Plastic bottle, clear round, white pump dispenser, 28/410, 500 ml

The set of a clear rounded PET bottle and a white pump is ready-made dispensing packaging for cosmetics that are used often and in larger quantities: shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps, body lotions, massage and body oils, or thinner conditioners. The bottle has a nominal volume of 500 ml, and both parts have a 28/410 neck finish. One press releases approximately 1 ml of product, so it can be dispensed without unscrewing anything and without your hands touching the neck.

Clear PET shows how much product is left and what colour it is, which you will appreciate with coloured gels, pearlescent shampoos, or when selling a product that should be visible. The plastic is light and does not break when dropped, so the bottle suits the shower, the edge of the bath and shipping. The set as a whole is declared suitable for contact with cosmetics. The bottle on its own is also certified for direct food contact, whereas the pump is not, so the set is intended for cosmetic products.

What it is suitable for

• Rinse-off cosmetics – shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and conditioners, where a large volume and convenient dispensing matter more than protection from light.
• Body lotions and light creams – emulsions that the pump can draw up; thick butters and balms will not pass through it.
• Body and massage oils – the pump draws up liquid oils and dispenses them without difficulty.
• Home-made and small-batch products – the same packaging for the whole batch, filled through a 28/410 neck.
• Dispensing bottle for a desk or salon – at work or in the bathroom as a container for cleansing gel or soap.

How the set works

The pump screws onto the 28/410 neck and draws the product up through a tube. Before first use, press it several times until it fills and starts to dispense. With thicker products the dose may be smaller and the press firmer, and with very thin liquids the pump may drip. We therefore recommend testing the behaviour with your own formulation on one piece before you fill the whole batch.

Filling and volume

The bottle is designed for a nominal volume of 500 ml, but slightly more fits in up to the brim of the neck. The difference between these two values is a reserve for the pump with its tube and for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. It should therefore be filled up to the nominal volume. You will find the total brimful volume in the product parameters.

With your own emulsions and gels, let the contents cool to room temperature before filling. PET is not designed for hot filling, and warm contents may deform the bottle.

Good to know

A clear bottle does not protect the contents from light. Products containing vegetable oils prone to oxidation, vitamins, or essential oils that change scent and colour in light should be stored away from direct sunlight, or packed in a dark material.

Before the first filling, wash the bottle and the pump, disinfect them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol, and leave them to dry completely. Also rinse the pump on the inside by pressing it several times in clean water and then in the disinfecting solution. After the contents have been used up, the set can be washed and used again, as long as no dried product remains in the pump and the mechanism dispenses smoothly.

The PET bottle belongs in separately collected plastic waste; before throwing the pump away, unscrew it and dispose of it separately.

Closures with the same neck type and other ready-made bottle and closure combinations can be found in the Handymade range. If you make your own combination, we recommend checking the tightness, the dispensing and the behaviour of the packaging with your specific formulation.

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