Cosmetics are sensitive to many external factors: light, temperature variations, humidity and heat. With the summer season fast approaching, your beauty products will be more exposed to high temperatures, especially if you store them in your bathroom, rather than in a cool, dark place.

To avoid finding your products unusable, find out how to protect them from heat. 

First of all, why should you keep your beauty products away from a source of heat?

It's essential to protect your cosmetics from the heat to avoid unpleasant surprises, especially as rising temperatures don't spare your treatment areas (bedrooms and bathrooms).

In fact, heat has a detrimental effect on your creams, lipsticks and other beauty products, which can't withstand major temperature variations. Exposed to too high a temperature, the color, scent and texture of your cosmetics may be altered. Their efficacy may be considerably reduced.

We strongly advise you to keep your beauty products away from any source of heat, as heat can have irreversible consequences on your cosmetics.

Once exposed to high temperatures, the chemical composition of products becomes unstable and cosmetics ineffective.

What are the effects of heat on your cosmetics?

Here's the damage that high temperatures can do to your beauty products - conventional, natural or homemade - reminding you why it's essential to keep them out of the heat:

• Solar products

Heat can affect the stability of sunscreen formulations. As ingredients degrade, the protective power of your suncare products diminishes. They will still act as a barrier to UVA and UVB rays, but to a lesser degree.

• Care products enriched with vitamine A or C

Particularly sensitive to high temperatures and light, skincare products formulated with vitamins A and C degrade more rapidly when placed in a warm environment. Over the long term, they can become ineffective as their chemical composition becomes less stable. Heat can also lead to a change in color and the appearance of a rancid odor.

• Creams and serums 

Your creams and serums can also suffer from high temperatures. During the summer months, these cosmetics become unstable. Not only does heat reduce the efficacy of creams and serums, it can also alter their organoleptic qualities (color, texture and smell).

• Fragrances

Perfumes are sensitive to environmental factors such as air, light and heat. Heat is particularly harmful: it disrupts the chemical balance of fragrances. High temperatures have a direct impact on the intensity of fragrant notes.

• Nail polish 

The decomposition process of nail polish is accelerated by light, heat and humidity. Heat makes your nail polish dry and pasty. This makes them difficult to apply.

• Lipsticks

High temperatures melt lipsticks. They soften and break more easily during the summer months. 

• Home-made cosmetics

Homemade or DIY cosmetics containing water are highly sensitive. Keeping them in a warm environment accelerates their degradation. To prevent them from spoiling, it's important to keep them in a cool place.

So if you want to preserve your cosmetics for as long as possible, we strongly recommend protecting them from heat.

Choose a cool environment to protect your cosmetics from high temperatures

Be careful not to expose your cosmetics to direct sunlight. It's also best to avoid carrying them in your handbag or leaving them in the car during the summer.

And more, we recommend storing your beauty products in a cool, dark place to preserve their active ingredients. to preserve their active ingredients.

To protect your cosmetics from high temperatures and ensure better preservation, Beautigloo has designed a mini fridge dedicated to your products: "We've created a product equipped with intelligent thermal regulation software and a patented cooling system guaranteeing perfect efficiency and reduced energy consumption," explains Florian Ménard, co-founder and Technical Director of Beautigloo.

Stored in the Refrigerated Beauty Boxyour beauty products are protected from heat waves.

Outre les atouts liés à la protection de la chaleur, le Coffret Beauté Réfrigéré comporte également d’autres caractéristiques : il est très pratique, silencieux (<20dB) et respectueux de l’environnement.

Protecting your beauty products from the heat is now easier than ever thanks to the Refrigerated Beauty Box !

Author: Aurélie SAM