Hi there,
I have 2 A314 bottles that are near empty. One of them can still output drops, though slowly, and the other one has a bit that doesn’t touch the outlet tube. How do I not waste the last bit?
Thanks.
You could pop the droppers with a knife blade and upend one on to the other - Let them sit for a while and the remains in one will trickle into the other. Then replace the dropper.
OK, if they are from different batches, it would end-up with a slightly strange A314 mix but that would be a learning experience in itself, if they were from the same batch, then no problem at all.
Why not add 5 or 6 drops of isopropanol (99% alcohol) to the bottle and then dispense it? It will drip faster and you won’t be sure of exactly how much A314 you get per drop since you don’t know exactly how many drops are still in the bottle but you might be able to make a good guess.
I added some AMMO to an ‘empty’ A314 bottle. Two sprays, a little shake and then emptied it all onto my chest and neck. I figure I got 2-3 drops of A314 and almost 2 sprays of Ammo. About right, I figure.
Use the bottle to make a custom mix after you have emptied it.
Edit: I have done further reading on this issue and it seems I was hasty in giving this advice. Apparently, oils and alcohol do not disperse equally and the effect of A314 when mixed with alcohol is very short-lived. Thinking back on it, it does seem that after I mixed Ammo and A314, the effect was rather transient. That said, I retract my advice to add a few drops of alcohol to the A314 bottle. Maybe a few drops of di-propylene glycol? Or, use a q-tip to get as much out as possible then accept that there is always going to be some amount lost inside the bottle. I feel for you though, this stuff isn’t cheap - you want to make every drop count!
Warm up the blue bottle with hot tap water to easily get the last drops out