6 Problem Solvers in Your Doctor's Medicine Cabinet

Don't Bother With: Cotton Balls

London says that one of the only things these fluffy space-wasters are good for is removing eye makeup. For cleaning a wound, she prefers regular gauze, and to dress the area, she reaches for a nonstick version like Telfa (like cotton, gauze doesn't weather showers well, so remember to change the dressing every day).