Written by OSEA Staff | Last Updated October 4, 2024
Having family and friends stay with you during the holidays makes the season a joyful experience. However, with holiday guests comes holiday stress. One way to ensure you don’t become overwhelmed is to prepare ahead for your guests’ arrival. Keeping a well-stocked bathroom with essentials like moisturizer, fresh towels, and skin cleansers can ensure that your guests feel welcomed and enjoy refreshed skin.
7 Tips for Stocking the Guest Bathroom for the Holidays
1. Fresh Towels
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of a fluffy new towel. Providing plenty of clean towels for your guests is essential, as they can shower or perform their usual skincare routine with ease. It’s key to have at least two large and two small towels per guest for the most comfortable experience.
2. Bath Rugs
Bath rugs serve two essential purposes: they help keep your guests safe from accidental slips on a wet floor and they protect your floor from excess water as someone steps out of the shower. Unfortunately, bath rugs can also harbor a lot of mildew and bacteria. Before guests arrive, make sure to wash the bath rug and toss it in the wash every week or as needed.
3. Handsoap
Elevate your guest bathroom essentials with our new Undaria Algae™ Body Wash, which doubles as a luxurious hand soap. Infused with nourishing Undaria seaweed, this gentle, pH-balanced cleanser delivers a rich lather that cleanses without stripping or drying the skin. Packed with amino acids, antioxidants, and hydrating oils like jojoba, coconut, and avocado, it leaves skin soft, revitalized, and glowing. With its refreshing citrus scent, featuring notes of grapefruit and lime, it’s our bestselling essential your guests will love at the sink and in the shower.
4. Hand Cream
Cold weather causes hands to dry and chap due to the lack of moisture in the air. Washing hands with hot water can cause excess dryness, making the skin on the hands feel tight. Leaving a hand cream next to the bathroom sink can encourage guests to hydrate their hands and reduce the appearance of chapped skin. The OSEA for Parachute Hydrating Hand Cream is extra nourishing with a blend of shea butter, coconut oil, and hyaluronic acid.
5. Toiletries
Stock your guest bathroom with essential toiletries, including soap or body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and toothpaste. Choose products with minimal fragrances to ensure that everyone, even those with sensitivities to fragrance, can enjoy them.
If you’re unsure about your guests’ shampoo preferences, a moisturizing paraben-free shampoo and conditioner is usually a safe bet for the winter months.
Our travel-size products are perfect for pampering your guests during their stay. Our Hyaluronic Body Serum delivers a powerful hydration boost, clinically tested to increase skin moisture by 161%.* Our Undaria Algae™ Body Lotion, visibly firms skin in just 4 hours while providing long-lasting hydration.* For facial care, our Ocean Cleansing Milk melts away makeup and impurities while soothing and hydrating dry skin. Its gentle, pH-balanced formula leaves skin feeling smooth, healthy, and radiant, and is safe for sensitive skin.
*Based on a third-party clinical study.
6. Moisturizer
During the winter, skin often becomes much drier. This can lead to irritation or discomfort, itching, and flaking. To combat drying effects, stock your bathroom with lotions, body oils, or moisturizers.
Treat your guests with our Mega Moisture Duo, featuring the Undaria Algae™ Body Oil and Undaria Algae™ Body Lotion. Clinically tested to improve skin elasticity and provide deep moisturization, this duo visibly firms and hydrates for a glowing, toned look. This limited-edition set offers an exclusive opportunity to try our bestselling skincare at a special holiday savings—just for you!
7. Face Products
Many people are careful about the specific products they put on their face, as everyone’s skin reacts differently. Offer gentle products that work seamlessly on both mature and youthful skin. Our Anti-Aging Starter Set, for example, offers travel-sized products with gentle ingredients such as Undaria seaweed and Safflower seed oil. For a gentle cleanser that suits different skin types, try our Ocean Cleanser. It contains lactic acid, glycerin, and bentonite for a gentle, yet effective cleansing experience.
