DIY Personal Hygiene Containers
by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 01.12.06
TH reader Paul, who must’ve missed out on entering our weird DIY contest thought other TH types might be intrigued by his Reappropriating Contact Lens Cases project. He writes: “When I travel, I usually need small amounts of some kind of cream or balm or just a few pills, but I don’t have small containers to put them in–and I hate buying containers. It’s like buying air. I figured out I can use old contact cases, as they’re the perfect size for even long jaunts–the contents sometimes me over a month. They’re even color-coded or you can write on them with a permanent marker. To separate a case, I just took a Leatherman knife to the middle and sawed away. I then filed away the roughest edges. Not pretty, but it works.” From the blog ::880012: A Ship and a Dream.
interesting idea... i use plasic containers that are for two double AA batteries to old things like pills for the sports i do.. works perfect. these contact cases might be more stable but doubt would hold as much (but i dont wear contacts so i have no clue)
Funny, I just did this on my last trip, put moisturizer and hairgel in one to pop into my travel stuff. Also good for the car/purse.
Another useful trick is to throw those sample size versions of personal care products that you sometimes get free, into your travel case or suitcase, instead of around the house. Then when you travel, you can use those instead of buying packaging-wasting travel sizes.
If, while packing, I find something I wouldn't use (like perfumey bath gel or something) I just dump out and rinse the container and fill it with something I do use. Just wash really well and label it.
I've used tehm for travling with small amounts of cosmetics like foundation or loose powder