Amber Plastic Bottle, Black Lotion Pump, 100 ml

The plastic dropper-style bottle with a cream pump is a ready-made kit for dispensing creams, serums and body lotions: a brown PET bottle of 100 ml and a black cream pump of 18 mm that releases the contents in small doses without unscrewing. The brown tint cuts down light, so the kit suits formulations with plant oils, vitamins and extracts that lose their effectiveness faster in light. PET is lightweight and unbreakable, so the packaging holds up in the bathroom, while travelling and when selling finished cosmetics.

As a whole, the kit is declared suitable for contact with cosmetics.

What makes the kit useful

• Hygienic dispensing – the contents are not taken out with fingers or poured out; the pump always releases roughly the same amount. Less contact with hands reduces the risk of introducing microorganisms into the emulsion, which you will appreciate especially with formulations that have milder preservation.
• Protection from light – the brown plastic cuts down light, which accelerates the oxidation of oils and the breakdown of sensitive active ingredients. With products containing vitamin C, retinol or unrefined oils this is a practical advantage.
• Lightweight and unbreakable packaging – a PET bottle weighs a fraction of a glass one and survives a fall onto tiles. It is suitable for a cosmetic bag as well as for sending by post.
• Using up almost all of the contents – the pump tube reaches to the bottom of the bottle, so the product can be used up without unscrewing and scraping out.
• A small dose per press – the cream pump releases a small, measured amount that matches a single application of a serum or facial cream. The exact dose volume is given in the product parameters.

How to work with the kit

The bottle is filled to the nominal volume, not to the brim. The nominal volume is the volume the packaging is intended for under normal filling; the total volume to the brim is the physical volume of the bottle up to the neck. The difference forms a reserve for the tube and body of the pump and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. If the bottle is filled to the brim, part of the product will spill out when the pump is screwed on.

Before the first filling we recommend washing the bottle and pump, disinfecting them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and letting them dry completely. After filling, the pump is screwed onto the neck and the first presses fill the tube with product. Only then does it dispense evenly.

Suitable for products such as

• Facial creams and fluids – light to medium-thick emulsions that should flow through the tube and at the same time not spill.
• Emulsion serums and gel creams – the small dose per press suits preparations that are applied in a small amount to the face and décolleté area.
• Body lotions and hand creams – the 100 ml contents are enough for several weeks of use, and the pump makes application with one hand easier.
• Eye creams and spot treatments – a precisely measured small amount prevents wasting more expensive active ingredients.

The cream pump will not draw up thick butters, balms and formulations with waxes; a jar is more suitable for those. Very thin oils and watery toners can be dispensed, but the pump is set for a cream consistency. With liquid contents we recommend testing whether the dose squirts or drips.

Good to know

• Consistency is decisive – a product that is too thick strains the pump and may jam; one that is too thin escapes in uneven doses. With a new formulation, check the behaviour on one bottle before you fill the whole batch.
• Essential oils and alcohol – PET and PP handle common cosmetic emulsions without difficulty. With formulations that have a higher proportion of essential oils, spirit or solvents we recommend checking whether the packaging changes appearance after a few weeks and whether the pump seals.
• Reuse – the bottle just needs to be washed with warm water and detergent and disinfected. The pump is rinsed by pumping through warm and then clean water, and the tube is left to dry. For a different type of product it is safer to use a new pump.
• Labelling – the dropper bottle has a straight cylindrical body onto which a label sticks without creases. The diameter and height of the bottle are in the parameters.
• Other closures – closures with the same neck type and other ready-made packaging + closure combinations can be found in the Handymade range. For your own combination we recommend checking the seal and dispensing with the specific formulation.
• Recycling – the bottle is made of PET and the pump of PP; before disposal, take the kit apart so that both parts can be sorted as plastic.

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