How to understand when a perfume has expired? This is one of the questions we often ask ourselves both when buying a perfume that perhaps doesn't seem suitable at first or when we keep it at home for a long time. Follow our guidelines and you will discover how to understand when and how a perfume can be expired!
Some people think that perfumes do not have an expiration date , but in reality there is one because after a certain time they can modify the original olfactory notes and for this reason maybe even be harmful to our skin if expired. Let's see how to understand if a perfume has expired .
1. Check the expiration date
Check the expiration date if present. If it is not, if it has acidic olfactory notes compared to those smelled at the beginning, it means that it is going bad. If you notice that the perfume has a rather acrid and unusual aroma to the smell, do not have any doubts: you should definitely not use it anymore.
2. Evaporation
The second sign of an expired perfume is when it evaporates too quickly . Each fragrance has a more or less long persistence time on the skin or clothes. When it is sprayed and evaporates immediately, it means that all its essence is fading and the initial olfactory notes do not remain.
How to store perfumes?
First of all, keep the box, even though the bottles are beautiful on display, one element that can damage perfumes is light. The perfume should be protected from direct light as much as possible, whether solar or artificial. In addition, excessive heat or humidity can affect the duration of the fragrances. Keeping perfumes in the bathroom is not a good idea, the ideal would be a cool and dry place : a drawer in the bedroom, or a closet. Also be careful of the air if they are not closed well. First of all, you must make sure that they are always capped . To avoid the risk of losing or ruining the cap, when traveling it is best to bring only one dose of perfume in an atomizer.
But how many years does a perfume last?
But how many years can a perfume last? The answer here can vary depending on how we use it. First of all, not all perfumes last the same amount of time, so not all of them necessarily expire after the same number of years. There are fragrances that, if well preserved, can last a long time, others that expire sooner. However, we must keep in mind that after two/three years from opening, a perfume physiologically changes smell. This does not mean that the perfume has expired, it is rather a process of maturation of the aroma that occurs for all quality perfumes. However, when we smell acidic or sour notes and we know that it has been open for many years, we must be careful.
The article How to understand when a perfume has expired comes from Vittoria Profumi .
