TOPIC: Spring cleaning finds it’s way to your bathroom medicine cabinet!

As we move through our homes cleaning frenzy…we’ve arrived at the water closet, el bano, the salle de bain…OR as we all lovingly refer to it…the bathroom! Beauty expert, Stacy Cox got her rubber duckies in a row and has the inside scoop on what to keep, what to toss and how a metal cookie baking sheet factors into a more polished YOU! Cookie sheet? This is going to be interesting…so where do we start?

1. Got Drugs? April 26, 2014 – 10AM to 2PMThe National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.Check back on next, Tuesday, April 1 to locate collection sites near youhttp://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

 2. Streamline The Pill Bottles Cluttering Bathroom Counters With A New Trend…

Powder packets! Clocking in at a reasonable ($1.39)…the wellness world is buzzing about…

UrgentRX www.urgentrx.com What if you wind up with heartburn? A stomach ache? A headache? Spring allergies out of the blue? Urgent RX are credit card size packets of fast acting medication, no water, no waiting just the right amount of relief. Just rip open the packet and pour the flavored, fast acting powers into your mouth for relief in record time! Great to toss in your purse and use between having fun if you need.

Rid your medicine cabinet of old vitamins, and take control of your personal health one step at a time with natural, food-based options from Rainbow Light— pioneer of the natural industry’s number one-selling women’s and prenatal vitamins.

• With products created for women by women, Rainbow Light products empower women to take simple steps towards better health by becoming educated on unique products that enable them to choose options that complement her lifestyle and health needs throughout every stage of their life.
• Availability: Rainbow Light products are available at natural retailers and specialty stores throughout the U.S. including Whole Foods Markets, Super Supplements, MOM’s Markets, Mrs. Greens, Pharmaca, Vitamin Shoppe and Earth Fare.

Sticking with the multi functional theme for another moment…Don’t toss old contact lens containers out. Keep them and fill them with your grooming essentials:

Hair gel?

Face Moisturizer/SPF?

Lip Balm?

Stain Remover?

Then drop it in your purse, gym bag or brief case and hit the ground running.

 5. IF a face moisturizer smells waxy or odd…toss it! Not sure what to get instead?

NEW StriVectin SD Advanced Intensive Concentrate for Wrinkles & Stretch Marks$79 (2oz) & $139 (4.5oz) StriVectin.comWant your “youth collagen” back? Introducing the latest advancement in skincare—an improved formulation of StriVectin’s cult classic, best-selling product with new breakthrough technology— The revamped formula includes a potent combination of anti-aging technologies which yield visible skin transforming results starting in just 15 days. Containing StriVectin’s proprietary NIA-114and a new Collagex-CE Wrinkle Repair Complex, these cutting-edge actives penetrate the deepest layers of the skin, specifically targeting both Collagen types I & III. Type III, also known as “Youth Collagen”, was recently found to play a crucial role in skin regeneration and is the key to youthful looking skin.

6. Crest 3D White Brilliance Toothpaste & The Brilliance Boost ($5.99 Each)www.3DWhite.com Just like shampoo builds up a resistance to our hair over time, it’s my belief that toothpaste is much the same. The message here is switch it up with a new toothbrush every 3 months. and if you haven’t tried home whitening products this is an ideal time because Crest 3D White just came out with 2 new products in 2014 that will amplify your smile and leave you money in the bank for other life essentials!·

• NEW Brilliance toothpaste combines Crest’s most advanced whitening toothpaste technology w/advanced freshness
• Contains an Illuminating Complex designed to give shine and luster to the tooth’s surface for a brilliant smile after just 1 use
• Utilizes micro-cleansing whiteners to polish away surface stains
• Crest 3D White Brilliance Boost (also $5.99)Non-fluoride formula allows for 3X the amount of stain lifting ingredient
• Designed for use after your favorite Crest 3D White toothpaste to boost brightness
• Amplifies whiteness after every brushing thanks to a unique concentrated micro-polishing complex

Take a metal cookie baking sheet into your bathroom, purchase some magnets from the hardware store and affix the magnets to the back of each eye shadow, blush and powder compact so you can create a spring color palette with all that you have makeup wise and rediscover pieces of makeup that had gotten relegated to the backs of various drawers!