How To Use Up Lotions In Squeeze Bottles To The Last Drop

ByVictoria Updated:

I practice thrifty tips, use coupons, and thought I was a good example of a frugal queen. Then, one morning, as I was running on the treadmill at the gym, I saw another frugal queen on TV sharing tips on saving money. I immediately pulled out my headphones, which I was using to listen to my favorite workout tunes, and started listening. Would this queen of frugality teach me something new?

How to get the very last drop of lotion out of a squeeze tube.

How To Use Up Lotions In Squeeze Bottles To The Last Drop

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She did. With an empty moisturizer container in one hand and a pair of sharp kitchen scissors in the other, she proceeded to cut down the sides of the container and show all the viewers the days’ worth of product they were throwing away.

Supplies used to get the last drop out of the sunscreen container.

I was hooked. I could barely wait until my suntan lotion got empty enough to try her trick.

Cutting a lotion bottle open to get the last drop out.What I discovered was that you need a very sharp pair of scissors to snip into one of these types of containers. I used super-sharp kitchen scissors. First, I cut into the top layer, then cut it toward the left and then toward the right of the container.

You won't believe how much product I found in this bottle when I cut it open!Then I cut it down the bottle and again to the sides at the bottom.

The almost wasted lotion I found.I used a spoon to scoop out the remaining lotion I found inside. There was at least 3 to 4 tablespoons full. The Dolphin Organics Naturals sunscreen brand goes a long way, which is enough for several more applications.