Sharon in KY Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I had a couple of 1 oz bottles of FO in my bathroom drawer to refresh my tarts. Well, one leaked and the plastic that my replacement razor blades came in turned to mush and was melted all inside my drawer. What a mess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I cover the table portion of my scale in a piece of foil to protect against accidental spills or leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring of Fire Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Stainess steel cups. At the dollar store, looks like little shot glasses. Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerie6 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Hi,I use the wax coated dixie cups, works great and no clean up!!Valerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carey Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I bought wax coated dixie cups last year and I still have 3/4 of the package left! When I am done with them, will buy a shotglass or metal cup to replace them. I also use wax paper to cover my scale while measuring FO and across my workarea!! FO does not eat thru this and it's easy clean up, throw it away to clean up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boggled Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 When I first started getting in sample FO's I would put them on my dining room table and do the old cold sniff test. Talk about being an idiot...I have little circles all over my table now from the small amount of FO that dripped down the side of the bottle. I needed my stupid sign, and would of displayed it happily. Now I use the plastic medicine cups you can get at any pharmacy. They are perfect for accurate measurements. I wash them out after using. Eventually they get tossed. I would never store any FO in them for more than a minute or so. I measure then pour immediately.Although now you have me thinking the shot glasses would be alot less expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creeksidecandles Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Go to wal-mart...the kitchen section...for about $2 you can buy a set of 3 stainless steel measuring cups that will hold about 2 oz of FO each easily. Easy to clean and obviously reusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creeksidecandles Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 For about 10 cents each you can buy tops for your bottles that have flip top lids. A lot easier to use than trying to pour straight out the bottle. Not only saves your FO's but also your furniture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Now I use the plastic medicine cups you can get at any pharmacy. They are perfect for accurate measurements. I wash them out after using. Eventually they get tossed. I would never store any FO in them for more than a minute or so. I measure then pour immediately.That and the wax coated dixie cups are a good idea unless you are doing something like soap, where you measure the FO quite a bit ahead of time and it has to sit in the cup for a few minutes before using. A few weeks ago I had some clementine lavender in a plastic cup, I had poured it for soap. I left the room for 5 minutes and when I came back I had FO all over my counter and my recipe, where the FO ate through the cup. What a mess. Now I only use the metal cups I got from a restaurant supply to measure FO in, for my soap and candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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