What happened if i place my pills in a cold temperature?!
Question: i love k is right that the bottle should say how to store it and to follow that.
However, to more directly address your question, the reason you shouldn't put softgels or capsules in the fridge or freezer is because it can damage the gelatin. Basically, when you put the bottle in the fridge, the air inside gets cold (obviously), but then when you take it out of the fridge to get some pills out, warm air gets in. Now, warmer air has more humidity in it than cold air, so when that new warmer, moister air gets in the bottle and gets colder, the moisture condenses and makes a little water in the bottle. Doing this every day for weeks on end will put enough moisture in the bottle to start breaking down the gelatin, which can make a softgel leak or a capsule break.
Even worse is if you freeze a softgel... the liquid will expand and often will crack at least a few of the softgels when stored there more than a few days. When a softgel is cracked, then the liquid is free to get out... then you're better off just drinking a liquid instead of swallowing a softgel.
Also, when you freeze any pills (softgels, tablets, or capsules), the cold can damage the integrity of the contents as well, which makes them less effective in some cases and can even destroy the beneficial materials altogether.
That's the main reasons that you shouldn't refrigerate or freeze a pill unless the bottle says to.
Answers: i love k is right that the bottle should say how to store it and to follow that.
However, to more directly address your question, the reason you shouldn't put softgels or capsules in the fridge or freezer is because it can damage the gelatin. Basically, when you put the bottle in the fridge, the air inside gets cold (obviously), but then when you take it out of the fridge to get some pills out, warm air gets in. Now, warmer air has more humidity in it than cold air, so when that new warmer, moister air gets in the bottle and gets colder, the moisture condenses and makes a little water in the bottle. Doing this every day for weeks on end will put enough moisture in the bottle to start breaking down the gelatin, which can make a softgel leak or a capsule break.
Even worse is if you freeze a softgel... the liquid will expand and often will crack at least a few of the softgels when stored there more than a few days. When a softgel is cracked, then the liquid is free to get out... then you're better off just drinking a liquid instead of swallowing a softgel.
Also, when you freeze any pills (softgels, tablets, or capsules), the cold can damage the integrity of the contents as well, which makes them less effective in some cases and can even destroy the beneficial materials altogether.
That's the main reasons that you shouldn't refrigerate or freeze a pill unless the bottle says to.
Your bottle should tell you what temperature to store your pills. You should do as it says....