Rounded Clear Plastic Bottle, Black Lotion Pump With Glossy Silver Collar, 150 ml

A bottle with a pump for products that are used repeatedly and dispensed by hand: shower gel, liquid soap, shampoo, body lotion, facial cleansing gel or massage oil. The clear wall shows the contents and the fill level, so you can see how much product is left. The bottle and pump are matched to each other, and the pump screws on without any further adjustment.

What the set is suitable for

• Rinse-off bathroom products – shampoos, shower gels and liquid soaps, where a small amount is dispensed with a wet hand and a cap would get in the way.
• Body lotions and light emulsions – thinner formulations pass through the pump smoothly.
• Massage and body oils – the pump limits pouring out more than is needed.
• Toners and micellar waters – water-based products are dispensed directly onto a cotton pad or into the palm.

How the pump works

The pump delivers a dose of approximately 1 ml per press. With a 150 ml fill, this gives roughly 150 doses; the actual number depends on the thickness of the product and on how thoroughly the bottle is emptied. The dip tube is supplied longer than the height of the bottle. Before first use, it is therefore trimmed so that it ends just above the bottom and also draws up the remaining contents. After filling, prime the pump by pressing it several times until the dip tube and the mechanism fill with product.

The pump is designed for liquid to medium-thick products. Thick creams, body butters or gels with high viscosity pass through it with difficulty, the dose is smaller and the mechanism is strained. Before filling a larger batch, we therefore recommend testing on one bottle whether your formulation passes through the pump and whether the dose is what you intended.

Nominal and total volume

The nominal volume is the volume the packaging is designed for under normal filling. The total brimful volume is the physical volume of the bottle up to the neck and is larger. The difference is a reserve for the pump, which takes up space in the neck once screwed on, for the dip tube, and for the expansion of the contents with temperature changes. Fill to the nominal volume, not to the brim. If you fill up to the neck, the product will be pushed out when the pump is screwed on.

Good to know

Preparation before first filling. Rinse the bottle and the pump, disinfect them with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and leave them to dry completely. Flush the pump by pressing it several times in a container of clean water and then of alcohol. Residual moisture in the dip tube would otherwise dilute the first doses.

Reuse. Once empty, the set can be washed and refilled. Switch to a different product only after rinsing thoroughly; with fragranced products, the fragrance of the previous contents may remain in the mechanism.

Light. Clear plastic does not protect the contents from light. Light-sensitive products, for example those with unstable plant extracts or with oils prone to oxidation, should be filled into clear packaging only if it will be stored out of direct sunlight. A dark bottle is safer for such formulations.

Contact with cosmetics and food. Both the bottle and the pump are declared suitable for contact with cosmetic products. The set is not intended for food.

Closures. You can find other closures with the same neck type, as well as ready-made combinations of the bottle with a different closure, in the Handymade range. If you make your own combination, we recommend testing the tightness, dispensing and behaviour of the packaging with your specific formulation.

Recycling. The bottle is made of PET and the pump combines polypropylene and aluminium, so separate the two parts before disposal.

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