TikTok is proving itself to not just be the best place to find beauty hacks and beauty recommendations but also to be a treasure of knowledge.
A TikTok beauty influencer exposed what beauty retailers such as TJ Maxx really do with returned products. The video immediately went viral leaving people shocked by the wasteful reality of the “damaging out” process.
Canon Ryder posted a video warning people that beauty products sold at third-party retailers such as TJ Maxx and Ross might be well past their prime. Taking an Olay moisturizer as an example, Ryder demonstrates how to locate the product’s batch number and run it through a website called Cosmetic Calculator in order to find out when it was produced.
In the case of the moisturizer, the answer turned out to be 2011. “This product is almost ten years old and they are trying to sell it to you,” Ryder says in the video. “Don’t get scammed.”
This 2011 date for the Olay moisturizer is also the result given when you use the same batch number on a different cosmetics shelf life website Check Fresh. Expiration dates for beauty products vary depending on the type of product and ingredients used including preservatives.
Traditionally shelf life for cosmetics has ranged from one to three years. In the case of the Olay moisturizer, it was 36 months.
If you want to test out products you already own or are interested in purchasing, locate the batch number which can usually be found on the bottom of the product, and run it through Check Fresh or Cosmetic Calculator. Although both websites have an extensive list of brands they cover, not every brand is listed so be sure to double-check.
Many viewers commented on Ryder’s video thanking him for the tip and admitting that they had no idea beauty products from stores such as TJ Maxx could be very old. One person wrote, “me watching this with products from tj Maxx on my face.”
Another comment reads, “Um… so I did this on a few of my Ipsy products and turns out a few of them are really old too. I’ve been robbed.”
Another viewer wrote, “Are people just now realizing why they’re discounted at discount stores?”
According to the TJ Maxx website, they acquire products through store cancellations, manufacturer overproduction, and overstock at the end of each season. This does not explain why the Olay product that Ryder found would almost be ten years old.
Watch the video below for more details:
@canonryder Always check cosmetic products!!! #fyp #beauty #makeup #skincare ♬ original sound – Canon Ryder
Source: AWM
