How To Clean Antique Glass Perfume Bottles

How to Clean Antique Glass Bottles Soak em.

How to clean antique glass perfume bottles. If you rub the cap with your finger briskly or hold it under hot running water remove cap from bottle first for about 20-30 seconds then smell it if it has a formaldehyde odor it is Bakelite. Heres how the bottle looked. In actuality there are numerous methods that can be used.

This residue will also be on the cork material on the. If the bottle only requires some minor cleaning then here are some ways you could do it at home. The main thing to remember about cleaning antique perfume bottles is to be gentle.

That followed by a good scrub should do the trick. Dont put them in the dishwasher or use harsh detergents and dont use abrasive scrubbing pads. Rubbing alcohol comes to the rescue for filmy residues that cloud or yellow antique glass.

Desperate for a solution I tried gasoline. Carefully pipe the oil slowly and evenly in the small space where the glass stopper and bottle neck meet. Place one hand on the plastic spray nozzle on top of the perfume bottle.

Then I let it air dry. Wed like to suggest the simplest thing first just soak your antique bottle in water with some detergent for a few good hours or maybe overnight. The water might damage any paper label thats there so keep a towel handy.

Clean the inside of perfume bottles with white vinegar. Some perfume bottles as the ones for Lanvin often continued using black Bakelite screw caps into the 1960s. Place the other hand on the perfume bottle itself.