Cleaningessentialoilbottlesproperlyisimportanttoensurethepurityandeffectivenessoftheoilsinside.Herearesomestepstofollowwhencleaningessentialoilbottles:
Rinsethebottle:Fillthebottlewithwarmwaterandshakeitvigorouslytoremoveanyresidue.Youcanalsouseasmallamountofmildsoaptohelpbreakdownanyremainingoil.
Scrubthebottle:Useabottlebrushorasmallscrubbingbrushtocleantheinsideofthebottlethoroughly.Makesuretoscrubthesides,bottom,andneckofthebottletoremoveanyresidue.
Rinseagain:Afterscrubbing,rinsethebottlethoroughlywithwarmwatertoensurethatallsoapandoilresiduesareremoved.
Drythebottle:Allowthebottletoairdryupsidedownonacleantowelorpapertowel.Makesurethebottleiscompletelydrybeforeusingitagain.
Cleanthedropperorcap:Ifyouressentialoilbottlecomeswithadropperorcap,makesuretocleanthemaswell.Soaktheminwarm,soapywaterandscrubthemwithabrushtoremoveanyoilresidues.
Sterilizethebottle:Toensurethatthebottleiscompletelycleanandfreeofbacteria,youcansterilizeitbyboilingitinapotofwaterforafewminutes.Makesuretoletthebottlecooldowncompletelybeforeusingitagain.