Medicine Cabinet Organization

Here's a peek inside my medicine cabinet.    I thought it would be interesting to share with you some of the green and reuse ideas I've been using...as well as a few products I love.

• Chipped glassware.   Old glasses are a great way to keep things organized inside the medicine cabinet.  Tall skinny glasses can hold toothbrushes (mine is Recycline; www.recycline.com) , a roll of toothpaste (can't remember what I use...but it's a natural salt-based one) and other personal care items.
• Stripped tins.   Old metal tins can be stripped of their enamel paint with just some citrus-based paint stripper and a metal scraping brush.   The tin on the top holds a variety of First Aid items, but I think it also looks handsome on it's own inside the cabinet.
• I keep ther pumice stone inside the medicine cabinet.   A lot of us keep the pumice stone in the shower, but leaving the stone wet for extended periods of time encourages bacteria growth.  Yuck!  So it's best to let it air dry and keep it someplace dry, too.
• Finally, I love Prada's new fragrances.    The cool part about their fragrances is that the bottles are refillable in Prada stores.   A bit pricey, but I think it's a splurge I can handle right now!

Comments

[Tinuviel Pettit]

Hey, that looks like my medicine chest except that I favour Chanel #5 instead of Prada and Origins (might have to try the Dermalogica)
Cheers! :)

[becky]

You're a lot like me. Mine's not looking as good as yours, but I like to use goofy things inside, like vintage shot glasses for Q-tips vintage tins for band-aids. Here it was a few months ago (it's looking better now but I'm too lazy after the superbowl night to go take a pic and download it)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71696744@N00/195059499/in/set-72157594217744830/
Becky

[Nichole]

My cabinet looks similar to yours, though I'm not so bold as to take a photo of it...at least not without some tidying first!

I use 2 old Ball canning jars. One is standard size (that just reads "BALL: MASON"), possibly vintage, and the prettiest shade of blue to match my sea theme bathroom. I put my tooth brushes in that one. Then I keep Q-tips in a small 1 cup Ball canning jar.

I noticed your pumice stone isn't resting on anything in your cabinet. Perhaps to keep things even cleaner and less bacterial, you could rest in on a soap dish that has a drain catching function, like a soap saver. Then you can remove the pumice and clean the soap dish periodically, rather than having to clean up a mess on your cabinet! ;)

[Cynthia]

This definitely gives me inspiration for my medicine cabinet.

Peeking inside someone's medicine cabinet is always a little dangerous, as it gives you a bit more information than you might otherwise have. So...I noticed that you had 1-day Acuvue contacts. I know that there are folks who require super disposable contact lenses for various/medical reasons. If you don't need them, perhaps you'd consider switching to a longer-lasting set. The savings in resources from going from a 1-day to even a 7-day isn't insignificant.

Thanks as always for the great posts.

[Antique cabinets]

This only reminds of how i don't use products at in an everyday manner.

[chickadee]

I love it! I reuse empty olive, pepper, etc. glass jars instead in my medicine cabinet and it works great. I like the idea for a vintage glass for storing toothpaste and toothbrush...no jars were big enough for both! Thanks for posting!