Such a heap of pleasant and useful little things, as in this room, is not found anywhere else in the apartment. But not all of them belong there.
We leave there pills and cosmetics, and a lot of all sorts of things for personal care. Sometimes even watches, rings and earrings, so as not to forget to wear the next day. And we are wrong every time. We have compiled a list of things that should never be kept in the bathroom.
For foreigners, this is generally stressful – the lack of a first aid kit in the bathroom. If not there, then where? However, if you also keep headache pills or vitamins in the bathroom, find another place for them. Neither dietary supplements nor serious medicines can be kept where there is high humidity and temperature. Take any instructions: they recommend storing medicines in a cool, dry place. A humid and warm environment has a bad effect on medicines: their structure may change, and their effectiveness decreases. So it’s best to keep your first aid kit in a dresser, closet, or even in the kitchen, away from the stove and refrigerator. By the way, oral contraceptives deteriorate very quickly, losing their properties. Do you need it?
This is an incredibly moody thing. They cannot be kept in a wallet (as well as 9 other unexpected things), cannot be carried in the back pocket of trousers, and in a chest pocket, it is also not advised. A humid and warm environment works even worse for them than for drugs: if the latter simply become less effective and deteriorate faster than they should, then condoms become useless. It turns out that when you use them, you make useless sacrifices, nothing more.
Oops. And where, then, to keep them, if we use them exclusively in the shower? But moisture, predictably, spoils the blades. Therefore, you need to store them somewhere away from water. Another option is to wipe the reusable machine dry after each use and put it in a tightly closed bag or box.
Even better. What to do with them? This is a thing that belongs in the bathroom and only there! But toothbrushes also suffer from the humid, warm environment of the bathroom. Bacteria reproduce on them at a truly insane rate. Therefore, true fans of hygiene advise to find another place for the brush, and we recommend simply changing it more often and rinsing thoroughly after use.
We are talking about makeup, makeup brushes and sponges. Even if you put on makeup in front of the bathroom mirror, because it is comfortable, it is better to take your cosmetic bag with you every time. The constant change in temperature and humidity will destroy your eyeshadow and powder in no time. An even more unenviable fate for lip gels and lipsticks. By the way, the same goes for styling products – they don’t like the tropical environment of the bathroom at all. Well, on makeup brushes in such an environment, bacteria very quickly multiply, due to which harmful acne then crawl out.
It is very convenient to do a manicure in the bathroom, because the smell does not go through the apartment from there, and ventilation works in the room itself. However, if you are a true fan of home manicure, you should know that it is better to store varnishes in the refrigerator – this way they will last you longer. True, you will have to get the bottle in advance to keep it warm. But in the bathroom, the varnish quickly deteriorates.
The only jewelry you can keep in the bathroom are the ones you wear every day. Then they will only spend the night on the shelf, and the humidity will not have time to do them much harm. And if you leave jewelry there for a longer period, metals will not thank you. They still like dry environments.
Typically, a perfume retains the full intensity of the fragrance for two years, provided the bottle is tightly closed. This is necessary to protect the perfume from oxidation. In the bathroom, the oxygen oxidation process is accelerated and the perfume deteriorates quickly. Considering how much a good perfume costs today, it’s better to keep the bottle somewhere else.
Some housewives are fortunate enough to have the ability to keep changeable towels in the bathroom. And those who are unlucky often leave a robe there. After all, we put it on after a shower, everything is logical. But, alas, they don’t belong there. In the bathroom, textiles do not dry well and acquire an unpleasant odor. Therefore, even the towel that you are using is better to dry somewhere else, if you do not have a heated towel rail, and then hang it back.
Well, it’s obvious. Water deteriorates the paper and spreads quickly. Glossy magazines last the longest. But they also warp due to moisture, the pages move in waves. However, if you plan to send the magazine to the trash immediately after reading it, then it’s okay. But the book is still worth pitying.