Amber Glass Bottle, Matte White Dropper, 15 ml

The amber glass medicine bottle with a volume of 15 ml and a white matte dropper is used for packaging and dispensing liquid preparations by the drop. Amber glass limits the amount of light reaching the contents, so the set is suited mainly to facial serums, facial oils, blends with essential oils, tinctures or concentrates of active ingredients containing light-sensitive components. The small volume matches the quantity of serums and oils that is used up before the contents have time to age.

The medicine bottle and the dropper both have an 18/410 neck finish, so you do not need to combine them or check whether they fit together. The dropper consists of a silicone bulb, a glass tube and a plastic threaded cap in a white matte finish. Both parts of the set are declared suitable for contact with cosmetics.

What the set is suitable for

• Facial and eye serums – the dropper measures out a few drops for a single use, while the rest of the contents stays in dark glass without unnecessary contact with air.
• Facial and hair oils – glass neither dissolves nor absorbs them, and dispensing drop by drop prevents more than needed from being poured out.
• Essential oil blends and fragrance compositions – they are measured out by the drop; for concentrated essential oils we recommend checking how the silicone bulb behaves in longer contact.
• Tinctures and alcohol extracts – glass is resistant to alcohol and the amber colour protects the extract from light.
• Samples and travel packs – a test quantity for a customer or for travelling can be decanted from a larger pack.

Filling and dispensing

The volume of 15 ml is the nominal volume, that is, the quantity the medicine bottle is intended for under normal filling. The total brimful volume stated in the parameters is larger, because it measures the physical volume up to the neck. The difference is a reserve for the glass tube of the dropper, which takes up part of the space once it is screwed in.

To dispense, simply squeeze the bulb, immerse the tube in the contents and release. Thicker oils are drawn up more slowly than toners or water-based serums, which in turn drip out faster. The size of a drop differs between liquids, so the usage rate in a recipe is stated by weight or volume, not by the number of drops.

Good to know

Before the first filling, we recommend washing the medicine bottle and the dropper, disinfecting them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and letting them dry completely. Residual water in the tube or at the bottom would dilute an oil-based filling and, in anhydrous recipes, create an environment for microbial growth.

Glass does not tolerate sudden changes in temperature. Let a hot mixture cool down before filling, and do not move the medicine bottle straight from the cold into hot water.

After thorough washing and drying, the medicine bottle can be reused. With the dropper, keep an eye on the condition of the silicone bulb: if it hardens, changes colour or stops sealing, simply replace the dropper and keep the glass bottle. The medicine bottle also fits other closures with an 18/410 neck finish from the Handymade range; if you make your own combination, we recommend checking the seal with your specific formulation.

For recycling, the medicine bottle belongs with glass. The dropper is made of several materials; before disposal it can be taken apart and the individual parts sorted.

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