How to Clean an Oily Bottle

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Soak the bottle in soapy water.. Scrub the bottle with a quality sponge.. Rinse and dry the bottle.

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1

Soak the bottle in soapy water.

Step 1

Soak the bottle in soapy water.

2

Scrub the bottle with a quality sponge.

Step 2

Scrub the bottle with a quality sponge.

3

Rinse and dry the bottle.

Step 3

Rinse and dry the bottle.

4

Fill the bottle a third full with hot water.

Step 4

Fill the bottle a third full with hot water.

5

Put dish soap and a small handful of uncooked rice into the bottle.

Step 5

Put dish soap and a small handful of uncooked rice into the bottle.

6

Shake the bottle vigorously.

Step 6

Shake the bottle vigorously.

7

Empty the contents of the bottle into a sink and wash it out with warm water.

Step 7

Empty the contents of the bottle into a sink and wash it out with warm water.

8

Fill the oily bottle with fine ashes from a spent fire.

Step 8

Fill the oily bottle with fine ashes from a spent fire.

9

Place the bottle into a pan of cold water.

Step 9

Place the bottle into a pan of cold water.

10

Heat the water until it boils.

Step 10

Heat the water until it boils.

11

Turn off the heat and leave the bottle to cool.

Step 11

Turn off the heat and leave the bottle to cool.

12

Wash the de-oiled bottle in hot soapy water.

Step 12

Wash the de-oiled bottle in hot soapy water.

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