Unopened, well-formulated cosmetics can remain stable for a couple of years at room temperature, says Ni'Kita Wilson, a cosmetic chemist at Cosmetech Laboratories in Fairfield, NJ. But the clock starts once you bring a product home and open it.
How long does it take sperm to reach the egg? I would say at least a couple of hours, but it could take up to three days. Depending you your body and where the egg is in the cycle. The sperm that will be able to fertilize the egg will leave the cervix, at the most, 30 minutes. It does not take 3 days for the sperm to get to the fallopian tubes to ovulation.
Sperm can live up to 72 hours once ejaculated. Sometimes the egg is found within 45 minutes for fertilization, while sometimes it can take as long as 12 hours. If the egg isn't yet released from the ovary, it is thought that the sperm can go into a holding pattern for about 24-48 hours while awaiting release of the egg. In general, if conception is going to happen in any given cycle, it will probably be within the first few hours after intercourse.