References and Links to Resources
Some of the statistics and information on this site reference studies conducted by incredible charities and organisations working to tackle hygiene poverty, including:
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In Kind Direct (check out their Reports & Research page for more information)
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The Hygiene Bank (check out their Report page for more information)
As mentioned elsewhere on our site, while we hope to accept lightly used product donations in the future, we currently only accept new or unused items. If you have lightly used products you would like to donate, please consider supporting other charities such as Toiletries Amnesty (please read their terms and conditions). For makeup or electrical items (which we do not accept), we recommend donating to Beauty Banks (please read their terms and conditions).
Full References
1. In Kind Direct (2025), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2025
2. In Kind Direct (2025), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2025
3. In Kind Direct (2024), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2024; Prescott-Smith, S., Gray, H., Owen, M., and Gosschalk, K., (2024), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty in 2024
4. In Kind Direct (2024), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2024; Gunstone, B., Gosschalk, K., Stoker, M., Owen, M., Zabicka, E., and Harmer, L., (2022), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty 2022; Prescott-Smith, S., Gray, H., Owen, M., and Gosschalk, K., (2024), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty in 2024
5. In Kind Direct (2025), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2025
6. In Kind Direct (2023), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2023
7. In Kind Direct (2024), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2024; Gunstone, B., Gosschalk, K., Stoker, M., Owen, M., Zabicka, E., and Harmer, L., (2022), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty 2022; Prescott-Smith, S., Gray, H., Owen, M., and Gosschalk, K., (2024), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty in 2024
8. In Kind Direct (2024), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2024
9. In Kind Direct (2025), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2025
10. Gunstone, B., Gosschalk, K., Stoker, M., Owen, M., Zabicka, E., and Harmer, L., (2022), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty 2022; Prescott-Smith, S., Gray, H., Owen, M., and Gosschalk, K., (2024), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty in 2024
11. Gunstone, B., Gosschalk, K., Stoker, M., Owen, M., Zabicka, E., and Harmer, L., (2022), The Hygiene Bank: Hygiene Poverty 2022
12. In Kind Direct (2023), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2023
13. In Kind Direct (2025), Hygiene Poverty Briefing, Spring 2025