Date on the Cosmetics

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	Jingtian  #514980  Sat, 17 May 08 08:26 PM I bought some cosmetics in the US,  but I don't know the date of the production or the date of best use. For example: 18DN04 (on a lip balm) 18D804 (on a lip balm) 7NC (on some moisture cream)  Can someone tell me what does these letters and numbers mean? Do they mean the production date or it is best before this date?        Jingtian Joined on Sun, Aug 14 2005 Full Member (159)
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	Feebs11  #515038  Sun, 18 May 08 12:43 AM  Those look like batch numbers.   The date should be in the form day month year : 12 Jun 08/2008  - Let me qualify that - in the UK  this is the way the use-by date is given    Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Senior Member (4,660)
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	Vorpar  #515408  Mon, 19 May 08 04:07 AM Products usually have month/year. Things that spoil quickly, like milk, will be Month/Day All other dates in the US are Month/Day/Year    Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member (722)
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	Jingtian  #520279  Thu, 29 May 08 03:04 AM  Thanks. I just cannot find the date anywhere on the package. Next time, I will ask the miss who sold them to me.    Jingtian
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	Delmobile  #520295  Thu, 29 May 08 03:24 AM I'm fairly sure I read somewhere that the US does not require cosmetics to list use-by dates, the way the UK (and I think the rest of Europe?) does. Ah yes, here you are.      Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Mobile, AL, USA Regular Member (518)
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	Jingtian  #522605  Tue, 03 Jun 08 09:07 PM Thank you very much. That's quite informative.    Jingtian
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