Don’t Forget Cleaning Supplies on the College Packing List
If you’re helping your student get ready for college, there’s a lot to remember. Bedding, towels, school supplies, laundry detergent, toiletries, seasonal clothing, storage bins—the college packing list can get long quickly.
But one thing that’s easy to overlook is cleaning supplies.
Whether your student is moving into a dorm room or their first apartment, they’ll be eating, studying, sleeping and spending plenty of time in that space. Sending them off with a few basic cleaning essentials can make it easier to take care of everyday messes once you’re no longer there to remind them.
Start With a Clean Space
Before everything gets unpacked, take a few minutes to wipe down the surfaces your student will use most—desks, shelves, countertops, light switches, door handles and bathroom surfaces.
Move-in day may be hectic, but cleaning before boxes, clothes and electronics take over the room is much easier than doing it later.
And once classes begin, having cleaning products already on hand means there’s no excuse when that first coffee spill, microwave mess or dirty bathroom sink appears.
Keep Cleaning Supplies Simple
Dorm rooms and student apartments usually don’t offer much storage, so there’s no reason to send along a cabinet full of bulky cleaning bottles.
That’s where the JAWS® Just Add Water System™ can make college cleaning easier.
JAWS reusable spray bottles work with compact, concentrated refill pods. When the bottle is empty, simply refill it with tap water, insert a new refill pod and reuse the same bottle.
The small refills are easy to tuck into a drawer, cabinet or storage bin, so your student can keep extra cleaner on hand without taking up valuable space.
Depending on their living situation, a few basics may be all they need:
- JAWS Multi-Purpose Cleaner for desks, counters and everyday messes
- JAWS Glass Cleaner for mirrors, glass and electronic screens
- JAWS Foaming Bathroom Cleaner for sinks, showers and bathroom surfaces
- JAWS Disinfectant Cleaner Degreaser for all the high-touch surfaces when disinfecting is needed
Make It Easy—and They Might Actually Clean
You probably can’t control how often your college student cleans once you leave campus - but you can make it easier for them.
Keeping a cleaner and microfiber towel within reach makes it simple to wipe down a desk, clean up a food spill or give the bathroom a quick refresh without turning it into a major project.
And because JAWS bottles are designed to be refilled and reused, your student doesn’t have to keep buying and throwing away another spray bottle every time the cleaner runs out.
As you finish that college packing list, add cleaning supplies alongside the bedding, laundry detergent and school essentials. It may not be the most exciting thing you send to college—but a few weeks into the semester, you may be glad you did.
