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You may feel like you don’t have much room in your refrigerator after your weekly grocery run; however there are some items that are not food that you should make space for on your refrigerator shelves. Just like your food, other materials in your home have a “shelf life” or are best used cold, so storing these non-food items in the refrigerator makes perfect sense. Here are 10 items that are better left in your refrigerator than anywhere else in the house.
1. Medications
Insulin whether unopened or opened should be kept cool. According to Consumer Safety.org, insulin vials that have not been opened can last up to a year in the refrigerator, and once the seal on the vial is punctured, insulin must be refrigerated. The same goes for insulin pens or other insulin delivery devices. Usually, insulin vials are kept secured in the butter compartment or meat bin. Always check the label for complete instructions. Other medications may also be stored in the refrigerator, like suppositories, which would melt if the room temperature gets too warm.
2.Fresh Flowers
If you pick up a prom corsage at 9am, and you will not be pinning it on your date until 7 that evening, don’t fret. Simply clear out some space and store the hard plastic box with the flowers inside on the top shelf of your refrigerator. The same applies if you get a floral delivery and don’t have time to put those lovely blooms in water right away. After the event, a corsage can last quite a few days, if wrapped or stored in plastic. Do not open the container to air or store them in a bin near fresh fruit, as fruit emits gasses that can help wilt flowers.
3. Liquid Make Up
In summertime, liquid or crème foundation can feel slimy on your fingers and your face. Why not start fresh with makeup that goes on cool and keeps your pores closed while applying. Shake well before opening the bottle. You can also store your moisturizer and/or after sun lotion and cleansing cream in the refrigerator so that it goes on cool after a long, hot day.
4. Lipstick
Lipstick can range in price anywhere from $1.99 to $1,000 per tube, but whatever the price, it’s important to keep it well-formed and avoid it melting. If you cool your lipstick each night, it will travel well in your purse, and it will decrease the likelihood it will become misshapen. Sure, you can always dig in the tube with a lip brush, but why would anyone want to do that? Instead, store your lipstick in the door of the refrigerator, tightly closed, to keep it marvelous use after use. Be sure not to press hard while applying, as chilling, while making the lipstick stiffer, may cause it to break.
5. Bedding
Aside from slipping between cool, fresh smelling sheets, why would anyone want to refrigerate their bedding, pillows or mattress pad? Bed bugs and fleas, of course. These nasty little rascals can invade your linens and make your life a misery. Place your bedding in airtight container and then stick them in the freezer compartment. Bedbugs are pretty hearty, and can slow down their metabolisms to counter temperature extremes, however, if you keep them in the deep freeze long enough, you can kill them. Leave your linen there for at least four days, and then discard the wrapping, and launder the items.
6. Towels
After mowing the lawn or running in the heat, applying an icepack may be too extreme a shift in temperature. Instead, keep a cool wet towel in the fridge and by the time you are finished with your outdoor chore or sport, wipe yourself down with a refreshing towel. You can also cool kitchen towels to make slaving over a hot stove a bit more enjoyable, just never grab a pot handle or hot oven pan with a wet towel or oven mitt, warm or cold.
7.Undies
Putting on a pair of briefs or a bra fresh from the crisper department may not be the choice for everyone; however, some swear by it, saying it’s quite refreshing and can also help to preserve sperm. Some folks always keep a pair frigid pants on hand for a quick change when there’s no time to shower. Don’t try this at the office however, as your co-workers many not be keen on moving aside your briefs while foraging for their tuna sandwich. Cool underwear is all the rage, and the Japanese have invented an “Ice bra” according to many sources, including More.com. If you can’t afford this item, keeping your padded bra on the top shelf of the fridge overnight should help keep you cool.
8. Panty Hose
Although runs can happen in even the toughest pair of hose, storing your pantyhose in the refrigerator strengthens the fibers and helps them stay less resistant to snags, runs and holes. Be sure to fold them, not roll them in a ball when storing them.
9. Cash
It’s always a good idea to have cold, hard, cash around the house, especially when you need to have a household emergency fund, or have to wait a day or two before going to the bank to make a deposit. Thieves generally don’t hit up the fridge when casing the house for valuables, so diversion type safes make sense. The fake lettuce safe may be too popular a place to hide your green, but there are alternatives. If you want to stash your cash in a flash in a realistic looking soda can, you can find this type of safe at Personal Security Products Online.
10. Foot Powder
Nothing keeps your feet dry like foot powder, and storing your medicated foot powder in the refrigerator makes applying it a unique tingling experience. You can also store your foot insoles, particularly gel ones, in the refrigerator when not in use to ensure that changing shoes is an invigorating experience as well. Make sure you wrap the insoles in airtight wrapping, as you don’t want your feet to be exposed to excess moisture if you want to keep them comfortable.
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