Aluminium bottle, white mini trigger sprayer, 225 ml

The aluminium bottle with a white mini trigger sprayer is a ready-to-use set for filling with liquid cosmetic spray products. The opaque metal packaging protects the contents from light, so it is particularly suitable for toners, hydrosols, body and hair sprays, and fresheners with essential oils, where light speeds up the loss of fragrance and effectiveness. The bottle has a nominal volume of 225 ml, and the white sprayer with a smooth collar serves as both its closure and its dispenser.

Compared with glass, aluminium is lighter and does not break when dropped, so the set is often chosen for products that are carried in a bag, taken on trips or kept in the bathroom. Both parts have a 24/410 neck finish and together form packaging that is declared as suitable for contact with cosmetic products. The set is not intended for contact with food. Handymade issues an EU declaration of conformity for the packaging.

What the set is suitable for

• Face and body toners – aqueous solutions and hydrosols with active ingredients, applied by spraying directly onto the skin.
• Hair sprays – light conditioning or styling sprays without an oil base, or with a solubilised oil.
• Air fresheners and fabric sprays – alcohol-based or water-alcohol blends with a fragrance composition or essential oils, where the dark packaging slows down the evaporation of the fragrance.
• Alcohol-based sprays – eau de parfum, hair mists and other thin solutions based on ethanol.
• After-sun sprays and refreshing mists – light water-based formulations for quickly cooling and moisturising the skin.

The mini trigger sprayer is designed for thin, water-like liquids. Thick emulsions, gels and pure oils will either not pass through it or will quickly clog the nozzle. A pump is more suitable for those.

Filling and dispensing

The nominal volume of 225 ml is the amount the bottle is designed for in normal filling. The brim-full volume given in the parameters is the physical volume up to the neck. The difference leaves room for the sprayer’s dip tube, which is immersed in the contents once the sprayer is screwed on, and for the expansion of the liquid when the temperature changes.

With one press, the sprayer releases approximately 0.2 ml of liquid as a fine mist. When using it for the first time, press it several times until the dip tube fills and the spray starts to atomise evenly. The dip tube reaches right to the bottom of the bottle, so almost the entire contents can be sprayed out.

Good to know

Before the first filling, rinse the bottle and the sprayer, disinfect them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and leave them to dry completely. Pump alcohol through the sprayer and then clean water, so that any production residues are removed from the dip tube and nozzle. The same procedure is also recommended when reusing the set between two fills.

Let the liquid cool down before filling. It is advisable to check the tightness of the pump and the quality of the spray regularly, especially with every new formulation.

The aluminium bottle belongs in metal recycling and the polypropylene sprayer in plastics recycling. Before disposal, unscrew both parts and rinse them.

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