Plastic bottle, white, 24/410, without cap, 250 ml

Plastic bottle 250 ml with a 24/410 neck is a lightweight, shatterproof container for liquid and semi-liquid cosmetic products dispensed by pump, sprayer or flip-top cap. The white colour of the plastic reduces light transmission, making it suitable for contents with more sensitive ingredients such as vegetable oils or vitamin-based products. The 250 ml volume is practical for shower gels, shampoos, body lotions and massage oils. The bottle is supplied without a closure, so you choose the cap that best suits your dispensing method.

Key features

• Protection of contents from light – white PET transmits less light than clear plastic, which slows down light-accelerated changes in colour and scent. It does not, however, replace an antioxidant in the formulation or storage away from sunlight.
• Lightweight and shatterproof – unlike glass, the bottle will not break if dropped in the bathroom and adds less weight to a shipment, which is an advantage for e-commerce sales and travel.
• Wide range of closures – the 24/410 threaded neck is one of the most common sizes, so pumps, sprayers and standard flip-top caps all fit.
• Suitable for cosmetics and food alike – the packaging material is compatible with cosmetic products and is also approved for direct food contact.

What the bottle is suitable for

The white 250 ml bottle is best suited for products dispensed repeatedly and in small amounts: shower gels and shampoos with a pump or flip-top cap, body lotions and conditioners with a pump, massage and body oils with a disc-top cap, liquid hand soaps, cleansing milks or micellar oils. Fitted with a mist sprayer, it also works for hair tonics, body sprays or refreshing mists.

Thanks to its food-contact approval, the bottle can also be used outside of cosmetics – for example for home-made oils, syrups, herbal extracts or liquid condiments.

Nominal and total volume

Every container has two distinct volumes. The nominal volume is the volume the bottle is designed to be filled to under normal conditions – here 250 ml. The total brim volume is the physical capacity up to the neck and is always somewhat larger. This difference provides clearance for the dip tube of a pump or sprayer, for the closure, and for expansion of the contents with temperature changes. Fill the bottle to the nominal volume, not to the brim.

Choosing a closure

The bottle is sold separately, without a closure. Closures with the same neck type as specified in the product parameters, and ready-made bottle-and-closure combinations, are available in the Handymade range. For custom combinations, we recommend testing seal integrity, dispensing and packaging behaviour with the specific formulation beforehand – a thick conditioner, for example, is difficult to dispense through a standard pump, while thin aqueous tonics tend to leak through a flip-top cap during transport.

Good to know

• Preparation before first filling – a new bottle is not sterile. Before filling, rinse it, disinfect with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and leave to dry completely neck down. Residual water in the container dilutes the preservative system and increases the risk of microbial contamination.
• Fill only after cooling – PET is not designed for hot filling. Fill emulsions, gels and oils only after they have cooled to room temperature; otherwise the walls may deform or the cap may not seat properly.
• Essential oils and solvents – common cosmetic products with a typical proportion of essential oils, such as shampoos, gels or body oils, are generally problem-free with PET. Concentrated essential oils, products with a high alcohol or solvent content may stress the plastic over time; for such contents we recommend glass or a brief compatibility test.
• Reuse – the bottle can be reused after thorough washing and disinfection. When reusing, check the thread and neck for scratches; a damaged thread will no longer seal properly.
• Labelling – apply labels to a dry, degreased surface. The white background works well with both coloured and transparent labels.
• Recycling – the bottle is made of PET, which is one of the most readily recyclable plastics. An empty, rinsed container belongs in sorted plastic waste collection.

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