Product Shelf Life & Storage — Quick Reference Card

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One-page reference card for product shelf life & storage in salons.

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1. What is product shelf life & storage?
2. The minimum you must do
3. Key numbers to remember
Primary sources (national & international authorities)

1. What is product shelf life & storage?

An expired or improperly stored salon product is both a safety hazard and a regulatory non-compliance^[1]. The Period After Opening (PAO) symbol — an open jar icon with a number — indicates months of safe use after first opening. In any country, the cosmetics regulator requires either a best-before date or PAO marking on all products^[2].

2. The minimum you must do

Daily salon product shelf life checklist

PAO (Period After Opening) dates marked on all open products
Expired products removed from shelves and disposed
Stock rotation: oldest first (FIFO)
Storage temperature within manufacturer spec
Batch numbers recorded for traceability
Opened product log updated with today’s date
Returned or damaged products quarantined

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3. Key numbers to remember

Indicator	Baseline	Target	Time	Measurement
Expired product on shelf	Variable	0 items	Daily	Stock check
PAO date marked on opening	Variable	100%	1 week	Product log
FIFO rotation compliance	Variable	100%	1 week	Stock rotation audit
Storage temperature compliance	Variable	100% within spec	Daily	Thermometer log
Batch traceability completeness	Variable	100%	1 month	Batch register

Primary sources (national & international authorities)

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Takayuki Sawai — Gyoseishoshi

Licensed Gyoseishoshi (Administrative Scrivener) and founder of MmowW. Making salon compliance easy for beauty professionals worldwide.