How to dispose of essential oils safely?

[emucompboy]

How do I dispose of essential oils safely? I have some that are expired beyond use in a total of 150ml , they really must go

 

[cheap tibia gold]

I've taken them into the garden dug a hole then poured the oil in and buried it. The bottle can then be recycled in the glass bins at my local supermarket.

 

[Beardies of Hambleton]

Good question, I ran my local council 2 years ago to ask them and they had no idea.
Like the garden suggestion - thank you Sue.

 

[Paultech]

If you use fabric conditioner in your wash, put a few drops in there,,,,

Put it onto fir cones, unused unshelled nuts into bowls, and use as air fresheners,,

Put drops onto tissue cotton wool and put in your drawers..


all thats only if it doesnt smell rancid of course

another thought....for the bathroom

using a water sprayer, essential oil, few drops alchohol and water....bathroom freshener....

 

[Ganal]

Hello!

Have the oils expired in terms of their therapeutic value or has the scent become rancid?

If it's only because of the therapeutic value then as previously suggested you can use as air freshener or pot pourri etc - rather than a professional aromatherapy treatment.

If the smell has truely gone off then you can get a load of old couch roll and pour it onto that then wrap in a bag and throw it in the bin. Essential oils are volatile so they should just evaporate off the couch roll eventually.

With burying it in the garden it will depend upon what you plan to grow in that patch in future as it can affect the soil and the insects/worms/microscopic soil creatures.

 

[annie42]

At college we were taught to put excess oil into couch roll and then put it in the bin.. not sure if that would help with a full bottle's worth..

If the oil doesn't smell "off" you can still use it around the home.. I have some bottles that are out of date and I still use them for personal use, they still smell great. xxx