Freshness

Shelf life & freshness

Every Ridge & Root product is made in small batches and carries a batch code and a best-by date. Here's how long each kind of product is meant to stay at its best, and how to keep it that way.

How long does it last?

Product type	Unopened, from the made date	After opening
Cold-process bar soap	24 months (12 for bars with almond)	By best-by; keep dry
Tallow balm, whipped tallow & lip balm	18 months	12 months
Face & body oils	12 months	6 months
Sugar & oil scrubs	12 months	6 months
Lotions & creams	12 months	12 months (eye cream 6)
Serums, mists, shaving cream & whipped cleansers	24 months	12 months (shower tubs 6)
Shampoo bars	24 months	6 months
Bath salts & milk soaks	12 months	6 months

Cure time counts toward the date, and buying a product doesn't restart it: a balm bought 10 months after it was made has about 8 months left unopened. Once opened, use it by whichever comes first — the best-by date or the after-opening period.

How to keep it fresh

Store cool — natural oils and tallow keep longest away from heat.
Keep out of direct sunlight, which fades color and scent.
Keep it dry: let bars dry between uses and scoop jars with dry, clean hands or a spoon.

If a product's smell, color or texture changes, stop using it.

Find your product

Product	Unopened	After opening
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Farmer Boy	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Large Tractor	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Little Duckling	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Little Farm	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Mr. Bear	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Mr. Lion	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Mr. Owl	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Ms. Hippo	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Ms.Froggy	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Gentle Goat Milk Soap Small Tractor	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Goat Milk Unscented	12 months	By best-by; keep dry
100% Tallow Bar infused Honey	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Autumn Fig	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Black Raspberry Scrub	12 months	6 months
Black Raspberry Vanilla	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Blue Tansy Tallow	18 months	12 months
Cactusflower Whipped Body Butter Soap	24 months	6 months
Calendula Chamomile Whipped Tallow	18 months	12 months
Calendula Tallow	18 months	12 months
Candy Cane Lip Balm	18 months	12 months
Candy Cane Body Scrub	12 months	6 months
Candy Cane Forrest	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Candy Cane Suds & Scrub	24 months	6 months
Christmas Spice	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Cinnamon Sugar	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Cinnamon Sugar Lip Balm	18 months	12 months
Cinnamon Sugar Soap On The Go	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Whipped Tallow	18 months	12 months
Coffee & Raw Organic Honey Scrub	12 months	6 months
Coffee Scrub & Vanilla Goat Milk	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Coffee Tallow Eye Cream	12 months	6 months
Dark Oil Body Shimmer	12 months	6 months
Driftwood	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Driftwood Patchouli	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Elderberry Plum	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Elderberry Plum Scrub	12 months	6 months
Elderberry Plum Whipped Body Butter Soap	24 months	6 months
Eucalyptus Cotton	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Eucalyptus Dish Soap ( Scrub Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Exfoliating Coffee	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Exfoliating Watermelon	12 months	By best-by; keep dry
Fair Shimmer Body Oil	12 months	6 months
Fire starter Kit Sold in Pack of 3	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
frankincense Myrrh Whipped Tallow	18 months	12 months
Frankincense Whipped Tallow	18 months	12 months
Frankincense Whipped Tallow	18 months	12 months
Golden Pumpkin Cardamom	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Green Tea Shampoo Bar	24 months	6 months
Holiday Fig Dish Soap (Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Honey Milk & Oat	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Honeysuckle Citrus	12 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lavender & Tea Tree Pine Tar	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lavender Bath Salt	24 months	6 months
Lavender Charcoal	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lavender Scrub	12 months	6 months
Lavender Tallow 100% Goat Milk	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lavender Woods	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lemon Dish Soap ( Scrub Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lemon Dish Soap Refill	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lemon Eucalyptus Mint	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lemon Poppy Polish	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lingonberry Spice	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lingonberry Spice	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Loofah Oat Milk & Honey	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Lush Succulent	12 months	By best-by; keep dry
Luxury Hyaluronic Acid + B5 + Silk Serum	24 months	12 months
Luxury Resin Beard Cream	12 months	12 months
Luxury Resin Brush Shaving Cream	24 months	12 months
Luxury Shimmer Oil	12 months	6 months
Medium Oil Body Shimmer	12 months	6 months
Menthol Pine Tar	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Neem	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Neem Lemongrass	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Oat and Honey Bath Salt	12 months	6 months
Oatmeal and Honey Goat Milk	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Oatmeal Milk & Honey Shampoo Bar	24 months	6 months
Orange Creamsicle	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Orange Creamsicle Whipped Body Butter Soap	24 months	6 months
Orange Peel Dish Soap Refill	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Orange Peel Dish Soap ( Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Outdoor Tallow Zinc Stick	18 months	12 months
Peach Body Scrub	12 months	6 months
Peach Soap On the Go	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Pear	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Peppermint Cocoa	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Peppermint Cocoa Body Scrub	12 months	6 months
Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm	18 months	12 months
Peppermint Cocoa Lip Scrub	12 months	6 months
Peppermint Cocoa Suds & Scrub	24 months	6 months
Pumkin Spice Honey	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Pumpkin Spice Body Scrub	12 months	6 months
Pumpkin Spice Soap On The Go	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Raspberry	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Raspberry Lip Balm	18 months	12 months
Raspberry Lip Scrub	12 months	6 months
Rejuvenating Eucalyptus	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Rejuvenating Eucalyptus Dish Soap Refill	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Rooted Silk Lotion Candy Cane	12 months	12 months
Rooted Silk Lotion Cinnamon Sugar	12 months	12 months
Rooted Silk Lotion Lingonberry	12 months	12 months
Rooted Silk Lotion Orange Clove	12 months	12 months
Rooted Silk Lotion Peppermint Cocoa	12 months	12 months
Rooted Silk Lotion Pumpkin Spice	12 months	12 months
Rooted Silk Lotion Raspberry Vanilla	12 months	12 months
Rose	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Rose Milk Bath Salt	12 months	6 months
Rose Water	24 months	12 months
Rosemary Shampoo Bar	24 months	6 months
Sea salt Driftwood	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Sealilly Lime	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Seasalt Spa Scrub	12 months	6 months
Smooth & Sculpt Caffeine Lotion Gardenia	12 months	12 months
Smooth & Sculpt Caffeine Lotion Honey Milk and Oat	12 months	12 months
Smooth & Sculpt Caffeine Lotion Unscented	12 months	12 months
Smooth & Sculpt Caffeine Lotion Vanilla	12 months	12 months
Southern Peach	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Strawberry	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Suet Tallow Shimmer Stick	18 months	12 months
Sweet Orange & Rosemary Shampoo Bar	24 months	6 months
Sweet Orange Clove Body Scrub	12 months	6 months
Sweet Orange Geranium	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Tallow & Charcoal	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Tallow Facial Bar	12 months	By best-by; keep dry
Tallow Magnesium Cream	12 months	12 months
Turmeric Goat Milk Unscented	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Unicorn Poop	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Unscented Bison Tallow	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vanilla	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vanilla Bean Scrub	12 months	6 months
Vanilla Honey	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vanilla Honey Lip Scrub	12 months	6 months
Vanilla Oat Milk ( Suet Tallow)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vanilla Sandalwood	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vanilla Sandalwood	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vanilla Whipped Tallow	18 months	12 months
Vols Orange Citrus	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vols Orange Citrus w/ Activated Charcoal	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vols Orange Dish Soap ( Scrub Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Vols Orange Dish Soap ( Scrub Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Watermelon Dish Soap ( Brush Included)	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Watermelon Whipped Body Butter Soap	24 months	6 months
Wildflower	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Wintergreen Woods ( Calendula + Tallow Botanical Salve )	18 months	12 months
Woodland Mist	24 months	By best-by; keep dry
Youth In A Bottle	12 months	6 months

Have one in hand? Scan the code on the label or enter its serial on the verify page to see its batch and best-by date.

Best-by dates are our own estimate, based on research into each ingredient and formula with AI assistance and our batch records. They have not been evaluated by the FDA or any other agency. Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight; if a product's smell, color or texture changes, stop using it.