Plastic bottle, glossy black, 24/410, without cap, 200 ml

A black plastic bottle 200 ml made of PET protects the contents from light and comes without a closure, so you can choose the dispensing method to suit your product. The opaque black finish is particularly suited to formulations with light-sensitive ingredients – vegetable and massage oils, serums and body milks with vitamins, or products with essential oils. PET is lightweight and shatter-resistant, so the bottle holds up in the shower, bathroom and on the go. The volume matches standard shampoos, shower gels, conditioners, body milks, tonics and micellar waters. The packaging material is suitable for contact with cosmetics and for direct food contact, so the bottle can also be used for home-made oils, flavoured vinegars, syrups or herbal infusions.

Why choose the black PET bottle

• Light protection – the opaque material slows the oxidation of oils and the degradation of sensitive active ingredients. It also conceals any natural colour changes in the contents, such as the darkening of botanical extracts.
• Low weight and durability – PET does not crack when dropped, the bottle is safe in the wet environment of a shower and reduces shipping costs.
• Glossy smooth surface – holds labels well, and the black colour lets even a simple single-colour print stand out.
• Standard neck finish – the 24/410 thread is one of the most common sizes, so there is a wide choice of closures and the bottle combines easily with different dispensing options.
• Food-grade quality – the material is suitable for direct food contact under normal conditions of use, so the bottle can be used outside cosmetics as well.

Nominal and total volume

The nominal volume is the volume the bottle is designed for under normal filling conditions. The total volume to the brim is the physical volume right up to the neck and is always slightly larger. The difference between the two provides clearance for a closure, pump or sprayer, whose dip tube or insert takes up part of the space, and also for the expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. The bottle is filled to the nominal volume, not to the brim – otherwise, when the closure is fitted, the contents are forced into the thread and the bottle does not seal properly.

Suitable for products such as

The bottle works well wherever content stability and practical bathroom use matter. With shampoos, shower gels and conditioners, customers appreciate a shatter-resistant pack and easy one-handed dispensing. Body milks and light creams dispense well from a bottle as long as they are not too thick. For facial, massage and body oils, light protection is key, extending the time before the oil begins to oxidise. Tonics, facial waters and micellar waters have low viscosity and the bottle volume matches their typical usage. Outside cosmetics, the bottle is suitable for home-made food products with a liquid consistency.

Closures

Closures with the same neck finish as stated in the product parameters, and ready-made bottle-and-closure combinations, are available in the Handymade range. When creating your own combination, we recommend testing seal integrity and dispensing performance with the specific formulation – viscosity, particle content or foaming behaviour all affect which dispensing method will work in practice.

Good to know

Before the first fill, rinse the bottle, sanitise it with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and allow it to dry completely, neck down. Residual water in the packaging would dilute the product and could cause a microbial issue in anhydrous formulations.

PET and heat – the plastic deforms and loses its shape at elevated temperatures. Allow emulsions, gels and oils to cool to near room temperature before filling. Hot filling is not suitable for this pack.

Essential oils and solvents – at standard cosmetic usage levels of essential oils in a finished product, PET performs well. Pure undiluted essential oils, acetone and similar aggressive substances that can damage the plastic surface are not suitable. For formulations with a higher alcohol content or unusual ingredients, we recommend testing pack compatibility first.

Reuse is possible – after thorough washing and sanitising, check that the thread is undamaged and that the bottle seals properly. Oil residues can be removed from PET with warm water and detergent, not with solvents.

Labelling – the smooth surface is suitable for adhesive labels; the dimensions for the label design can be derived from the packaging parameters.

Recycling – PET is among the most readily recyclable plastics; after use, the bottle belongs in the sorted plastics collection.

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