Castor oil expiration date

[Loubou75]

Hi

I have two sealed unopened bottles of castor oil but the expiration date is the end of March 2013. Are they ok to use? They are kept in a cool cupboard. They are just for my first attempt at CP soaps. Or do you all tend to use oils that expire the following year or so? If I use the castor oil will the soap go bad/rancid at the end of March or should they last longer? I thank you in advance. :grin:

 

[Gryfonmoon]

I'd totally use it.

 

[Loubou75]

Thanks! Do you think the soap will go bad after March?

 

[Gryfonmoon]

I doubt it will go bad, especially after saponification.

 

[Loubou75]

Thank you! :wink:

 

[Gryfonmoon]

You're welcome.

I do want to stress that I feel that using expired oils is okay if you're not planning on selling the resulting soaps (as it wouldn't be a good practice ) and also you mentioned that they had still been sealed. I can't imagine there being a problem.