cleaning labels off jars

[Bonsai]

I am an avid recycler of jars, but find removing the labels a complete pain!  The old fashioned ones (some of us remember   peeled off easily after soaking, but the new ones are glued to the glass with industrial something or other. I don't want to use methylated spirits if possible. has anyone got a neat trick??

[Shiraz49]

I have been told that Eucalytus oil takes labels off. I just soak them for a while and then use steel wool.  Makes a mess but gets the jars clean.

[judydawn]

Apparently it is better to fill them with hot water without getting the label wet, leave for 10 minutes to soften the glue and then remove.  Sounds easy, has anyone tried this one.
Another one is to use a hair dryer to soften the glue. 
My dishwasher takes some labels completely off and others stay exactly as they went in 

[achookwoman]

I use " Goo Remover".  smells awful,  hate to think what is in it,  but does a fab job.  I put the bottles in the dishwasher after wards.

[andiesenji]

I use Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil. 

I used to use acetone, which works okay but it irritates my fingers (and melts gloves) but the Avon product, applied with a soaked cotton ball will remove all the gooey residue.  I do wet the label with hot water first. 

Last spring I sent an emergency shipment to a friend who was staying in Scotland for a few months and was being plagued by the midges.  This stuff will repel them and also mosquitoes.  I used to put it on my dogs when traveling through mosquito prone areas where heartworm is endemic.

[judydawn]

  Wonder what Avon would think if they read that Andie. 

[faffa_70]

LOL that is my Mum's all time favourite "cosmetic" for a women that I struggled with for years to get to use a moisturiser she does love this bath oil 

[andiesenji]

Wonder what Avon would think if they read that Andie. 

Take a look at this site: Avon Skin-so-Soft alternate uses

When my kids were small, it was an essential for # 17 

[judydawn]

That list is amazing - thanks Andie.  I haven't been ordering much through Avon of late but I certainly am going to buy myself some of that oil now!

[Nay-nay]

I always use Orange oil. 

[Katya]

Take a look at this site: Avon Skin-so-Soft alternate uses

When my kids were small, it was an essential for # 17 

Don't want to scare anyone but I got a virus warning when I acccessed this site....

[andiesenji]

Take a look at this site: Avon Skin-so-Soft alternate uses

When my kids were small, it was an essential for # 17 

Don't want to scare anyone but I got a virus warning when I acccessed this site....

I just ran it through V-Scan Pro and  Avira  (both are for high-risk businesses) and got no notice of any virus hits.
What browser are you using?

[Katya]

I use Firefox with AVG.   It's now not coming up with any warnings so I'm not sure what happened earlier.

[andiesenji]

I'm using Firefox on my IMac - I also tried it on my MacBook Pro with Safari, and also with Opera, no virus on any.

[Twitterpated]

I went to have a quick look at this last night but didn't have time to read it all. Just clicked on the link in the quote in Katya's post to finish reading it and I also got a virus warning. Strange that I didn't get one last night but now I have.