Glass bottle, vial, type B, 100 ml, 68 pcs

Amber glass medicine bottle, type B, 100 ml, 68 pcs

Amber glass medicine bottle for filling serums, facial and massage oils, tinctures, toners and concentrates that need protection from light. The pack contains 68 pcs on a tray, so it suits small workshops and own-brand makers who fill larger batches at once. The nominal volume of 100 ml is a common size for facial oils, hydrosols and body serums.

Glass does not react with the contents or absorb fragrance, and it tolerates a higher proportion of essential oils, alcohol or acids. The amber colour dampens visible light and part of the UV radiation, so it slows the oxidation of oils and the fading of coloured extracts. The bottle has a certificate for direct food contact and for use with cosmetic products, and the documents are available with the product.

What the medicine bottle is suitable for

• Facial and hair serums – contents that are sensitive to light and air stay protected in amber glass throughout use.
• Vegetable and massage oils – rosehip, flaxseed or hemp oil with a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids oxidises more slowly in dark glass.
• Tinctures and alcohol extracts – neither alcohol nor essential oils attack the glass or soak into it.
• Hydrosols and toners – with a fine mist sprayer or dropper on the same neck, you get a finished product ready for sale.
• Homemade food products – flavoured oils, syrups and herbal extracts; the bottle has a certificate for food contact.

Volume and filling

The nominal volume is the amount the bottle is intended for under normal filling. The total brimful volume, given in the parameters, is the physical volume up to the neck. The difference between them forms a reserve for the dropper, pump or inner liner of the closure, and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. Fill to the nominal volume, not to the brim. If a bottle is filled right up to the neck, the dropper pushes part of the contents out when it is inserted, and an oil fill expands in the warmth right up to the closure.

Closures and combinations

The 18/410 neck finish is a common size that fits droppers, pumps, fine mist sprayers and caps with the same neck type. You can find ready-made combinations of bottle and closure in the Handymade range. If you are assembling your own set, check the tightness, dispensing and behaviour of the packaging with your specific formulation before a larger batch. Thick serums are drawn into a dropper slowly, and thin toners with a fine mist sprayer need a closure that also seals when lying on its side.

Good to know

Before the first filling, wash the bottles, disinfect them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and leave them to dry completely upside down. Residual water in an oil product or an anhydrous serum is an unnecessary risk. Follow the same procedure when reusing them; the bottles can be refilled until they are chipped or cracked. When changing the type of contents, for example after essential oils, also check the closure, as plastic and rubber parts retain fragrance more readily than glass. Glass withstands washing in hot water, but not a sudden change of temperature. So do not pour hot water into a cold bottle or the other way round.

Amber glass is deliberately not very transparent, so the contents can only be checked against the light to a limited extent. Customers will not see the colour of the product at the time of purchase, but the fill will remain stable for longer. Place the empty bottle in glass recycling.

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