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Spring is here! With this comes plenty of outside projects to tackle. But, it’s also the time when we get the itch to organize inside. Bathrooms are one of those areas that can easily accumulate clutter. Here are 6 tips for cleaning and organizing your bathroom and beauty products.
1.Check Expiration Dates
Personal care products and cosmetics don’t last forever! Check your products to see when they expire, as they’re all different. Here’s an example of what you could see. Discard anything that is expired.
2. Wash Makeup Brushes
There are some specialized products you can buy to wash brushes, but mild soap and water work just fine.
- Add a drop of gentle soap or shampoo into a cup filled with warm water.
- Swish your brush around in the cup, working the cleanser into the bristles.
- Rinse brush until water runs clean.
- Dry brush flat on a paper towel.
3. Swap Out Products
My routine doesn’t vary all that much season to season, but this time of year I do lighten up on products and bring out more spring colors. Tis the season! Consider swapping out your deeper lip shade for a new fresh shade and start using lighter weight creams and foundations to replace the heavier winter formulas.
4. Discard All “Duds”
DUD stands for damaged, unused, or duplicates. Most of us have been there. We try a new product for awhile, then realize we don’t like or use it. So, we leave the opened container in our bathroom to live out its days. Be realistic here. If you didn’t like the product initially, you probably won’t like it now.
Anything that is unopened can be given to someone else who may end up loving it. Check the expiration date first!
Also, what is currently in your bathroom that doesn’t belong there? It’s helpful to take a step back and evaluate where things should live based on convenience (where and how you use them) and available space. Extra towels may fit best in a linen closet. Products for your kids could go in the bathroom they use instead of yours. And bathroom cleaning products could be consolidated with your other cleaning products in a laundry room or cleaning cupboard.
5. Evaluate Your Overstock
Bulk purchases can be helpful IF you have the storage space for them. But, often what happens is that we buy multiples of things because they’re on sale or we don’t realize what we already have so we overbuy. Due to this, we end up with multiple moisturizers, sunscreens, lip shades – all scattered throughout the bathroom.
Soooo…just like every organizing project we do, take everything out. After you’ve gotten rid of the DUDs, see what you have left and group all duplicates together. If you found 4 shampoos, put 1 in the shower. Then, store the other 3 in a labeled overstock container. Make it a habit to check there first before purchasing more. This acts as an inventory system to guard against overbuying. When you’re down to the last product, that’s your trigger to add the item to your shopping list.
6. Organize
Now that you’ve pared down your inventory and grouped your overstock, organize what remains. Assign a home for everything. Remember to think broadly, utilizing the backs of cupboard doors, drawer dividers, and vertical space with products like these:
Lastly…label everything! Happy organizing!