Hello, I am a user of BP for about 5 years, and it has done me wonders, like it has to other people.
I am asian, have combination skin, and my acne started when I was 14 and is still under-going.
When I don't use BP, my face starts breaking out, which makes me think that I will have to deal with life-time acne, which drives me crazy sometimes, but I learnt to deal with it.
Anyways, the problem is, I purchase from Korea, and If I buy 8 oz, I can probably use only 1.5 - 2 weeks.
The reason is, it loses its effect. One day, despite my regular use of BP, my face broke out and didnt get cleared for long.
I had no idea why; I then decided to use a new one, and it worked again.
From then on, I could differentiate the smell of effective BP and an ineffective one(only 2 weeks after!!) : The smell isnt as intense and applying it near my eyes isnt stimulating enough for me to get teary-eyes(I tend to cry if I apply it near my eyes).
So, its been already more than 2 years since I had to throw out 2-week-used ones, which were nearly almost full.
Do you know any reason??? Now I am trying to store it in my fridge, and have to see if it lasts until emptied....
I really feel like I am wasting my money..
Please kindly help me to have a solution on this issue Yesterday, I opened a new one, and I already have to prepare to purchase more bottles considering the delivery lead-time.....
Thanks very much for your time!
Sorry to hear that. I have never really followed the Acne.org expiration dates. I had one that expired October 2014 but continued using it till January 2015. I had no issues with it not working even though it was "expired". Probably it could be a hormonal issue? That is usually a big factor for me with my acne and it randomly comes and goes.