Essential hygiene items
What items can we take?
We are taking new/unopened items
New, unopened hotel or travel-size toiletries
Soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors
New, unopened full-size toiletry items
Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bars of soap, face wash, lotion, deodorant
New floss
Must be in original packaging
New lip balm
Must be in original packaging
New menstrual products
Packaged or loose; loose items must be sealed in individual wrappers and placed into a clean ziploc or grocery bag.
New sunscreen
New hand sanitizer
New, unused adhesive bandages
Packaged or loose; loose items must be contained in ziploc bags
New ethnic hair and skincare products
New/unopened or at least 75% full
New, unopened toothpaste and toothbrushes
New adult diapers
Laundry Detergent Sheets
What isn’t in this category?
Used toiletry items
Used toothbrushes or toothpaste
Open floss
Open or used deodorant or razors
Used soap
Used lip balm
Essential hygiene items.
Is your bathroom cupboard cluttered with extra bottles of shampoo that you bought on sale? Have a stash of hotel toiletries you don't use but can't bring yourself to throw away?
Let us help you get those items out of your cupboard and into the hands of community members who need them!
Partnering with Bridge to Basics
Bridge to Basics is a new nonprofit launched in 2024 to uniquely address hygiene poverty and support the nonprofit community. Bridge to Basics exists to supply a network of local nonprofits - from schools to food shelves – with the hygiene products requested by neighbors in need. Their goal is to allow nonprofits to maximize their impacts by staying mission-focused and our neighbors to thrive by ensuring their physical and emotional dignity. Materials provided by Ridwell members will be used to stock the supply Bridge to Basics offer to our community.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
