Check your overseas skincare in seconds
Look up what’s inside a product, when it was made, and how long it lasts once opened — all in one place.
Look for a short code on the bottom of the bottle, the crimped end of a tube or the box flap. Supported brands and how it works →
The number in the open-jar symbol (6M, 12M…) is the after-opening period. Typical periods by product →
Three dates every product has
| Date | Where you find it | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacture date | Hidden in the batch code (sometimes printed as MFG) | How long the product has existed. Most cosmetics are made to stay stable for about 3 years unopened. |
| Expiry date | Printed as EXP, “use by”, or next to an hourglass symbol | In the EU it is required when a product lasts 30 months or less, and US sunscreens must carry one. If it is there, follow it. |
| After-opening period | Open-jar symbol with a number, e.g. 12M | How many months the product stays good once opened, counted from the day you first open it. |
Why this matters for overseas orders
Products ordered from abroad can sit in warehouses and travel for weeks, sometimes in hot cargo holds. Marketplace sellers may also clear older stock at a discount. Checking the batch code when your parcel arrives takes ten seconds and tells you whether to open that product first — or send it back while you still can.
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All results are estimates based on publicly reported code formats and brand-published ingredient lists. A printed expiry date on the pack always comes first.