The Best Way to Stock up During Black Friday Without Overstocking!
As Lash Technicians, we know that the Black Friday sales mean huge discounts on eyelash extensions supplies - this is your business so it makes sense to get LOADS of what you always use, right? Well, sort of.
The truth of it is that every liquid product - be it lash glue, glue remover, cleanser, primer, Booster or Superbonder - has a use by date, after which time the product simply won’t be able to perform how you’d expect it to. This can be in the form of Booster not effectively opening the hair cuticles in the way that it’s supposed to, it could be that your lash remover congeals and becomes impossible to work with, or it could be truly disastrous in the event that your lash glue dries inside the bottle!
To help you out, we thought it would be a good idea to give you some guidance on how much use you’ll get out of each product, and how many it’s safe to buy if you want to be able to use them fully, whilst still getting the best out of them.
Eyelash Extension Glue
This is the big one - it’s heavily discounted for the Black Friday sales (and yes, it’s FRESH) so we often see Lash Techs buying 10 bottles at a time. In those cases we usually reach out to them and make sure they’re able to use all of those bottles within a 6 month time-frame, because it’s inevitable that come May of the following year, we get messages from Lash Techs saying that the eyelash glue they bought during the Black Friday discounts doesn't work. This is because it simply doesn’t last longer than its shelf life.
You’ll know better than anyone how much eyelash extension glue you can safely get through in 6 months - which is why we'd recommend buying as much as you can use within 4 months, just to be on the safe side.
Shelf life unopened: 6 months
Shelf life from opening: 2 months (for the best retention, we recommend that you change your bottle every 4-6 weeks if you're opening your glue all day every day!)
Foaming Lash Shampoo
Lash shampoo has a pretty long shelf life and is available as individual units, or in packs of 9. The great thing about these is that you can use them in your pretreatment routine or you can retail them to your clients.
Shelf life unopened: 24 Months
Shelf life from opening: 12 Months
Pretreatment Products for Eyelash Extensions
All Lash Technicians need pretreatment products - they're fundamental to ensuring great lash retention, but how long can they be truly effective?
Protein Remover Pads
Shelf life unopened: 24 Months
Shelf life from opening: 6 Months
Lash Cleanser (Unscented)
Shelf life unopened: 18 Months
Shelf life after opening: 6 Months
Lash Cleanser (Scented)
Shelf life unopened: 18 Months
Shelf life from opening: 8 Months
Lash Primer (Scented and Unscented)
Shelf life unopened: 18 Months
Shelf life from opening: 8 Months
Lash Booster
Shelf life unopened: 18 Months
Shelf life from opening: 3 Months
Superbonder Lash Sealant
Shelf life unopened: 24 Months
Shelf life from opening: 3 Months
Gel Lash Remover
Shelf life unopened: 18 Months
Shelf life from opening: 8 Months
Cream Lash Remover
Shelf life unopened: 12 Months
Shelf life from opening: 6 Months
Under-eye patches have a shelf life of 3 years prior to opening, and then are single use so you’re safe to stock up on those.
If you'd like to know more about what other lash supplies to stock up on during the Black Friday deals, then you can check out this blog post here to find out more. Or, if you're thinking of trying something new that you've had your eye on, then you can take a look at this blog post here to find out how you can use the Black Friday discounts on lash products to your advantage and treat yourself to something new!
