This statistic displays the results of a survey question, which asked adults in Great Britain if they ever check the expiry date of the sun protection products they use and if so, if they replace the product and continue to use it. According to the survey conducted in 2017, 46 percent of adults claimed to check the expiry date and replace if it is out of date. However 33 percent said they do not check at all.
Do you ever check the expiry date on the sunscreen/sun tan lotion that you own?*
All who wear sunscreen/sun tan lotion during summer/on holiday
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In general, do you ever check the expiry date (i.e. the date indicating when the product is no longer effective) on the sunscreen/ sun tan lotion that you own? (Please select the option that best applies)".
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YouGov. (May 16, 2017). Do you ever check the expiry date on the sunscreen/sun tan lotion that you own?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/749981/sun-tan-lotion-checking-expiry-date-in-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. "Do you ever check the expiry date on the sunscreen/sun tan lotion that you own?*." Chart. May 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749981/sun-tan-lotion-checking-expiry-date-in-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. (2017). Do you ever check the expiry date on the sunscreen/sun tan lotion that you own?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749981/sun-tan-lotion-checking-expiry-date-in-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. "Do You Ever Check The Expiry Date on The Sunscreen/Sun Tan Lotion That You Own?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749981/sun-tan-lotion-checking-expiry-date-in-great-britain-uk/
YouGov, Do you ever check the expiry date on the sunscreen/sun tan lotion that you own?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749981/sun-tan-lotion-checking-expiry-date-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Do you ever check the expiry date on the sunscreen/sun tan lotion that you own?* [Graph], YouGov, May 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/749981/sun-tan-lotion-checking-expiry-date-in-great-britain-uk/
