What can I do with unused bottles of lotion, shampoo,soap etc?

Question

I often get soap, lotion and shampoo as gifts and a lot of times when i see something i like i decide to switch whatever im using at the moment. But i have a cabinet pretty full of those things now, some half full other barely used/touched. Will CCA or any charity accept them? How can I pare down my cabinet and just stick to a few core products?

Answer 1

for a week monitor what products etc you use by marking them with a sharpie or post it note.

at the end of the week take everything you didnt use (unless you really need it but just didnt need it that week)  and give it to a charity or friends etc.

Answer 2

Most established charities cannot accept open or used products....health reasons..but contact some of your local churches and see if their missionary group will accept them....i have for years donated to a church in our area and the missionaries donate them to the people they are serving overseas