Amber Glass Bottle, Slim, Black Lotion Pump, 50 ml

The 50 ml amber glass medicine bottle with a black lotion pump is a ready-made packaging set for face creams, lotions and thicker serums. The dark glass filters light, so it suits emulsions containing vegetable oils, vitamins or essential oils, which lose quality faster in clear packaging. The pump dispenses the contents with a press, without unscrewing it and without putting fingers into the cream, so the emulsion stays clean for longer. The set is declared as suitable for contact with cosmetics.

What it is suitable for

• Face and eye creams – dispensing in small doses makes application easier and saves the contents.
• Face and body lotions – the pump draws up lighter emulsions without problems, and 50 ml is enough for a trial or travel pack.
• Thicker serums and gels – formulations that would run slowly or unevenly from a dropper.
• Smaller batches and samples – the volume is sufficient for testing a formulation or for selling samples.

How the set works

The pump screws onto the neck of the medicine bottle and the dip tube draws up the contents from the bottom. One press releases approximately 0.12 ml, an amount suitable for an eye cream or a concentrated serum. For body products, press several times. If the dip tube is longer than the inner height of the medicine bottle, shorten it with an angled cut so that its end touches the bottom and the pump can use as much of the contents as possible.

The nominal volume of 50 ml is the volume the medicine bottle is intended for in normal filling. The total brimful volume, given in the parameters, is the physical volume up to the neck. The difference provides a reserve for the pump dip tube and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. Fill to the nominal volume, not to the brim, otherwise the contents will be pushed out when the pump is fitted.

Good to know

Before the first filling, wash the medicine bottle and the pump, disinfect them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and leave them to dry completely. To flush the pump, pump the disinfectant solution through it several times and then air, until nothing runs out of the dip tube. The same procedure applies for repeated use, only with a more thorough rinse with warm water so that no residues of the previous product remain in the mechanism.

How the pump behaves depends on the thickness of the formulation. With very firm creams with a high proportion of wax or butter, drawing up may be slow. With thin oil serums, on the other hand, there is a risk of leaking from the outlet. We recommend checking the dispensing with your specific formulation before filling a larger batch.

The medicine bottle has a neck with a diameter of 18 mm; you will find the thread type in the parameters. Other closures with the same neck, as well as ready-made combinations, are available in the Handymade range. If you make your own combination, we recommend checking the tightness and dispensing with your specific formulation.

Once used up, the medicine bottle goes into glass recycling and the pump, once separated, into plastic. The glass part can be reused after cleaning, and so can the pump after rinsing, as long as the mechanism draws up reliably.

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