Bottles WAS How do you dispose of essential oils and supplies when they are

June 14, 2008

At 10:28 AM 6/13/2008, you wrote:

>I have gallon size amber jars that had herbs in them, and even after

>washing with soap and hot water, and rinsing very well with

>clean hot water and distilled vinegar, I cannot get the smell out of them

>or the caps. These particular ones held peppermint leaf

>and lavender herb. I would like to reuse them for storing coconut oil but

>don't know if the lingering smell will taint the oil. They

>are too large to put in the dishwashwer.

Sandra, before washing bottles that have held essential oils, we first

rinse them in 90 proof rubbing alcohol. Since it's the essential oils in

the herbs that is scenting the glass, you might try that.

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June 15, 2008

Thanks Marge. I already filled them with the coconut oil. The scent was being

caused by regular dried herbs and not essential herbs,

so maybe it will be harmless. Most of the smell went away later in the glass;

just the scent in the caps remained, even with the

alcohol. But I'll remember that tip for the future with any essential oil

bottles I have, which are accumulating.

Sandra