A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising applying an undiluted lubricant composition through non-energized nozzles to at least a portion of the conveyor, the lubricant composition comprising a silicone emulsion selected from the group consisting of Lambent Technologies E2175 emulsion, Lambent Technologies E2140 emulsion, Lambent Technologies E2140FG emulsion, Dow Corning HV600 emulsion, Dow Corning 1664, Dow Corning 1101 emulsion, Dow Corning 346 emulsion, General Electric SM 2068A emulsion, General Electric SM 2128 emulsion, General Electric SM 2135 emulsion, General Electric SM 2138 emulsion, General Electric SM 2140 emulsion, General Electric SM 2154 emulsion, General Electric SM 2162 emulsion, General Electric SM 2163 emulsion, General Electric SM 2167 emulsion, General Electric SM 2169 emulsion, General Electric SM 2725 emulsion, Shin-Etsu KM 901 emulsion, Shin-Etsu KM 902 emulsion, Wacker Fluid Emulsion E10, Wacker Fluid Emulsion E1044, and mixtures thereof, and a water-miscible lubricant, the lubricant composition having a viscosity of less than 40 centipoise when measured using a Brookfield viscometer with an RV2 spindle at a spindle speed of 20 RPM and the lubricant composition being substantially free of a triethanolamine salt of dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid.