They have a shelf life of 3-5 years.
They can be stored in the refrigerator or a dark, dry place.
Other Raw Ingredients - such as Sodium PCA, Honeyquat, Oat Beta Glucan, etc., will all have different shelf lives.

Liposome Encapsulated (soy based) penetration enhancer, stabilizer
(used to keep Vitamin C stable, much slower to oxidize)
Neroli Hydrosol controls water retention, great for dull, oily skin, Vitamin C packed
White Peony Tea Extract antioxidant, believed to be the strongest variety of tea for antioxidant use
L-ascorbic Acid Vitamin C, moisturizing, fights free radicals, gentle exfoliator, encourages cell turnover
MAP (magnesium ascorbyl phosphate)
Vitamin E (natural form, D-alpha Tocopherol) helps to neutralize free radical scavengers before they cause skin
damage potentially, antioxidant, encourages healthy skin cell membranes
Ferulic Acid powerful antioxidant, stabilizer
Gluconolactone (Glucono Delta Lactone) broad spectrum, paraben-free preservative (does not release formaldehyde)
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate is produced by adding hydrocarbon chains (oily substances)
such as trihexyl hexadecane to ascorbic acid whereby ascorbic acid becomes stabilized and oil-soluble.