30 Things in Every 1980s Bathroom Cabinet That Would Shock People Today!
3.3K views · Aug 23, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@TheYesterdayVault · 1 month ago · pinned
What was sitting in your family's bathroom cabinet back in the 80s that you used every day without thinking twice, and would today's generation believe you if you told them what it was actually for?
@sabacat · 1 month ago (edited)
My parents used Merthiolate instead of Mercurochrome and it burned like crazy! But in the mid/late 80s, I found that it was great for adding temporary neon pink streaks to my hair. That color glowed like it was toxic!
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@Lucy-gu8uk · 1 month ago
Most of these things were not in 80's bathrooms. At least I don't remember them. They were much earlier.
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@boytoy1845 · 1 month ago
Vapor Rub is a Funeral Directors delight to mask the smell of a decompressing body & still working today to mask that smell
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@jchow5966 · 1 month ago
Thnx for the memories.
@kittskorner76 · 1 month ago (edited)
Never heard of using MOM-Milk of Magnesia for treating heartburn… it will definitely give you more than you bargained for!
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@robyndowney5892 · 1 month ago
Ah yes. Auqa Net is the reason I have asthma today. The 80s were good times.
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@lylarose2696 · 1 month ago
I only used Castor oil if I needed to be cleaned out for some sort of a test. You took it with orange juice.
@susanwilliams4953 · 1 month ago
I remember so many of these things. I remember Seabreeze burning my skin . I still use epsom salts.
@DISHYWITCHY1975 · 1 month ago
I miss the sensitive skin Noxzema, It was the only thing that cleared my acne. I was so sad when they stopped making it
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@danielle4andrew85 · 1 month ago
My husband like me was born in 85 and his favorite aftershave is old spice today
@NostalgiaWeMiss · 1 month ago
Seasbreeze burn my skin
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