A woman has shared a common mistake that people make when storing perfume and warns it could spoil its scent.
The perfume expert, named Emelia, posts under the username @professorperfume on TikTok, and took to the social media site to warn that people may be throwing their money away. This is because many opt to store their perfumes in their bathrooms.
Emelia claims that the constant temperature fluctuations could spoil a fragrance's scents. She also warned that leaving perfumes out on a hallway display isn't much better.
The now-viral clip's caption read: "Say it with me: hide them away to make them stay."
As reported by the Mirror, the expert recommends keeping your perfume in a cool, dry and dark place. She claims that it will help you get years out of your fragrances.
She explained: "If you keep your perfume in the bathroom, when you shower, all of the steam and constant temperature fluctuations are going to spoil your perfume a lot faster than if you store them correctly.
"Now, if you are thinking okay I'll take them out of my bathroom and I'll put them on my dresser or my windowsill, eh, don't do that either. Store your fragrance in a cool, dry, dark place.
"I always recommend your closet or a dresser drawer. Some people keep them in the fridge. You don't have to go that far, but when you store them correctly they will last you for years and years."
The video has amassed over two millions views and there have been thousands of responses from shocked TikTok commenters.
One person replied: " WOAH did not know this. So Eau de toilette does not go near the toilette!!!"
A second said: "Ok but like who doesn’t keep their perfume in the bathroom," while another wrote: "..the walk of shame I just did to my bathroom. Into the hall closet they go."
Meanwhile, other fans shared their dismay as they like to keep their perfume on display.
Someone replied: "Then they shouldn’t make the bottles so pretty," and a different commenter pined: "But they look so pretty on display."
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