The Cotton in the Bottle
Always remove the cotton ball in your pill bottles. Have you ever wondered why they’re in the bottle? They seem pointless and are always in the way when trying to remove a pill. The reason for the cotton isn’t to keep the pills fresh but to keep them from bouncing around and hitting each other while being transported.
Once you open the bottle make sure to remove the cotton. It won’t keep the pills good longer but quite the opposite. The cotton ball is likely to gather moisture and the can grow bacteria in your bottle. You definitely don’t want strange bacteria on the pills that are supposed to make you healthy.