Ultrasun TSV 29/03/23

[ClaireKelly]

So, everyone, you need to sign up to advanced maths calculus to work out the use by dates according to the product codes

Looks like it, because they can’t be honest and say we can bring you this great price because the stock is a year old….

 

[SisterBliss]

Yep

I once phoned Liz earle about codes. They would only tell me if my product was in or out of date, & not what the code meant (I had to read it out) Even when I specifically asked, they wouldn't say. Incidentally, the code I gave meant my product was way OOD

 

[rubia]

So, everyone, you need to sign up to advanced maths calculus to work out the use by dates according to the product codes

wonderful just what I need

 

[misiuszka]

wonderful just what I need

I got the TSV and checked my batch codes on the checkfresh website. They came up with dates from 20/21. I contacted Ultrasun and this was their response:

Thank you for getting in touch. We have very recently had notification from our Swiss HQ that due to new research and corresponding findings all of our sun protection and after sun products with a batch code that begins 44L(November 2019) or later are stable until after they’ve been opened and therefore don’t have a ‘shelf life’. However, once they’ve been opened they must be used within the PAO (period after opening) symbol shown on the packaging (24 months on most products). I would suggest you write on the bottle when you open it so you know you have 2 years from that date.

Your batch codes were manufactured in:-

48B0082 = February 2023
47M0225 = December 2022
48A0035 = January 2023

So as was previously mentioned, there's no shelf life for anything manufactured after 2019 if unopened. Interesting that checkfresh were completely wrong.

 

[May]

Fgs that’s rubbish isn’t it
I love their TSVs but didn’t go for this one as it was not a good one .. The date being 2019 is bad !!

 

[SisterBliss]

I got the TSV and checked my batch codes on the checkfresh website. They came up with dates from 20/21. I contacted Ultrasun and this was their response:

Thank you for getting in touch. We have very recently had notification from our Swiss HQ that due to new research and corresponding findings all of our sun protection and after sun products with a batch code that begins 44L(November 2019) or later are stable until after they’ve been opened and therefore don’t have a ‘shelf life’. However, once they’ve been opened they must be used within the PAO (period after opening) symbol shown on the packaging (24 months on most products). I would suggest you write on the bottle when you open it so you know you have 2 years from that date.

Your batch codes were manufactured in:-

48B0082 = February 2023
47M0225 = December 2022
48A0035 = January 2023

So as was previously mentioned, there's no shelf life for anything manufactured after 2019 if unopened. Interesting that checkfresh were completely wrong.

So are the dates above the dates for the stock from your tsv? Sorry if this is obtuse.

 

[upsidedown]

I got the TSV and checked my batch codes on the checkfresh website. They came up with dates from 20/21. I contacted Ultrasun and this was their response:

Thank you for getting in touch. We have very recently had notification from our Swiss HQ that due to new research and corresponding findings all of our sun protection and after sun products with a batch code that begins 44L(November 2019) or later are stable until after they’ve been opened and therefore don’t have a ‘shelf life’. However, once they’ve been opened they must be used within the PAO (period after opening) symbol shown on the packaging (24 months on most products). I would suggest you write on the bottle when you open it so you know you have 2 years from that date.

Your batch codes were manufactured in:-

48B0082 = February 2023
47M0225 = December 2022
48A0035 = January 2023

So as was previously mentioned, there's no shelf life for anything manufactured after 2019 if unopened. Interesting that checkfresh were completely wrong.

Thanks for this. It is still ‘old’ stock in my book.

 

[ClaireKelly]

This is all so bloody confusing….why can’t they just have best fore dates like food, that is totally clear and transparent and we would all know where we are….
If a bottle of Ultrasun was manufactured in 2019, that is still old stock..and I’m not sure I totally believe their spiel about not having a shelf life. I’m not buying it from QVC anymore… don’t trust them. I will get a new supply each spring from somewhere more reliable.

 

[rubia]

Thanks for this. It is still ‘old’ stock in my book.

Yes it is in my book too

 

[Toril]

My two bottles that were manufactured in 2019 are definitely old stock. However, as they were produced in December 2019 they’re stock that apparently has no “sell by date.” I’m already half way through one of the bottles and, as yet, my skin hasn’t fallen off so I guess mine are alright ….. so far.

 

[donna255]

No, your face will not fall off, but, you will not get the SPF it says on the packaging. It is put forward that, even unopened, your sun cream will lose its effectiveness. So not even worth using it.

 

[Toril]

No, your face will not fall off, but, you will not get the SPF it says on the packaging. It is put forward that, even unopened, your sun cream will lose its effectiveness. So not even worth using it.

I was joking when I said that but I am aware of the fact that the efficacy will be diminished. That’s one reason why I don’t buy the huge bottles/tubes or sets because they’d all be out of date by the time that I started to use them. I usually buy single SPF items for that reason, barring the face fluid duo that I got this year.

 

[ClaireKelly]

I was joking when I said that but I am aware of the fact that the efficacy will be diminished. That’s one reason why I don’t buy the huge bottles/tubes or sets because they’d all be out of date by the time that I started to use them. I usually buy single SPF items for that reason, barring the face fluid duo that I got this year.

That’s what I found. Used to buy the big sets with the 400ml bottles, but it Would sit in the cupboard for 18months then once opened it lasted two years… so if it was already old stock, the efficacy was greatly diminished.
Im just buying single bottles from now on. Not worth the risk of serious skin damage and skin cancer.

 

[boffy]

It very shocking regarding Ultrasun use by dates. These products are used to prevent serious sun damage and worse. They are not cosmetics.

 

[Lilo Lil]

It is very shocking that QVC are selling these items knowing the manufacture dates …

 

[donna255]

It is very shocking that QVC are selling these items knowing the manufacture dates …

Because for QVC and Ultrasun it is all about money, money, money.

 

[ERICS MUM]

I cannot believe that Abi Cleeve has the gall to lecture us all about caring for our skin, all the time knowing about the old stock. She claims that the effective ingredient does not lose its efficacy as quickly as high street brands do, but I’m not at all confident with that claim. If said ingredient is so good why don’t all sun care manufacturers use it ?

 

[misiuszka]

So are the dates above the dates for the stock from your tsv? Sorry if this is obtuse.

Yes from the TSV

 

[misiuszka]

Thanks for this. It is still ‘old’ stock in my book.

Manufactured late 2022 and early 2023? I wouldn't call that old!

 

[upsidedown]

Manufactured late 2022 and early 2023? I wouldn't call that old!

I think there was a comment about 2019 manufacture date. I was referring to that.