Empty essential oil bottles cluttering your cabinets? You don’t need to just throw them away – there are all sorts of ways you can reuse these to prevent them from filling up landfills.

Most avid essential oil users manage to collect several empty essential oil bottles over time. If you are wondering what to do with your stash of bottles, you’re in luck. There are several ways to recycle and reuse empty essential bottles. And today, we’re going to share a few of our absolute favorites with you! First things first, we need to discuss cleaning your essential oil bottles once they’re empty.

First Things First: Clean The Empty Essential Oil Bottle

We know you’re excited to hear all the ways you can use empty essential oil bottles. But before we get to that, we’ve got a bit of work to do.

When you are done using up all the oil inside the bottle, you will have to clean it thoroughly before reusing it. This prevents cross-contamination of essential oil scents. You can collect as many bottles as you can handle and clean them together at once. This is faster than cleaning them as they come up. Here are easy instructions to wash the bottles.

1. Separate cap, dropper, plastic band, and bottle. You may need a blunt-edged object to pry the dropper off. The plastic band at the neck of the bottle can be thrown away with your recyclable garbage.
2. Get rid of any residual oil by adding Epson salts in the bottle and leaving them for some time. This will soak up all the oil, and you can use the salts in your next bath.
3. In a large bowl, add warm water, liquid soap, and vinegar. Soak all the components of the essential oil bottle in this bowl for 15-30 minutes. This will help get rid of the scent, any remaining oil, and it will also loosen the label.
4. Scrape off the label with a butter knife. Try to remove as much of it as possible. You can even use a scrubber.
5. Next, rinse off the bottles with clean water. Make sure you rinse them out thoroughly to remove all signs of soap and vinegar.
6. Lay them out to dry on a towel. This will take around 3-4 hours. The bottles must be completely dry before you reuse them.
7. Once dry, keep them in a storage box for later use.

Now that you have a collection of clean essential oil bottles, here are a few things you can try at home:

The Top 6 Ways To Reuse Empty Essential Oil Bottles

There are all sorts of reasons you should not just throw away your empty essential oil bottles. For one, they’ll just end up in landfills. Even recycling them isn’t as helpful as you may think. In the interest of sustainability, you should find a way to reuse them.

That leads us to our second point behind why you shouldn’t just throw your used essential oil bottles away. There are all sorts of cool things you can do with them! From creating your own blend of your favorite essential oils to creating a travel kit, to personalized gifts, the possibilities are seemingly endless. But today, we’ll share six of our favorite things to do with an empty essential oil bottle.

Create Your Own Essential Oil Blend:

Now that you have a set of empty bottles, you can create signature essential oil blends of your choice! Simply add your favorite essential oils and mix with a carrier oil, and you have your own blend ready. Here are some quick recipes:

– Floral Medley: Mix together Lavender and Geranium with Fractioned Coconut Oil.

– Sweet Slumber: Lavender and Frankincense in Fractioned Coconut Oil or Golden Jojoba Oil.

– Morning Sunshine: Sweet Orange and Peppermint in Sweet Almond Oil.

For more information on blending essential oils, check out our complete guide. You’ll be creating blends like a pro in no time!

Not Just Blends:

You can also create and store facial oils in an empty essential oil bottle. Mix essential oil with a carrier oil that is nourishing and moisturizing.

– Anti-aging essential oils: Frankincense, Geranium, Helichrysum

– For glowing skin: Sweet Orange, Grapefruit, Carrot Seed

– For cleansing and purifying: Tea Tree, Lavender

– Calming sensitive skin: Roman Chamomile, Amyris

– Carrier Oils: Jojoba, Grapeseed, Sweet Almond, Rosehip, Argan

Signature Perfume:

Store-bought perfumes are expensive and full of chemicals. Why not make your own custom perfume at home? You just need essential oils, carrier oils, and your empty bottle. You will need to select your essential oils based on perfumery notes: Top, Middle, and Base.

– Essential Oils for Top Notes: Peppermint, Bergamot, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemon, Basil

– Middle Notes: Cinnamon, Geranium, Lemongrass, Chamomile, Jasmine

– Base Notes: Frankincense, Ginger, Helichrysum, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vanilla

Pick your favorite scents, add to the empty bottle, and top off with Fractioned Coconut oil or Golden Jojoba Oil. Use on your pulse points. For more information, check out our guide on using essential oil as perfume.

Create a Travel Kit:

You don’t need to carry your full-sized bottles of essential oils and blends around on a vacation, adding to your baggage. You can fill up your 5ml empty bottles with your favorite oils and carry them. You can even use full-sized empty bottles to carry skincare essentials like serums, toners, face cleansers, etc.

Mini Spray Bottles:

Add a spray top to the empty bottles to create your own mini spray bottles. Spray tops can easily be purchased online.

Facial Mist: You can add a little aloe vera, carrier oil, purified water, and a few drops of essential oils like Lavender, Geranium, or Peppermint to create a refreshing facial mist.

Hand Sanitizer: It is easy to make your own hand sanitizer that will protect you against environmental threats. Mix Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils, or Revive Immunity Boost Blend (12 drops total) with Witch Hazel (1oz). Shake thoroughly. Spray on your palms and rub them together to spread.

The best thing about these misting bottles is that you can easily carry them around in your purse.

Personalized Gifts:

Who doesn’t appreciate a handmade gift? Why not gift your friends and family customized blends? Just create your own unique recipes, add to the empty bottles, slap on a personalized label, and give them out as gifts. Let your creativity flow. And if you need some inspiration, our list of DIY essential oil gifts is a great resource!

What If I Want To Just Get Rid Of My Empty Essential Oil Bottles?

These 6 ideas above are great ways to reuse essential oil bottles. But if you just want to get them out of your house, we get it. Of course, if you do not want to reuse your bottles, we encourage you to send away their used bottles to glass recyclers. This is the best way to dispose of empty glass bottles safely for the environment.

Final Thoughts On Reusing Empty Essential Oil Bottles

Well, now you know the top 6 ways to reuse empty essential oil bottles. At this point, it’s time to round up all the bottles around your house and get to work cleaning them. From there, you can pick and choose the ideas above and bring them back to life. This sustainable effort is fun and practical – talk about a win-win!

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