Those unused contacts cases that you have in the back of your drawer are great for a weekend trip when you just need a few meds or a couple pair of small earrings to take with you. Since the lids screw on, they are very secure, and they keep out moisture.
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My granddaughter had scarlet fever a few months ago and her lips were super dry, being so sick. Her doctor recommended Vaseline only on them. She was staying with us but when she went home to be with her mom, she didn't have any Vaseline. I was trying to figure out what to put some in and I remembered I had a full case of unused contact lens cases. I put some in it and it's been the perfect solution.
I tried once to wear contacts. It was a valiant try but didn't work. This left me with a nice little moc croc lens case with nothing to put in it.
Thoroughly clean an old contact lens cases to use for pill box. They keep a couple aspirin or other medications handy in purse or pocket.
It seems like I have more contact lens cases than I need and too many nearly empty tubes of lipstick. Rather than toss everything, I cleaned the contact lens cases well, then filled them with the leftover lipstick.
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Can anyone think of a use for the little plastic cups my daily disposable contact lenses come in?
Beads, pills and such can be used. Another thing is the little containers they fit in can be used for so many things. Here is a link to one of my posts. I hope it helps. PBP
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My daughter uses her disposable lens cups at the sinks for rings and on her dressing table for earrings.
She also has made some really pretty little jewellery boxes and compartments using scrap fabrics and white glue to make lining for the cups - she sets the lined cups down in a upcycled (scrap fabric and more white glue:) margarine tub to make jewellery boxes.
She glues the cups down, cuts down a spare lid (more fabric, some padding, and more glue) so it will fit inside the tub with the padded part atop the bottom layer of cups, then glues more cups to that cut down spare lid - voila, two or more layers of storage!
She did one in scrap velvet for my older granddaughter's teacher Christmas gift and the teacher was really pleased with it.
You can mix small amounts of essential oil with a carrier oil for personal use or perfumes!
Tips for reusing the lens cups that come with disposable contact lenses. Post your ideas.
Don't throw away those individual plastic lens cups that disposable contact lens come in, they are ideal to use when crafting. Ideal for small amounts of paint. Or glue them to the bottom of a craft project for raised feet. Or use for sorting small bead sizes, etc.
By Syd
I use them to hold a small amount of antibiotic (omoxycillin) mixed with a toner, witch hazel or alcohol, in efforts to control acne. Open a pill capsule, dump the powder and add the alcohol. I use a cotton swab to then apply the antiobiotic solution to affected areas. The contact lens cup is small and sealable and convenient for my purse.
Fill the containers with petroleum jelly and keep in your purse for use on chapped lips.
Is there anything I can do with old contact lens cases?
By diasap
Perhaps as a temporary "pill bottle" for carrying meds in your purse.
They are also great for change for parking meters. If quarters don't work, dimes and nickles will.
Tums or generic ones I think fit, too, but I am not certain so try it and if it fits, you are set. I am never without mine so I use an old pill bottle so they stack up like Neco Candy. Works like a charm. Subway tokens might work, too.
Hope this helps.
PBP
Earbuds are often small enough to fit in very tiny containers, even a contact lens case. This is a page about using contact lens case as earbud headphones case.
