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Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:14 am  |
| Having tried out many new things recently, I am now considering saving those little pots and vials for things like travel etc and was wondering how you all clean out those different sample containers. Do you use soap and water, just hot water, run it through the dishwasher etc? Thanks! |
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24, fair skin with larger pores, occasional acne and experiencing the first signs of aging--aagh eye crinkles! |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:18 am |
I seldom take the sample, because the BA seldom give me sample  |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:10 pm |
| I washed them out by hand with soap and water using a small bottle brush if necessary and then place the containers in boiling water for just a second. I just want to make sure they get really sanitized. Maybe someone has an easier way. |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:16 pm |
| I wash them out with hot water and soap and store them away. When I'm ready to fill them I just wisk the vials and tops with alcohol and let air dry for a little while before filling them. |
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Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh Crap, She's up!" Unknown |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:41 pm |
| Thanks everyone, I will try to clean the sample containers that way. |
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24, fair skin with larger pores, occasional acne and experiencing the first signs of aging--aagh eye crinkles! |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:02 pm |
| After washing i will rub with alcohol... |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:13 am |
| i washed them with soap and then soak them in hot water. |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:04 am |
I'll soak in hot soapy water and then wash out the bottles. I find this helps get rid of all the leftover stuff even in the smallest sample bottles  |
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A girl of 25, living in Singapore & still searching for that one line of skincare products that i can continue using for long term for my combi-dry-prone to bumps/spots skin... |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:02 am |
| Arielle wrote: |
| I wash them out with hot water and soap and store them away. When I'm ready to fill them I just wisk the vials and tops with alcohol and let air dry for a little while before filling them. |
I use Arielle's method - now I have all kinds of little pots and containers for either travel or to give away samples of my own! |
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44 – combo/oily skin with a tendency towards clogged pores. Thanks to EDS, tweaked my skincare routine and normalized skin… no more breakouts. PSF, silk powder, Janson Beckett, Cellbone, NIA24 are staples. |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:59 am |
| What about pipettes? I can never seem to get them clean. Shouldn't they be re-used? |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:14 pm |
I think it would depend what you had used it for. I always toss mine though it kills me to 'waste', lol.
If you used it for water or a water based substance I could see giving it a good wash then rinse well with the water then follow-up with a thorough alcohol rinse. Couldn't imagine being able to do that too many times as the plastic is sure to become weaker.
| Molly wrote: |
| What about pipettes? I can never seem to get them clean. Shouldn't they be re-used? |
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~ Voltaire www.Candessence.com |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:16 pm |
Thanks Candy
What kind of alcohol are we talking about here? |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:31 pm |
| Molly wrote: |
| What about pipettes? I can never seem to get them clean. Shouldn't they be re-used? |
What's a pipette? |
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Lisa, 49, sensitive skin, rosacea-prone |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:07 pm |
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Thanks Candy
What kind of alcohol are we talking about here? |
probably nothing you'd want to drink! |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:50 pm |
I have ethyl rubbing alcohol (70% by volume) that I use alot for my stuff. Actually - I have a buncha esters, alcohols, yadda, yadda blah blah - lol - 1 day I'll get organized and all sorted as it should be.
But back to the topic. I would fill a small cup about a 1/4 the way and fill the pipette then sqeeze it into a sink a few times.
Now I just toss em after each use.
| Molly wrote: |
Thanks Candy
What kind of alcohol are we talking about here? |
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~ Voltaire www.Candessence.com |
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Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:52 pm |
Not a great pic but here ya go...
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| Molly wrote: |
| What about pipettes? I can never seem to get them clean. Shouldn't they be re-used? |
What's a pipette? |
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Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:02 pm |
| Thanks - I had no idea. |
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Lisa, 49, sensitive skin, rosacea-prone |
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Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:19 pm |
| Arielle wrote: |
| I wash them out with hot water and soap and store them away. When I'm ready to fill them I just wisk the vials and tops with alcohol and let air dry for a little while before filling them. |
I do exactly the same. When I travel, I never take full size products, I transfer all my products (even liquid make-up) into the sample containers. |
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Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:33 pm |
| Molly wrote: |
| What about pipettes? I can never seem to get them clean. Shouldn't they be re-used? |
In the lab and we always throw away the plastic pipets. It's wasteful but we need to make sure things are sanitary and we don't cross contaminate samples, or whatever liquids we are transferring. We soak the glass pipets in water, mixed with mild detergent, overnight. Then we soak and rinse the pipet with water to get rid of the soapy residue. We also had a large bucket, especially designed to soak these pipets so that the entire pipet is emersed in water (this is for the glass pipets). It would be much easier to explain if I had pictures... but I don't have any available. |
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