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Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:16 am  |
| I am in SD area, its hot here!I cant always leave my AC on and I worry about my many very expensive high-end products. I bought a tiny cooler from Walmart $11. I keep it in my bathroom and I have a small blue ice and a thermometer inside.I try to keep the temperature under 70 if possible.Of course I cant keep everything cool just the most expensive products.Does anyone else do this? |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:29 am |
owh!!! this is interesting. never heard of that b4. I mean, i used to live in singapore, and its summer all year round. but now in aussie,winter is gd for pdts. but i assume it will get sticky and change colour when it gets hot.
btw, will it affect the pdt if u place it in a cooler for long? |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:18 am |
| A cooler is certainly an option, but why bother with maintaining frozen ice packs and thermometers when a fridge is so convenient? |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:27 am |
I've been thinking about this for awhile, and now that it's back to school time here, I'm getting a thermoelectric type fridge from Target for my DIY C, EGF, etc to keep in the bathroom. (those don't have the freezer and use much less electricity.
A couple years ago you get those small fridges for your cube for around $30, I never see those anymore. You can get the wine cooler fridges too, but they are a little more expensive. |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:38 am |
Yes, I keep skin care in the refrigerator or in a mini cooler in the bathroom.
It gets very hot in the summer months where I live, and we do not use the air conditioner at all, so the house can get upwards of 95+ degrees; it's like a walk-in oven.
I can't afford to repurchase product destroyed by weather, and many actives, like peptides, are heat-sensitive, so they go in a temperature controlled environment, until summer is over. |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:16 am |
| good lord no way could I live in my house with 95 degree weather.I use the ac even if it costs me 500 a month,I want to be comfortable. I dont put my stuff in the fridge because I like to save time and I know I probably wouldnt use the products as much if I had to trot to another room to get it!The cooler is next to the shower and I have a freezer 8 feet away to change out the blue ice....Products I plan to use in the future are on bottom, then I have a little tray on top for all the goodies I am currently using so I can quickly access everything. |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:41 am |
Wow Lucyluc your organizational skills scare me!  
I also live in a very hot city, and space is scarce so I keep everything under the sink. I do keep the A/C on at 70 at all times (yes yes I know how bad the carbon emissions are) or else the humidity will make my walls and ceilings mouldy  . So hopefully my products don't spoil.. Although, I really wouldn't be able to tell either way!  |
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Asian. Near 30. Prone to broken caps, moles + freckles, large congested pores, hormonal cystic acne, flaky skin and fat puffy eyelids. Staples: Bioderma SS, Taz, Dr. Kassy's C, Skinoren, HQ, Cerave and growth factors-- but also trying EVERYTHING ELSE..... |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:18 pm |
| I have been told I have a huge carbon footprint.Hey 70 is too hot for me...I like 64.I do think its critical to keep expensive items at 70 and under...the product would degrade in warm weather. |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:28 pm |
Kitchen is downstairs, bedroom and bathroom upstairs...so I finally bought a dorm-size fridge about a year ago, about $70 at Target. Back to school time is the best time to find these, so for anyone who's thinking about it, now is the time (at least in the US).
DH also uses my fridge to store extra beer!  |
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Nadine, age 50, live in VA; half-Asian, slight yellow tone; sensitive, dry/combo skin |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:45 pm |
Yes, my retin-a, tooth bleaching gel and liquid meds for my cats come with the instruction to store in the refrigerator, so I decided to place other items in there as well. I decant out enough for a few days and keep it in my room. However, I live in a temperate climate and very seldom feel the need to turn on the heat or aircon.
Never, never put your perfumes in the fridge! The condensation will change their composition! Same with coffee...store it in the freezer instead. |
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"I know that only time will heal my broken heart, just as only time will heal his broken arms and legs.” --Miss Piggy |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:55 pm |
| I've kept my IS Clinical serums in the refrigerator for the past year or so, and I really think it helps to keep them fresh. I told my dermatologist about this and she thought it was a good idea. The serums haven't changed color at all, which usually happens with vitamin C after a while when stored in a warm bathroom cabinet. It's become easy to remember to go downstairs to the kitchen at night -- my motivation is how well the serums work! ( I alternate the Super Serum and the Polyvitamin). |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:43 pm |
| I have an under counter refrigerator filled up full which is kept in the very large upstairs bathroom. This is my very own personal oasis used only my mwa. |
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The best way to locate your cat is to open a can of food. |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:52 pm |
| I put all my cosmetic products in the fridge. In my house very warm, way above 30C, so I have to keep all my creams in the fridge. |
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Blond, blue eyes.Skin: Normal, sometimes oily, during winter very dry. Very sensitive. Occasional breakouts. Very fair. |
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:15 pm |
| I need to go to target and look at the little refridgerators....the good thing about Target is when the season is over they keep discounting items till they are gone.I just bought an outdoor iron bench there that was 200 for $26! |
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:41 am |
Retin A in the fridge huh? Well I didn't know that! All I really use is Retin A and DIY C, E and ferulic. I refigerate the Vit C concoction.
Looks like the Retin A now too. Thanks for that info. |
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:44 pm |
| Sometimes will put the mask, leg gels into the fridge. We have around 30C - 35C summer in HK, just keep the cosmetic products at room temperature, still in good condition. |
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:23 am |
| wow...im amazed tt alot of ppl actually keep in the cooler. maybe its my turn to try it out, as it gets pretty HOTT in summer!! |
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:29 am |
| I haven't and just keep them in the cool place/drawer only. |
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:19 pm |
| As far as Retin-a goes, I now get mine from a compounding pharmacy. No tube of the commercial Retin-a I have bought has ever required refrigeration, but it's possible that my compounded product lacks preservatives found in the commercial products. |
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"I know that only time will heal my broken heart, just as only time will heal his broken arms and legs.” --Miss Piggy |
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:23 pm |
| I bought a fridge just to keep my skin care stuff. |
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:39 pm |
| but what the best temperature is for skin care products? |
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:58 am |
| I think it will be ok if the texture of skincare product is still the same. I just avoid the light and keep them in dark place if it has some vitamin c. |
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:40 pm |
| I am not sure but I heard once its under 70 degrees. |
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Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:07 pm |
| I normally don't. The ingredents may have some change after being put into the cooler or fridge. |
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Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:55 am |
| Yes, I do, especially in the summer. I've noticed that it definitely helps products stay fresher longer. I use a lot of organic products and products without preservatives. Keeping skin stuff in the fridge annoys my husband though, so I try not to take up too much room. |
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Best, Jeannine (40s, fair skin, hazel eyes, sensitive skin). To fight the dread lemming sickness, I promise not to rave about a product until I have used it for a long while. |
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