7 Things You Should Stop Storing in Your Bathroom Medicine Cabinet

Heat and humidity in bathrooms can damage certain medications and health supplies, making proper storage especially important.

Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Open the average bathroom medicine cabinet, and you’ll probably find a collection of prescription bottles, pain relievers, vitamins, and medical supplies tucked between toothpaste and skincare products.

It seems like the perfect storage spot because everything is conveniently located where you start and end your day.

Unfortunately, that convenience could be costing you money.

Every hot shower sends moisture into the air, while fluctuating temperatures can affect products that were designed to remain in relatively stable conditions.

Some medications may deteriorate before their expiration dates, leaving you with products that need replacing or may no longer work as intended.

The National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus specifically advises against storing many medications in bathrooms because heat and moisture can damage them.

All of that being said, here are seven things worth removing from your bathroom medicine cabinet, along with practical alternatives that could save you money.

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Prescription Pills and Capsules That prescription bottle sitting beside your toothbrush may be exposed to more moisture than you realize.

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