In the Fridge?

daniel051 · Post by **daniel051** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:59 pm

Gentlemen,

Does anyone keep cologne and aftershave in the fridge? I don't, but I wonder if I should seeing as the temperature does climb high in these parts during the summer.

The idea first came to me last August. As I prepared to move, I found some forgotten bottles of skin food. They must have been six or seven years old. The colour had changed as had the consistency. The smell was off, too. Now, skin food doesn't contain alcohol and Trumper's comes in a plastic bottle. Perhaps that changes everything, but I was curious as to what you all thought.

Regards,
Daniel

KAV · Post by **KAV** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:29 pm

I treat my alcohol based scents like my meager, but cherished single malt scotch collection; a cool dark place in the closet. In extreme heat a fridge will be o.k. You may see clouding in some formulae

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:24 pm

Daniel I might if I got some from an estate that were, say, 50 years old, but for recent stock, no.

ShadowsDad · Post by **ShadowsDad** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:56 pm

I don't think it'll hurt anything as long as it doesn't freeze. But is it required? Totally clueless here. If it makes you feel better, it's definitely cool, and it's dark, nothing bad there, so what's the harm?

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:23 pm

Well, I don't know. Our esteemed collegue, Mr. Bargepole, recommends the fridge for century old bottles, but not personally having any over around 45 years old, I haven't bothered. I did have one bottle of Creed Bois du Portugal go 'off' on me, but other than that I've never had any problems with scent stored at room temperature ( which means with A/C here most of the year just to be clear ).

Regards,
Gordon

franz · Post by **franz** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:36 pm

I keep a bottle of witch hazel in the fridge. I love the cold water rinse in the postshave routine and this is just a continuation of that, I guess.

Trumperman · Post by **Trumperman** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:03 pm

Skin Food can change colors but it will be ok.

Regards,

Bill

Bargepole · Post by **Bargepole** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:11 pm

Light is the real enemy - those photons break down chemical bonds very fast. A day or two in the sunlight can ruin some aromachemicals for ever.

I use the fridge for ancient or very delicate things, a dark cupboard for most. Occasionally, as KAV says, some oils will go cloudy <10°C. An hour at room temp. will solve that.

Applying the stuff straight from cold storage isn't necessarily a great idea, though. Like eggs for an omelette, let it become chambré before squirting. Not that one squirts eggs around. Or if one does, one is on the wrong forum here.

slantman · Post by **slantman** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:18 am

I don't see how it would hurt. In particular I think a menthol loaded splash on a hot summer day would be fantastic.

cjc15153 · Post by **cjc15153** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:56 am

I keep them in my closet. Luca Turin keeps them on a shelf in the living room

So I think this is in "relax, don't worry" territory, though with a solution as viscus as Skin Food I'd be afraid it would separate or something.

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m3m0ryleak · Post by **m3m0ryleak** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:30 am

Her name escapes me at the moment but the soap mistress of the now defunct "Gentlemens Quarter" suggested keeping her branded A/S in the frig especially in the summer months.

Araner · Post by **Araner** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:43 pm

My bottles of Aqua Velva and Skin Bracer reside in my medicine cabinet and seem to survive quite nicely there.

Mike

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:22 pm

As far as light is concerned, just keep them in their boxes.

Ken

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:54 am

I've got a 45 year old bottle of English Leather that's been sitting in a dark cabinet the entire time.

Still stinks, though!

cryhavoc · Post by **cryhavoc** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:47 pm

I keep mine in my medicine cabinet and under the sink. No problems so far

Silky Glide · Post by **Silky Glide** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:58 pm

I keep my Castle Forbes Lime and Lavender balms in the refrigerator as well as Trumpers Extract of Limes, Superior 70 Bay Rum and Booster Iced Limes and Mandarin Splashes. It keeps them nice, cool and out of the sunlight, especially on a hot day in the summertime.