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Cleaning and storing needles/syringes

darren89

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Another noob question, everyone is probs getting sick of all the questions I'm asking now :p
But how do people clean and store their mixing stuff? I have a steriliser that you put in the microwave but obviously can't put the needles in it so how do you clean and store your stuff?
 
hot soapy water and Milton. Store all my syringes in plastic cups in the kitchen and needles in click lock plastic tubs. All stuffed into a kitchen cupboard with all my other mixing stuff and mixed liquids,Nic in the freezer.
 
Wash needels and pippets between use in boiling water dose the job for my personal use
 
If you're going to use cleaning agents, be sure you properly rinse them off otherwise you're vaping that stuff later.
Happy to be corrected but boiling water will likely distort the shape of many plastics, certainly the case for most bottles.
 
If you're going to use cleaning agents, be sure you properly rinse them off otherwise you're vaping that stuff later.
Happy to be corrected but boiling water will likely distort the shape of many plastics, certainly the case for most bottles.

I dont soak em, i rince them in it
 
darren89 I just use boiling water. ..soap or Milton can be used as well or hydrogen peroxide to sterilise but wash very thoroughly in plain water to remove any residual traces of any chemicals
 
After mixing
1. Wash if very hot water with anti bacterial soap
2. Leave to soak in antibacterial soap and water
3. Rinse with hot water
4. Leave to air dry
Then I store them in a big Tupperware box

Before mixing
1. Rinse in vodka (you can wash a lot with very little, blasting it through needles etc.)
2. Leave to air dry

I also do with with anything new that isn't in blister packs marked as sterile.
 
Cheers for all the info guys :) I've come to the conclusion I need more blunt needles and syringes haha, were do you guys get them from?
 
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