Places to Donate Toiletries & Cleaning Supplies

In search of places to donate toiletries, I found some great links to help you find a place to donate toiletries you that are cluttering up your bathroom.  Like the toothbrush and toothpaste your dentist gave you but you have never used. Or those deodorant samples that come in the mail, but you aren't interested in.  Or perfume / hairspray / shampoo / hand lotion / bath salts you used once or twice but didn't like.   Or maybe you got a gift basket of toiletries you don't really use because you already have your favorites!

In calling the local resources near me, I found out that some food pantries, church thrift stores, and domestic violence shelters will put out opened toiletry items in excellent condition in a basket for patrons to browse and take things they may need.  Some of the items also may be given to disaster victims / homeless people in your local neighborhood. 

Find a Food Pantry Near You in NJ   
http://www.sefan.org/gpage.html2.html

Find Domestic Violence Shelters Near You in NJ
http://www.njcbw.org/guide.htm

Using these links I called the food pantries in my home town of Bloomfield as well as a couple Domestic Violence / Battered Women & Children Shelters and found one that although they always prefer unopened items, they will take small amounts of opened, barely used toiletries that are in really good, clean condition.  What they do is put them in a basket with a sign that tells people they can help themselves and use them at their own risk.

They wouldn't take opened toiletries from just anyone, but I went and met with them and assured them that they have not been tampered with in any way and came from a clean home, etc. so they were looked over what I brought and took things like hairspray, hair gels, shampoo, conditioner, bath salts, etc.  Things that aren't really risky. 

Of course  - NEVER DONATE or ACCEPT eye or lip care things that have been opened. 

If you aren't in NJ, try googling Food Pantries or Domestic Violence Shelters and add your state abbreviation. Make a few phone calls and find out what they really need right now. If you find a great link listing all the resources in your state, leave it here in a comment and I'll publish a post listing all the links!

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[Tiffany Scales]

http://toiletriesforfamilies.wordpress.com please donate toiletries as we continue providing families experiencing financial problems and need assistance with grooming while they prepare for interviews and or aim to increase their self esteem!