HYGIENE

• Avon Skin So Soft - great for removing face paint and also reputed to be an effective bug repellant (the latter seems variable based on personal experience and reports)
• Aftershave gel – no glass bottles
• Baby Wipes - packets are better than tubs
• Band aids
• Body Lotion – neutral fragrance or fragrance free – small to medium size
• Body Wash for MEN, preferably fragrance free (small size, plastic container (always needed)
• Bounce unscented dryer sheets
• Boxer shorts – medium, large, and extra large
• Bug Repellent
• Cleanser and/or moisturizer (lotion, cream…)
• Conditioner
• Deodorant – NOT ANTI-PERSPIRANT
• Disposable razors – double or more bladed (QuatroPro and Mach 3 preferred – with refills)
• Eye contact solution
• Eye drops (Visine, etc.) for flushing dust and sand out of the eyes
• Eye wash
• Eyeglass cleaner
• Facial cleanser
• Facial moisturizer
• Foot powder (Gold Bond, etc.)(always needed)
• Hair bands
• Hair bands or clips
• Hair clips
• Hair gel
• Hair gel
• Hair spray – NON-AEROSOL
• Hand lotion
• Hand sanitizer – small and medium sizes
• Laundry detergent – no brighteners! – tablets or small boxes
• Lip balm (Blistex, Carmex, Chap Stick…)
• Lysol/Clorox cleaning wipes
• Mirrors – small
• Mosquito coils (repellant) (always needed)
• Mouthwash (small plastic containers
• Nail clippers
• Non-aerosol hair spray
• Personal/Body wipes (Baby wipes) – preferably fragrance free
• Sanitary napkins
• Shampoo – small to medium size – plastic bottles
• Shaving gel (NOT aerosol) (always needed)
• Small mirrors
• Socks - thick, white, cotton (always needed)
• Socks – Thick, black, cotton (always needed)
• Socks – white, cotton
• Sunscreen
• T-shirts – medium, large, & extra large – new only please
• Talcum powder
• Tampons
• Toilet paper – soft 2-ply (Charmin, Northern…)
• Toothbrushes, individually packaged
• Toothpaste – trial or small size are great

..."And now the rest of the..." List!

• Pre-paid Phone Card so service member can call home – be sure they’re for calls from the Middle East to the US
• AA & AAA cell Alkaline Batteries
• “Prizes” that can be awarded to winners of events (races, weight lifting...)
• Blankets – twin size
• Copenhagen Snuff in a tin ("Even if the service member doesn't dip snuff, they will be ahero and have more power than the Commanding Officer if they have a 'log' (10 cans) of 'Hagen.' A large percentage of infantry use this stuff and it is hard to get. The stuff they do get comes in a plastic can and tastes terrible. The 'Stateside Hagen' is the most powerful bargaining tool in a field environment!")
• Disposable cameras
• Insoles for shoes
• Mag lights
• Make-up brushes (also to clean guns)
• Paintbrushes – 1” or smaller (to clean fine dust out of guns)
• Pens and stationery
• Poker chips
• Sheets – twin size, flat ONLY
• Table top/Book lights
• Towels
• Travel size pillows & pillowcases
• Washcloths
• Zip-Lock style Plastic Storage Bags - assorted sizes, heavier freezer style are better
• Beef Jerky ( small packages)

Seasonal 
Blank cards with envelopes for troops to send home to family members – Birthday, Missing You, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving…  

Recreational Items

• Baseball/softball gloves (gently used okay)
• Baseballs and softballs (gently used okay)
• Basketballs (regular and nighttime)
• Board games (used okay( up to 10” long – please be sure all the parts are present
• Books – standard sized paperback only, please do not include Hardcover books
• Boxing gloves
• Boxing head gear
• CD players (used and in good working condition okay)
• Current CDs and DVDs (used okay)
• Dodge balls
• Dominoes
• DVD players – personal size – (used and in good working condition okay)
• Electronic darts
• Footballs
• Frisbees
• Hand-held games (poker, solitaire…)
• Horseshoes
• Laptop computers (used and in good working condition okay)
• Magazines – current (under 3 months old)
• Model car and airplane kits – as well as glue, paint & brushes for the kits
• Ping Pong paddles and balls
• Playing cards
• Poker chips
• Puzzle books (crossword, Sudoku, word search…)
• Soccer balls - Size 5
• Stationery, pens, etc.
• Volleyballs
• Weight lifting belts