Why Neosporin Should Be On Your College Essentials List

As a senior who’s lived in the dorms, I always tell incoming freshmen to add Neosporin to their dorm room essentials shopping list. Dorm life brings unexpected minor injuries – paper cuts from late-night study sessions, small burns from illegal microwaves, and mysterious scratches from cramped furniture navigation. The communal bathrooms and shared living spaces mean more exposure to bacteria, making infection prevention crucial.

Having Neosporin readily available in your college essentials kit saves you from making midnight trips to the campus store or relying on your RA’s first aid supplies. Keep a small tube in your desk drawer – you’ll thank yourself later when you’re treating that paper cut at 3 AM during finals week.

This advice comes from three years of dorm living experience at a state university.