Brown Plastic Bottle, Black Cap, 500 ml

The plastic medicine bottle with a capacity of 500 ml and a black screw cap is designed for larger quantities of liquid products that are dispensed by pouring or decanting. It holds a supply of hydrosol or tonic, vegetable or massage oil, liquid soap or shampoo made in a single batch to last a longer period, or stock solutions of raw materials that you pour into smaller containers. The amber PET limits the amount of light reaching the contents, which matters for oils and infusions that lose their fragrance and colour more quickly in light. The material is light and unbreakable, so the bottle is also suitable for the workshop and for carrying, where glass would be a risk.

The set is approved for direct food contact and is also declared suitable for cosmetic products. It therefore works equally well for homemade oils, syrups, vinegars or herbal infusions as for cosmetics.

Bottle and cap as one set

The HDPE cap has a 28/410 thread, the same as the neck of the bottle, and is tightened by hand. The contents are dispensed by pouring through the neck, which is wide enough for filling with a funnel and for decanting into smaller bottles. For thin, water-based contents and before transport, we recommend testing whether the cap seals with your specific filling as well as you need. If you want to use the bottle with a pump or another dispensing method, you will find closures with the same neck type as well as ready-made combinations in the Handymade range. For your own combination, check the seal, the dispensing and the behaviour of the packaging with your formulation.

What the set is suitable for

• Hydrosols and tonics – a larger quantity of water phase, from which you pour into sprayers as needed.
• Vegetable and massage oils – half a litre of massage oil or of oil used as a base for other recipes, with less light reaching it than in a clear container.
• Liquid soaps, shampoos and shower gels – a bulk pack used to refill smaller containers in the bathroom.
• Stock solutions and pre-diluted raw materials – for example glycerine or salt solutions prepared in advance for several batches.
• Food use – oil, syrup, vinegar or herbal infusion for home use, as both the bottle and the cap have a food-contact certificate.

Good to know

The 500 ml volume is the nominal volume, that is, the quantity the bottle is designed for with normal filling. The physical volume up to the rim of the neck is larger. The difference provides a reserve for the cap or other closure and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. Fill the bottle to the nominal volume, therefore, not to the brim.

The bottle can be used repeatedly. After emptying, wash it with warm water and washing-up liquid, rinse it thoroughly, disinfect it and leave it to dry with the neck facing down. The thread of the cap slowly wears with repeated tightening; if it stops sealing, simply replace it with a new cap with a 28/410 thread.

The bottle is made of PET and the cap of HDPE. Both materials belong in plastic recycling; before handing in the bottle, rinse it and separate the cap.

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