The Fastest and Easiest Way to Remove Labels From Jars
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how to remove labels from jars:
Put your kettle on and bring the water to a boil
Pour boiling water into the jars and then wait around 5 to 10 minutes
The labels should easily peel off at this point leaving behind lots of glue residue
Create a paste of baking soda and dish soap. It’s not an exact measurement, but 1-2 tablespoons of baking soda plus a few pumps of dish soap should work.
Stir the baking soda and dish soap together until a smooth paste is formed. Continue adding more dish soap or baking soda until you get a good consistency.
Apply the mixture to the glass jars. It doesn’t have to be an even coat, but do the best you can to spread it around the full jar.
Let the jars sit for a few hours or overnight.
Wash the paste off and VOILA! Clean jars
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1. Put water in jar to make it heavy.
2. Put jar into a bowl with a warm water/dishsoap-mixture.
3. wait
4. Labels will fall off completely and swim as a whole in the water.
5. Get the labels out of the water, rinse jars, use them.
No scraping involved!
This works perfectly for labels that were put on with water-soluble glue. Glue that is not water-soluble comes off if you rub oil on it. And there are labels that are rather like stickers. They come off best by pulling them very slowly. Should there still be some residue on the glass - a stainless steel scrubbing thingy gets it off.
This. I put jars filled with water in a big pot of water and heat it on the stove, until the water is almost boiling. The labels usually float to the surface. Then I put the jars in a dishwasher to clean them (if they are going to be used for food).
But yes, some glues require oil or acetone to remove, with those I often don't bother, unless the jar is really pretty and I want it. Thankfully, about 90% of all jar labels use ordinary hot glue, and merely heating it above 70-80°C is enough to get it loose.
Another useful tool for getting rid of glue is a hot air gun, you just have to be careful to heat the entire jar, not focus on one spot, or it will crack.
My goal is not necessarily to be zero waste (though reducing waste is always a plus) but to have a bunch of very useful jars around the house, as well as in the workshop (I keep all screws and tiny parts in jars, easy to store).
I used to do this but it sometimes doesn't work
I did that. Still had to use a steel sponge and suffer like three mins.
@ thnx
It is a terrible idea to pour boiling water into cold jars. Most of the time you'll be fine, but once in a while a jar will shatter due to thermal shock, spilling dangerously hot water everywhere. Put the jars in a big pot of water and slowly heat it on the stove until it almost boils. It's much safer, and also easier -- you'll probably won't have to do any scrubbing.
This happened to me. Boiling water all over my legs. I’m lucky my dogs weren’t next to me
Bruh i work in production and we are sipping 90 celsius degrese into room cold temp jar It hasn't snapped once yet
@@-Valeee- then you're lucky, I had a glass cup literally explode on me when I was making tea in it, it could also be the design/material your example is made of
Thank you
My grandma used to put a knife or other metal object under the jar, so that metal would quikly absorb rapid heat. She never broke a jar with this trick!
This worked so well, the glue came off so fast! I did it a little different but the same stuff. Thanks for this amazing idea!❤️
1. Take the paper off the jars
2. Boil water to put into jars and fill them
3. Let the jars soak for 5 minutes
4. While soaking those make the paste and put in on the jar where there is glue
5. Them let that sit for 5 minutes
6. Then I took a ran some warm to get some of the paste off
7. Next I got a cloth dish rag and scrubbed the glue residue off
8. Rinse off the jar and you have a clean jar.
Thank you I will use both ideas! I appreciate it!
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The paste worked very well. I used it on two jars, one label and residue came off almost immediately with very little scrubbing. The second jar was tougher so I let the paste sit on the jar and dry for several hours as suggested and then it washed off as easily as the first one. Thanks for sharing this tip!
Thanks for the video. I first soak my jars in warm water instead of pouring water into them and the labels come off easily. Then I make a paste with oil and baking soda to take care of the rest. I will try dish soap combination this time 🙂
I've tried every method under the Sun and here's what I found -- just leave the labels on. Saves energy, effort, soap, sanity...
A safer way to remove labels with boiling water from glass is to put the jar/bottle into a pot of water and then start to boil the water. This way you prevent the possibility of a thermal fracture which happens when glass changes temperature too quickly and will start to crack or worst case scenario shatter.
Lots of glass jars crack when boiling water is poured into them.
Warm them in water first to avoid shocking the glass.
Not all jars will stand boiling water,, hot water yes, but some will crack and break by putting boiling water in them. Please be careful folks.
If you warm them first it shouldn't be a problem. It's often the shock of going from cold to hot that cracks glass.
No it won't
A good way to prevent them from breaking is putting a metal spoon in the jar while you pour the hot water in. Works with water glasses as well :)
Put them in warm water first so they so shock as bad
The top adhesive remover on the market is "Goof Off". It includes several solvents including Acetone and Xylene. You must use nitrile gloves while working with Goof Off.
On the extreme side of things, I've removed carpet from a concrete floor and used Goof Off to remove the thick, hard carpet glue off a concrete floor.
Goof Off is undoubtedly the best adhesive remover ever. However, it suffers from one minor drawback: it evaporates rather quickly.
To get around this, apply Goof Off to a cotton rag/towel and wrap it around the glass jar/bottle that you're using it on. Place the glass jar in a resealable container to prevent the Goof Off from evaporating. After a few minutes, the adhesive will be able to wipe away from the jar with ease.
To remove carpet glu off concrete, apply Goof Off (sold in drums at Home Depot in USA) directly over the carpet glu on the concrete floor and quickly apply plastic painter's cloth over the Goof Off treated area (use a plastic painter's cloth with a high MIL rating - high MIL means the plastic drop cloth is thicker). Use semi-heavy objects to weigh down the painter's cloth. This will prevent the Goof Off from evaporating. After 15 - 20 minutes, the thick, hard, carpet glue can be removed with a large floor scraper. The carpet softened glu will come off the floor as if you were removing peanut butter off the flat floor with a paint scraper. This method is used commercially by professional flooring crews.
Hope this helped others out.
Sincerely,
Jacob
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Thanks so much. Now I can remove the labels, from the jars, I’ve been collecting
Thank you for this. It worked wonderfully!
Thanks for the comments about putting the glasses in a pot of water and then bringing it to a boil. I did that and my "Jingle Juice" Christmas beverage glasses from Dollar Tree had their labels off in five minutes. Then I just sprayed some environmentally friendly "Goof Off" on the residue and cleaned the residue off with some light scrubbing with paper towel. Thank you TH-cam! How did we exist before TH-cam?!
Thank you so much for spreading the love
Excellent video! It’s was exactly what I needed and was looking for. Thanks for posting ♥️
I make same paste with tsp alcohol. I save free toothbrushes and scrub any stubborn bits. Not my favorite pastime however I LOVE GLASS CONTAINERS.REPURPOSE, RENEW, REUSE. The foxfire journals listing pioneer methods of candle making, canning, preserves & harvesting fresh foods were like a journey to my ancestral roots. Taking pride in your home & making it a source of comfort, nurturing and maintaining body & soul.Being a pioneering woman embodied many careers accounting, chef, nurse, referee and wife, mother, sister, daughter. Of course physical fitness was a must..educator if children were home schooled and that required many layers music teacher, agriculture & husbandry. Life was constantly being propagated whether it was divided plants saving heirloom seeds or the new calf or foal. I've yet to understand how anyone could think being a career woman was a modern vocation. A man's work is Sun to Sun but a woman's work is never done. Keep on offering tips..love your channel.
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Lemon EO works really well at removing the sticky residue too.
This is the most complicated method of removing labels I've ever seen, pure waste of resources. Just spread some used cooking oil on the label, wait a few hours and wash it with soap. Even easier to remove labels glued with water based glue, just put these into any kind of water.
Completely agree. There are million other easier ways to remove labels. Even if you do it this way, she uses her fingernails. What about people who keep them short?
@@shortcake180 its commercial😉
i think so....
Thank you so much for this. I literally have eight jars on the counter that I have tried soaking, scraping, and scratching to try to get those labels off with no success. It seems some companies never want their labels to be able to be removed. Will be trying your method tomorrow, and hopefully I can clear the countertop and put those jars to use. You are a gem! 💕
So I’m NOT the only one with a jar collection to the right of my kitchen sink 😂 thank you for this comment
@@samantha9445 I prefer glass jars to the plastic that we see everywhere; Food tastes better in glass jars too. Great tips.
apply oil on the labels and then steam it all sides by turning for 30-40 seconds and it ll come off , no scraping involved
Thank you for showing 🙏🏽
Our class tried this and it worked perfectly :) :)
Great!! I needed to see this; thanks! 👏🌱
In my country we do the dishes by gand and that implies having all the dishes, jars, cutlery and cups in the sink getting get while you wash everything. What I do is just wash the hars with stickers last. By then, they will be wet and easy to peel the sticker off. If any label is too stuborn, I just get a knife a scrap what is left. Has been working for years.
thank you for such a useful method.
Actually....I use bon ami to clean my glass on my fireplace door. I just tried it on my sticky jars and that is by far better than anything I’ve seen or heard. I put the jars in a big pan of water and let it get good and warm on 2 or so. The label comes right off and then use bon ami with a brush or sponge. Beautiful jars!!!!!!
Super! Thanks for this!
Awesome, thank you.
Amazing....it works!! Thank you very much!
Just tried this without the water boil (time consuming and a little dangerous for glass). Worked PERFECTLY. Thanks!
Perfection… thank you!
thanks for the info! i needed it for my school project and i dident wanred it labeled garlic!! thank you:-D:-D😆😆😆😃😃😃🙂🙂
Y’all, All I do is was the jar and use a butter knife to scrape everything off. I fill a large bowl I keep in the sink for washing dishes and I fill that up with hot water then I go to town with removing the label with butter knives. Comes of super easy then I just use the rough end of the sponge to get any left over residue off.
It worked. Thank you.
It's those clear decal-type stickers, like the kind that often come on spice jars, that drive me batty. They never come off.
What about those terrible plastic ones on lots of modern wine bottles?? How to get them off so I can make ornaments?
@@oneoflokis Have you two ladies tried hot water in the bottles, then peel off the plastic label, I rub oil on the sticky stuff, let it soak overnight, then rub baking soda into that and rub with dishcloth. I've never done a wine bottle but that works on all the rest of the bottles I've worked with.
@@longarmsupplies I was going to suggest oil too! My experience is its great on getting residual glue off.
Acetone, Naphtha, Gasoline, Diesel fuel all work great.
@@oneoflokis I worked on one like this all day, it had a plastic film over the plastic label! No oil, soap or any other concoction was going to budge this label off this bottle! I finally grabbed a razor blade and started working on one corner! Lol after I conquered the corner, it peeled off with no residue left behind (except of course the starter corner, lol).
Thnk yu so much for sharing,blessings
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this is an awesome video - thank you. Some labels were a treat, others needed elbow grease - overall satisfied with clean jars - finally!
So glad it helped you!
Thanks. Waiting to know.
Thanks so much for this. Really appreciate it 🙏🏻🐞🌻
Worked perfect on a very sticky jar! I just soak the jars in the sink in warm water to remove the labels if I can’t peel them off. This method is clean, healthy and easier than using WD40 which also works but with a lot of effort and cleanup from residual oil. I also don’t like breathing the fumes. Great video, thank you.
So happy it worked for you!
Thanks for the tip! This trick worked way better than mayo. Instead of waiting for the paste to do the work, I used an sos pad to clean off the glue because I had 20 stubborn spice jar labels to remove and I was in the flow.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for this. Really helpful. Off to do mine
No problem 👍
I placed my bottles into a bowl of water and soaked the paper off. After I peeled off the paper I used your formula and it worked so quickly! ( I only had to wait about 5 minutes) fabulous! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much
My pleasure!
Thank you for your video 👍
No problem 👍
Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Neat! Thanks for this!!
I just tried this and all I have to say is, YOU WITCH, WHAT IS THIS DARK MAGIC? IT WORKRD SO WELL!!!!!
Ok but her corner kitchen is everything!
Unfortunately, this technique did not work on my Trader Joe's Coconut Oil jar. Maybe TJ's do not want their labels removed. Thanks for the video. I've seen this recommendation many times and it works for so many people.
My parents taught just to throw them in a sink of hot soap water. Just them sit. Then the paper labels will away with rubbing it a bit. And the other plastic labels are easier too. No oil or baking soda for the residue needed.
If you peel while the water is still hot, the labels come off taking all the paper. It can be tricky, but at least you don’t have paper still stuck to the jar. And for the glue residue, spray on oil or a smear of oil or Goo Gone (R) gets it off.
That was very helpful thank you.
I noticed with some jars, the glue is so strong, that it was more effective to pour the hot water on the outside of the jar, essentially soaking them in a bowl to melt the glue.
I saved at least seven jars today because of you, thanks..!
Happy it helped!
Ok I just followed your steps and it worked PERFECTLY!! I used my fingers and the label and glue just came right off! Thank you 👏🏼🙌🏼
You can use eucaliptus oil to remove glue residue. It works perfectly fine.. :)
Mine just came off with a little dawn and a scrub brush.it doesn't take as long as it does .to wait on the water to boil then pour it in the wait then dump the water out then mix the crap then spread it.then wait.then clean it off.lol.you have yours done in oh about 3 or r hours.while I'll have mine done and fixed with something new it with in an hour or 2.lol.thank you for the advice
What Fallacious Jinx wrote is true.I always let the bottles soak in water. Most of them peel off completely. But there are some sticky ones and I like to tray the example above, with baking soda and dishwashing liquid. Thank you
Thanks for sharing! Happy you found this helpful as well.
Finally a sub-45 minute video on this
Awsome! Love your channel, will be trying this soon! I hope it works on my wine bottles cuz I reuse those too and I have them all with the labels.
I’m loving that stove. Is it wood fired?
Worked like a charm - thank you! I didn't even have to use the baking soda + soap for the second step. I emptied the bottle after getting most of the label off and then used a scrubbing pad (made from recycled materials) and was able to get off the last bit of the glue!
I'm soo glad to see that she didn't waste that water😍😅🌻
no ? what is She doing with that water ?
Hi - I have a collection of nice jars over the years and lids gets rusted. Do know where I can buy new or fix the rusted ones? thank you
You can add two tablespoons of citric acid to a liter of water and let your lids sit in it for 20 minutes. The rust will come right off. Be careful and use gloves
I used to know how to do this in an easy way but I don't remember so here I am on youtube.. figured I'd try this before I attack it with a heat gun or deep fry my jar :3
Reusing mine to propagate my lucky bamboo :)
Also, found this cute at 4:17 "so clean ^-^"
So to speed this up to a 3 min process, I boiled water and poured that into my jar.. then took a scrub pad and put dawn dish liquid on it and and rubbed that onto the jar. Then put the baking soda on the scrub pad and began scrubbing it.. making sure not to spill the water and burn myself (sorta.. I did burn myself a couple times). All the glue was off in just a few mins.
Thanks for all you inform us about! One question I have is other than glass and metal, are ceramics a good alternative to plastic? I don't hear it mentioned anywhere, and I'm not sure of its sustainability or decomposition abilities. What is your take?
Lisa Tibbs ceramic can't decompose, and typically it's not recycled (by most recycling places) unless it goes to a cement plant or something. I think it's sustainable in the sense that it can easily be given to someone else, but then everything would be lol.
Thank you this was so helpful I hate that stick shit
Interesting video and lots of helpful comments too. You know, you could have just used one of the empty jars you were working on to mix up your paste ingredients.
Without wasting heat energy, soda etc and while avoiding risk of thermal shatter get rid of labels thus
1.Soak bottles in cold water overnight
2.Peel off labels
3.Rub a film of edible oil on what remains of the labels while still moist
4.Let it sit overnight
5.Next morning the remnants will come off like a dream when rubbed with dish-washing liquid and light scrubber
The guy at the hardware store said if you want any nasty residue off your jars to use brake fluid. IT WORKS. Use gloves and outside. I sprayed one of my sticky ones over a box outside. It sprays out with a surge.
I do dishes in hot water and put rinsed jars in while I wash the dishes. When I’m done with the dishes the labels usually slip off the jar. Those that don’t I might have to scratch them off but no big deal.
Love that! Thanks for sharing.
Огромное спасибо за видео. Сделала, все работает отлично! Здоровья и усрехов
At car service centers. Mechanic uses Petrol or Diesel to remove easily strong stickers on the car. We might try that approach as well. 🤔
Tip to avoid glass breaking: Put the jars on metal surface or slide a couple knife blades under the jars, metal will absorb the heat
Thanks for your good trying
You guys in place of baking soda just use salt and soap all over the stuff then soak in warm or hot water Easy Peasy ☺️😇
I've tried many methods and most work, but they tend to be messy (oil) and require too much energy (scrub, heat). I found that soaking in a warm laundry/nappy soaking solution (sodium percarbonate) requires minimal effort for top results.
"Most sodium percarbonate is used in eco-friendly bleach products, including home and industrial laundry detergents. Some sodium percarbonate is used in toothpastes. Additionally, a relatively small amount is registered with the EPA for use as an algaecide or fungicide. Consumers may be exposed to sodium percarbonate in any of these consumer product applications." See: PDF safety sheet by Solvay: "Sodium Percarbonate"
Is it good for plastic containers as well?
easy way of taking off the sticker.
1. use the hot tap water let it run to the bottles.
2. peel off the top layer sticker
3. pour pure dry baking soda to the sticky part of the bottle.
4. use the hard part of the dishwasher sponge with little bit of diswashing liquid and rub the bottle.
5. rinse.
no more soaking for and hour and done not even 4mins.
I soak jars in water and the labels fall off. I reuse the water to rinse dishes before putting them in the dish washer. Then I use coconut oil on the glue. It dissolves the glue enough to scrape it off with a scraper.
After you remove labels , use acetone to get rid of sticky glue
Can I get the same result by jumping straight to dish soap and baking soda?
i put the jar, label and all, in a big wide pod and fill it with water until it soaks up to the part where the lid screws on and let it boil for about 5-10 mins. It sterilizes the jar and in most cases the paper and plastic peel off on their own. Problem is cleaning the pot after because sometimes the glue sticks to the pot.
Love how the title said “easiest” and 20 steps are required 😒
100% Acetone ( nail polish remover)- Scratch the sticker a couple times with the tines of a fork. Saturate cotton ball with acetone and wait 10 seconds. Swipe off. Ventilation as needed.
Some type of glue needs a solvent, I used paint thinner, scrub using kitchen towels then lots of soap to wash off the thinner until I cannot smell any remnants of thinner on the jars. If the idea of using thinner turns you off, you can sterilise the jars n see if a thin film of oil shows up. If not all is good.
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I use a heat gun to start one side. Dangle it from the removed end and keep hitting with heat gun while it peels itself of with gravity as glue heats up. Follow up with goo gone.
Soup on jar then scrub with metal sponge
Great, I will definitely try this soon. I just ordered your book in my local bookstore, because I want support the local businesses. But it will nearly take to weeks to send it to Germany. Seems like no-one ever ordered your book in a local bookstore in Germany before, so they are nowhere in stock...
Does anybody know if and how i can remove the printed(?) Label off Coffee Mate powdered creamer canisters? I've got several of them that I've had saved forever but have never figured out how to get that labels off.
Tried, didn't work a single bit for me to remove glue on jars. Hard work with knife did though.
Goo Gone for the gooey stuff left on jars..just wipe it on the jar with a paper towel..voila.🇨🇦
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That worked so well! Thank you girly, keep doing your thang ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The labels didnt come off in one which I've seen in other videos like removing labels from wine bottles.
Boil the jars in a mixture of dish soap and water for 15 min... It should come off very easily
Anytime the internet tells me to use baking soda or vinegar... It's like the boy that called wolf, I don't believe it.
Beautiful host though. Video was not a waste!