Decanting bottles - do you clean them before use?

[TomaszW]

I'm not sure if this is the right place, but I don't think there's one anywhere else. I would like to start decanting just to not have too much fragrance that is not being used.

I was wondering what's the best way to clean the decanting bottles before getting the fragrance in? "Washing" it with perfumers alcohol and spraying some perfumers alcohol through it?

I don't know if people even clean them before decanting, but I assume I never know how they were produced, so better safe than sorry.

If it's the wrong place, could it be moved to the right one, please?

 

[Ifti]

Hi!

That's a good shout - rarely have cleaned out atomisers prior to filling - shock horror face!

Though yes - I can imagine the perfs alcohol being very good for this. Lol not water or even soapy water - takes forever for the atomisers to dry out of the tubes and atomiser head!

 

[TomaszW]

I'm just wondering whether I should go for Perfumers Alcohol or Isopropyl. I just thought Perfumers Alcohol is a safer choice just in case there was any left over in the glass when pouring fragrance.

 

[pkiler]

As long as you keep dust from entering your bottles, you are good without prewashing.