Amber Plastic Bottle, Black Spray, 50 ml

A plastic medicine bottle with a black fine mist sprayer dispenses hydrosols, toners and other thin preparations as a fine mist. The 50 ml volume suits facial and hair toners, refreshing face sprays, alcohol-based hand sprays, or spraying water when applying mineral make-up. The amber PET filters light, which you will appreciate with hydrosols and preparations containing essential oils, as these lose their scent more quickly in light. The bottle is lightweight and unbreakable, so you can carry it in a handbag or a travel cosmetic bag without worry.

How the set works

The sprayer screws directly onto the bottle, as both parts have the same 18 mm neck type. The dip tube reaches the bottom, so almost all of the contents can be sprayed and you do not need to tilt the bottle during use. Each press releases the same small amount of product every time. A toner or hydrosol is therefore applied evenly and the skin does not end up soaked.

The pump mechanism is built for thin, watery liquids. Aqueous solutions and alcohol-based preparations come out of it as a fine mist. The pump either cannot draw up thick oils, emulsions or preparations with a thickener, or sprays them as a stream instead of a mist, and with longer use the nozzle becomes clogged. Before filling a larger batch, we therefore recommend testing one piece with the finished formulation.

Nominal and total volume

The 50 ml figure is the nominal volume, that is, the amount the bottle is designed to hold in normal filling. Physically, a little more fits into it up to the rim of the neck. This difference serves as a reserve for the dip tube and the body of the sprayer, which take up part of the space once screwed on, and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. The bottle is therefore filled up to the nominal volume. If it were filled to the brim, the product would be pushed out through the neck when the sprayer is fitted.

Good to know

• Preparation before first filling – wash the bottle and the sprayer, disinfect them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and leave them to dry completely. Rinse the pump by pressing it several times in the alcohol.
• Filling – pour in the product once it has cooled. PET is not intended for hot liquids and may deform at higher temperatures.
• Essential oils and solvents – hydrosols, toners and alcohol-based sprays with a usual proportion of essential oils are fine. With undiluted essential oils, pure solvents or strongly alcoholic preparations, we recommend checking how the plastic behaves and whether the seal holds on one piece before longer use.
• Contact with food and cosmetics – the set is declared suitable for contact with cosmetic products. The certificate for direct contact with food applies to the bottle alone; the sprayer does not have it, so the set as a whole is intended for cosmetics.
• Reuse – after washing and disinfection, the bottle can be filled again. Pump warm water and then alcohol through the sprayer to remove residues of the previous product from the tube and nozzle. If the pump sprays intermittently after cleaning, replace it with a new one.
• Recycling – unscrew the sprayer before sorting. The bottle is made of PET and the sprayer of PP; they belong in plastics as two separate pieces.

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