Amber Glass Bottle, Black Cap with Inner Dropper, 5 ml

A small 5 ml amber glass bottle with a dropper insert and black cap for dispensing liquids drop by drop – especially essential oils and their blends, fragrance compositions, concentrated oil serums, tinctures, samples, and test batches. Supplied as a ready-to-use set that only needs to be filled and closed. Amber glass filters light, protecting contents sensitive to oxidation, and the small volume makes it easy to divide more expensive raw materials into smaller portions or prepare samples for customers.

How the set works

• Dropper insert – a transparent plastic piece that presses into the bottle neck. When tilted, it releases the contents drop by drop without spilling, and when the bottle is open it slows evaporation of volatile components.
• Cap – a black screw-on closure that tightens over the dropper insert. It seals the bottle, reduces scent loss, and protects the dropper from contamination.
• Amber glass – chemically stable, does not absorb odours from previous contents, and filters light. Suitable for contents that could gradually degrade a plastic container.

What the set is suitable for

Best suited for thin to medium-viscosity contents dispensed in small amounts: pure essential oils, aromatherapy blends, fragrance and perfume concentrates, alcohol tinctures, lightweight oil serums for the face, cuticles or beard, and raw material samples during formulation development. Watery contents such as hydrosols or tonics can also pass through the dropper, but a spray bottle is usually more practical for these.

Less suitable for thick oils and viscous serums – the dropper insert has a narrow opening and dense contents flow through it slowly or not at all. For such formulations, packaging with a pump or a wider neck is more appropriate.

Filling and volume

The bottle has a nominal volume and a total volume to the brim; both values are listed in the specifications. Nominal volume is the amount the container is designed for during normal filling. Total volume is the physical capacity up to the neck. The difference between them is a reserve for the dropper insert, which when pressed in extends into the bottle and displaces some of the contents, and for expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. Fill to the nominal volume, not to the brim – otherwise the contents will overflow when the dropper insert is fitted.

Useful to know

• Preparation before first use – we recommend washing the bottle, dropper insert, and cap, disinfecting with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol, and allowing to dry completely. Residual water has no place in anhydrous contents.
• Reuse – the glass can be washed and used again. After removing the dropper insert from the neck, check before the next use that it sits firmly and seals properly; when changing contents it is safer to use a new one.
• Plastic and concentrated contents – the dropper insert and cap are made of plastic. With pure essential oils with a high proportion of citrus components or with solvents, we recommend checking whether the plastic parts deform or soften over time.
• Glass and heat – do not pour hot contents into the bottle and do not expose it to sudden temperature changes; the glass may crack.
• Labelling – the label area is small; dimensions are listed in the specifications. Narrow labels with the product name and batch number work well on small bottles.
• Contact with cosmetics – the set is declared as suitable for use with cosmetic products; the declaration of conformity is included with the product. The set is not intended for food packaging.
• Other closures – closures with the same neck type and further ready-made combinations are available in the Handymade range. For custom combinations, we recommend verifying the seal and dispensing performance with the specific formulation.
• Recycling – glass goes into glass recycling; the plastic dropper insert and cap are sorted separately as plastic.

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