Kérastase Batch Code Checker

How Kérastase Batch Codes Work

A Kérastase batch code is the factory's internal reference for one production run. Read correctly it tells you when that run was filled, which is usually the closest thing to a manufacturing date that Kérastase packaging will ever give you.

Codes are often clearer under angled light than they are head-on. Ink that looks grey on a bottle base can resolve into a legible character once the light moves across it.

If the packaging also carries a printed expiry date, trust the packaging. The batch code tells you when the product was made; the printed date tells you when it should be used up.

How to Locate Your Kérastase Code

Kérastase marks its production runs on the underside or the back panel of most packaging. Look in these places:

Work down this list and you will find it:

• Fragrance: on the base of the bottle, and frequently repeated on the outer box
• Packaging: on the base or underside of the container
• Carton: on the bottom panel, or next to the barcode
• Label: printed near the LOT or production code on the back label

If several codes appear on the packaging, the production code is normally the shortest string on the label. Enter that one into the field above.

Most Looked-Up Kérastase Ranges

Common Kérastase items whose codes people want decoded include:

• Product lines: Genesis and Resistance
• Product lines: Nutritive
• Hair care: Elixir Ultime
• Product lines: Blond Absolu

Gift sets are the exception worth watching: the outer box and each item inside can carry different codes, and the oldest one in the set sets the limit for how long to keep it.

Kérastase Batch Code Tips and Traps

Treat the decoded date as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Kérastase occasionally reformats its coding scheme, and older stock may predate the current system.

Photograph the batch code with the packaging in frame. If you need to raise a query with Kérastase customer service later, that single image answers most of their questions.