White Plastic Bottle, Black Fine Mist Sprayer, Black Overcap, 50 ml

This white plastic pharmaceutical bottle, 50 ml, with a black fine mist sprayer is intended for filling and dispensing thin cosmetic preparations: facial toners, hydrolates, hair sprays, refreshing face or body mists and hand disinfectant solutions. The white PET body limits the light reaching the contents, is lightweight and does not break when dropped, so it suits a handbag, travel and a cosmetic bag alike. The sprayer disperses the liquid into fine droplets, so the preparation is applied evenly and your fingers do not come into contact with the contents. The set is declared suitable for contact with cosmetics.

How the set works

The bottle has an 18/415 neck finish and the sprayer simply screws onto it. The dip tube reaches the bottom, so almost all of the contents can be used up. One press releases approximately 0.14 ml. This is enough to refresh the face or for a few sprays into the hair; for body sprays, several presses are needed.

The sprayer works best with liquids that are as thin as water: hydrolates, toners, alcohol-based solutions and light hair preparations. Thicker preparations or pure oils are pushed through the mechanism with more difficulty and may come out in a stream instead of being dispersed. For such contents, we recommend testing the behaviour of the sprayer on a small sample first.

Nominal and total volume

The nominal volume of 50 ml is the quantity the bottle is designed for in normal filling. The total volume up to the rim of the neck is slightly larger. The difference provides a reserve for the dip tube and the sprayer mechanism, which takes up part of the space once screwed on, and for slight expansion of the contents when the temperature changes. The bottle should therefore be filled to the nominal volume, not up to the rim. If the bottle is overfilled, the contents are pushed out through the neck when the sprayer is fitted and the seal may not sit correctly.

Good to know

• Materials – the bottle is made of PET, the sprayer of polypropylene (PP). Both plastics withstand the water-based and alcohol-based solutions commonly used in cosmetics.
• Essential oils and solvents – preparations with a high proportion of essential oils, concentrated fragrance compositions or aggressive solvents may cloud or soften the plastic over time. Before larger-scale production, we recommend checking compatibility with the material.
• Heat – PET is not suitable for filling with hot liquids. Let the finished preparation cool to room temperature before filling.
• Contact with food – only the bottle on its own has a certificate for direct contact with food. The sprayer does not have such a certificate, so the set as a whole is intended for cosmetics.
• Reuse – after thorough washing and disinfection, the set can be filled again. Immerse the sprayer in clean water, spray several times and then spray it empty so that no residues of the previous contents remain in the tube and the nozzle.
• Recycling – the bottle belongs in plastic waste as PET, the sprayer as PP. Separate the two parts before disposal.

Closures with the same type of neck and other ready-made combinations of a bottle with a sprayer, pump or cap can be found in the Handymade range. If you are making your own combination, we recommend checking the tightness and dispensing with your specific formulation.

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