When to Toss Bathroom Stuff

Typical guidance. If it smells off, changed colour or passed its date, it goes sooner.

Clearing the bathroom cabinet is the easiest declutter there is, because the products make the decision for you. Most of them have a clock.

The sheet, in text

About 3 months

• Mascara and liquid eyeliner
• Toothbrush or brush head (3 to 4)
• Contact lens case

6 to 12 months

• Liquid foundation and concealer
• Opened skincare in jars
• Nail polish that has gone thick

1 to 2 years

• Lipstick and lip gloss
• Powder blush and eyeshadow
• Opened shampoo and body wash

By the printed date

• Sunscreen
• Medicine and first aid creams
• Anything with an expiry stamp

Every few weeks

• Loofahs and bath poufs
• Disposable razor blades

While you are in there

• Bin hotel minis you will not use
• Check a pharmacy take-back for old medicine

What I would actually use for this

Do the sheet first. If you still need something afterwards, these are the ones from my own shortlist that fit this job.

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