Amber Glass Bottle, Slim, Black Spray, 50 ml

A ready-made bottle and closure set for toners, mists and sprays: a tall apothecary bottle made of amber glass with a nominal volume of 50 ml and a black plastic sprayer with a dip tube. Amber glass limits the ingress of light, so it suits contents that light can damage – hydrosols, facial toners and mists with active ingredients, hair sprays or alcohol-based scented waters. The sprayer produces a fine mist, so the product is applied evenly and without the hands touching the contents.

The slim, tall shape of the bottle sits well in the hand and fits into a handbag or travel bag. The set is declared as suitable for contact with cosmetics; the declaration of conformity and certificates for both components can be found with the product.

What the set is suitable for

• Facial toners and hydrosols – low-viscosity water-based contents spray best, and the mist settles evenly on the skin.
• Facial and body mists – light water-based formulations with solubilised active ingredients, refreshing sprays for summer or after sun exposure.
• Hair sprays – leave-in conditioning sprays, shine sprays or lower-viscosity styling sprays.
• Scented waters and alcohol-based sprays – the sprayer is also commonly used for alcohol-based contents; with your own formulation we recommend verifying how the plastic parts behave with the specific composition.
• Textile and room sprays – water-alcohol fresheners with fragrance substances, provided the ingredients are properly solubilised.

What is worth knowing about volume

With packaging you will come across two figures for volume. The nominal volume is the volume the packaging is intended for under normal filling. The total brimful volume is the physical volume all the way to the neck and is somewhat larger. The difference between them is a reserve for the sprayer's dip tube and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. The packaging is filled to the nominal volume, not to the brim – otherwise part of the contents is forced out when the sprayer is screwed on and the neck is left soiled.

The sprayer and the properties of the contents

The sprayer mechanism is designed for low-viscosity liquid contents – water, hydrosols, water-alcohol solutions and light toners. The thicker the contents, the worse they spray. Thickened serums, gels and pure plant oils are not dispersed into a mist by the sprayer but are forced out in drops, or it clogs. If you want to incorporate an oil component into a spray, a solubiliser is used, or a two-phase spray that is shaken before use. Even then we recommend checking whether the nozzle stays clear after several days.

Essential oils in common cosmetic doses generally do not harm the sprayer. However, higher concentrations and pure essential oils can place long-term strain on the plastic parts. Likewise, for contents with a high proportion of solvents we recommend a trial fill and a tightness check after several weeks.

Preparation, cleaning and reuse

Before the first fill, wash the bottle, disinfect it with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and let it dry completely neck-down. Disinfect the sprayer by flushing it – it is enough to spray alcohol through it several times and then clean water, so that no residues remain in the mechanism. Residual moisture in the bottle would dilute the contents and could disrupt the preservation system.

Glass is resistant to most cosmetic ingredients and can be reused. For the next fill proceed the same way as for the first – wash, disinfect, dry. The sprayer is reusable after thorough flushing. After thick or strongly fragranced contents, however, we recommend replacing it with a new one, because fragrance and deposits remain in the mechanism.

Glass does not tolerate sudden changes in temperature: do not fill hot contents into a cold bottle or vice versa. Let the contents cool to room temperature and only then fill.

Label and recycling

Light or kraft labels contrast well with amber glass. Bear in mind that the label of a cosmetic product must contain the mandatory information – with small packaging it often has to be split between the label and an enclosed leaflet.

At the end of its life the packaging is sorted by material: glass with glass, the plastic sprayer with plastics. Before recycling, separate the components and rinse the bottle.

Choosing a closure

The sprayer in this set is chosen so that it seals with the neck of the bottle. If you prefer a different closure – a cap, a dropper or a pump – choose according to the neck type stated in the parameters; closures with the same neck type and other ready-made combinations can be found in the Handymade range. With your own combination we recommend verifying the tightness, dosing and behaviour of the packaging with the specific formulation.

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