HERB - Old Oil Bottles

[Lynette K LaFontaine]

Sound like it is time for some new bottles.  If they're are still in
business you can find exactly the right ones form:  Lavender Land 6715
Donerail Drive, Sacramento, CA   95842 (196) 334-4400Phone    or Fax at
(916) 339-0842  They have a catalog and do mail order.
----- Original Message -----
From: Katherine Blackthorne <kblackthorne at midtown.net>
To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: HERB - Old Oil Bottles


> I've tried all thesee tricks (and then some) and still certain herbs leave
> behind their scent!  (And that's just dried herbs, not oils.)  AND
> bakingsoda.  AND lemon juice.  AND leaving it open-to-the air for a year
> after trying everything else.  My jars still smell like valarian!
>
> --Katherine
>
> >You might try cleaning them with ammonia ( it cuts oil).  I discovered a
> >waterless hand cleaner with isopropyl alcohol is great for getting gas
odor
> >from my hands after I "fill up".  If the ammonia doesn't get rid of the
> >odor, try alcohol.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Warren & Meredith Harmon <corwynsca at juno.com>
> >To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
> >Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 10:31 PM
> >Subject: HERB - Old Oil Bottles
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Greetings!
> >>
> >> I have a question about those old essential oil bottles, the kind that
> >> are accumulating in my house...is there any way to reuse them?  Most of
> >> them still retain a trace scent of the old oil, and I have three large
> >> bottles of essences that I'd like to transfer to smaller bottles - but
I
> >> don't want to mix old scent with new (eeeeewwch!).  Any thoughts?
> >>
> >> -Caro
> >> "That is the nature of the Quest...Have you never wondered why the
> >> knights set out
> >> to search for a marvel that can appear anywhere?  It is not the
> >> destination, but the
> >> act of traveling, that provides the answer.  Only when you already know
> >> what you
> >> seek will you have a chance of finding it."  -Diana L Paxon
> >>
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