I'm curious, after a lube runs out, how many of you reuse the bottles for other lubes or the like? I tossed my lube that was turning yellow (see other thread I made about it) and cleaned it out real well with hot soapy water, rubbing alcohol, etc, and am letting it dry. I have some powdered lube and was thinking of mixing up a batch and putting it in the bottle. Think that is safe to do?

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I didn't even know there were lubes you could mix up yourself. Just goes to show how much of a newbie I am.

To answer your question, some potential concerns I would have would be to make sure the inside of the bottle is clean. You don't want any bacteria potentially growing in your new lube. If it's possible, you may want to sterilize the bottle, although this may be overkill. The other concern would be if there are potentially any ingredient reactions between the lube and the bottle. Hope that helps. less

It'd be unlikely. Most bottle plastics are chosen because they don't react with most bottle contents. Toss the bottle if you notice changes in the plastic (color change, brittleness, etc.) but otherwise it's probably OK. The lube could have turned yellow for many reasons - sun exposure, a delayed reaction, etc. less

I'm curious, after a lube runs out, how many of you reuse the bottles for other lubes or the like? I tossed my lube that was turning yellow (see other thread I made about it) and cleaned it out real well with hot soapy water, rubbing alcohol, etc, and am letting it dry. I have some powdered lube and was thinking of mixing up a batch and putting it in the bottle. Think that is safe to do?

What do you guys do with your empty lube bottles? less