Conveyor lubricants including emulsions and methods employing them

A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:

• (a) providing a lubricant concentrate comprising
• i) a water insoluble oil with a viscosity greater than about 300 centipoise;
• and
• ii) an emulsifier;
• (b) diluting the lubricant concentrate with water to form a lubricant use composition, the lubricant use composition comprising:
• i) the water insoluble oil;
• ii) from about 0 to about 0.35% of the emulsifier;
• and
• iii) from about 99.3 to about 99.99% water;
• and
• (c) applying the lubricant use composition to at least a portion of the container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container, wherein the lubricant use composition is applied for a period of time and not applied for a period of time and the ratio of not applied:applied time is between 2:1 and 32:1.