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[Lakerfan858]

Hey guys -

I've had acne since I was 13 (I'm now 32) and have tried everything from proactiv solution to differin, Retin-A, Murad skin care solution, Acne Statin (I wonder if anyone here knows what this is), clindamycin... the list is extremely long. I'm the type of person that reads reviews about products, buys them, tries them for a few weeks, and if there's no improvement put them away under my bathroom sink and forget about it. I've spent so much money on skin care products... it's not even funny...

I've tossed a lot of the older acne products during the years but still have the recently used stuff (that I don't plan to use in the immediate future) under my sink - some of them have a lot left. I don't want to throw them away because they're not "expired" and I might try them again in the future... I wish I had the opportunity to try most of these products before buying them; it would've saved me a lot of money over the years.

I don't want to waste these gently used products - I bet a bunch of you guys out there have the same issue...

- what do you do with your gently used skin care products?
- would you be willing to let another acne/ skin problem sufferer "borrow" the items?
- would you be willing to use someone else's gently used skin care products?

Thanks everyone - I want to see if there's anything I can do with these products under my sink...

[Kaylei]

Give it to someone else or to the trash bin baby !
No well when I buy a cleanser or moisturizer or spot treatment and such that I don't like I give it to a family member , mainly my brother because nothing breaks him out and I have sensitive skin so yeah that usually all I do . Thankfully haven't been doing it lately since I'm on the regimen and don't need to buy tons of different products lol .

[Lakerfan858]

Kaylei, on 28 December 2011 - 01:10 AM, said:

Give it to someone else or to the trash bin baby !
No well when I buy a cleanser or moisturizer or spot treatment and such that I don't like I give it to a family member , mainly my brother because nothing breaks him out and I have sensitive skin so yeah that usually all I do . Thankfully haven't been doing it lately since I'm on the regimen and don't need to buy tons of different products lol .

Thanks for the prompt reply. I heard great things about the regimen; I'm glad it's working for you. If you were interested in a skin care product and someone would let you use their used product to try it, would you use it? It would save you money... I would use it...

[Jordosaur]

I hoarde all my products too. If my friends ever wanted to try some of them of course I'd let them, but I don't ask if they want to try them, maybe I should though to get rid of them.

I would also try anything they offered me, providing whatever it was didn't have any big no-no ingredients and I hadn't tried it previously myself obviously.

[Lakerfan858]

Thanks for the prompt reply, Jordosaur.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that saves their no longer used skin care products. Most of the stuff I still have and don't use is still 75%-80% full. I’m thinking of letting people use what I have; the stuff I don’t use anymore. I wonder if enough people would be interested though…

[Kaylei]

Lakerfan858, on 28 December 2011 - 01:39 AM, said:

Kaylei, on 28 December 2011 - 01:10 AM, said:

Give it to someone else or to the trash bin baby !
No well when I buy a cleanser or moisturizer or spot treatment and such that I don't like I give it to a family member , mainly my brother because nothing breaks him out and I have sensitive skin so yeah that usually all I do . Thankfully haven't been doing it lately since I'm on the regimen and don't need to buy tons of different products lol .

Thanks for the prompt reply. I heard great things about the regimen; I'm glad it's working for you. If you were interested in a skin care product and someone would let you use their used product to try it, would you use it? It would save you money... I would use it...

Yeah I would , except if it was in a jar container since it would be unsanitary lol .

Edited by Kaylei, 28 December 2011 - 06:14 PM.

[Lakerfan858]

Good point, Kaylei!

[Kaylei]

Lakerfan858, on 28 December 2011 - 09:59 PM, said:

Good point, Kaylei!

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[Ripon10]

Most of the products only have less than a year shelf life, so if you're holding onto products you're not using, they won't be very effective by the time you "may" decide to use them again.

If you didn't like it the first time, chances are you won't use it again.

There is Freecycle (Yahoo group) in most areas. As stated earlier, some people have less sensitive skin and can use most anything. You could Freecycle the products to someone else who may be able to use them rather than letting them go bad.

[steven m jacobson]

Trash them all. I remember when I cleared out my bathroom, such a relief, yeah they cost money, but at this point there is nothing you can do, just toss em, it feels good and gets rid of clutter.