I learned this tip from a blogger lady. She would buy strivectin or other expensive beauty products and she said in order to not waste any, cut open the tube and close by putting the cut parts together each time until you get every bit out. You just slip the cut top part over the cut bottom part by squeezing the bottom part together a little bit. I have done this many times and often get over a week’s worth of cream that I would have tossed out had I not opened it up.