Thread: Soap shelf life

Hello gents,

Being very new to all of this, I was curious to know if soaps typically have a shelf life? Potentially due to drying out or any other reasons I'm not aware of...

The only reason I ask is because I have a couple jars of Taylor of old bond street now sitting in my cabinet that I don't want to go to potential waste. Any input would be much appreciated.

Cheers

In my experience, as long as they are keep in a dry cool place, they should last for quite some time. I know the EU requires some type of expiration date on their containers so you will notice some will say 12M/24M etc. I ignore those, I have some CF going on two years that still perfect in every way.

I have some Williams, VDH, Col. Conk and MWF that have been in my medicine cabinet, some uncovered or open, for 7-8 years and still perform just fine.

I think if their solid state has not changed they will be ok.

Perfect! Thanks for the input guys! I'll just make sure to keep everything nice and dry.

Seeing how people use soaps from companies that went out of business years and years and years ago I have the feeling that they don't really have a true expiration date. But that's just my thought no real fact

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Got some vintage Old Spice that's 50 years old that still works. Tc

I have a Taylor of Old Bond Street (TOBS) Lavender cream tub that I bought in 2012. It was unopened for its first 2 years, then used less than once a week for the next 2 years. I can feel the texture drying a bit, but it still lathers very well; I just have to add a bit more water during my lather process.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Got some vintage Old Spice that's 50 years old that still works. Tc

Same here. One of my soaps is a vintage Colgate and it still works well.

I'm someone who really only has to shave once every few days, if that, so I know my soaps will be around for a long time...