You Should Not Keep These Things in Your Bathroom.

If you don’t have a perfectly working exhaust fan and ventilation system, your bathroom is probably a little damp. This is obvious after someone has taken a shower, but even things like flushing the toilet and using the sink add moisture to the air.

And while it’s great for certain types of plants , many of the items commonly stored in bathrooms don’t do as well in wet conditions and may even be damaged or ruined as a result. Here are some examples of things that should not be kept in the bathroom.

Spare razor blades

The one on your current razor may remain, but otherwise don’t keep your spare blades in the bathroom: moisture can make them rusty or dull, according to Good Housekeeping .

Compose

“When you touch your makeup, then your skin, and then your makeup again, you’re adding bacteria to the product,” explains dermatologist Shilpi Ketarpal, MD, Cleveland Clinic. Don’t make things worse by adding heat and humidity to the painting: Ketarpal says this encourages yeast and mold growth. In addition, bathroom conditions cause nail polish to exfoliate and expire faster.

Medicine

If stored in a place with high humidity, the medicine may lose its effectiveness or shorten its shelf life.

teeth whiteners

“You shouldn’t be storing teeth whitening gels in your bathroom cabinet,” says Homes and Gardens dentist Ambika Amini . “To extend their shelf life to two years, they are best kept refrigerated.”

Painted wooden furniture

Interesting painted wood furniture can spruce up your bathroom, but it may not stay that color for long. Wood expands and contracts depending on temperature and humidity levels, and when this happens, the paint cracks, bubbles, and eventually flakes or flakes, according to an article on BobVila.com .