White Plastic Bottle, Black Smooth Pump, 250 ml

White plastic bottle with black pump dispenser, 250 ml is a complete bottle and closure set: a white PET bottle and a black pump dispenser that dispenses the contents by pressing without unscrewing. Suitable for liquid and semi-liquid products used repeatedly in small doses – liquid soap, shower gel, body lotion, shampoo, conditioner, massage or body oil, facial cleansing gel or hand sanitiser. A white bottle lets less light reach the contents than clear plastic, and PET is lightweight and unbreakable, making it ideal for the bathroom where glass would be a hazard.

The set is declared suitable for contact with cosmetics and both the bottle and dispenser are also approved for direct food contact. It can therefore also be used in the kitchen – for flavouring oil, syrup or vinegar for dressings.

What the set is suitable for

• Rinse-off products in the bathroom – liquid soap, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner can be dispensed with one hand, the contents do not spill and shower water does not get into the bottle as easily as with an open neck.
• Body lotions and light creams – the dispenser handles liquid to medium-thick emulsions; lotion and light emulsion flow smoothly, a thick body cream will not.
• Body oils and oil serums – PET does not normally react with oils, the dispenser measures the same amount with each use and the contents do not come into contact with hands.
• Cleaning and disinfecting solutions – hand gel or water-alcohol cleaning preparations have a low viscosity that suits the dispenser.
• Food liquids – thanks to food-contact certification, home-made oils, syrups and liquid condiments as well.

How the dispenser works

The dispenser screws onto the bottle neck and a dip tube that draws the contents from the bottom reaches into the filling. One press delivers approximately 1 ml of product – for liquid soap or lotion this corresponds to one standard palm-sized dose. Thicker contents will reduce the dose or the dispenser may not pick it up at all, so with creams and thicker gels we recommend testing dispensing on a small sample before filling the entire batch.

The bottle has a 24/410 neck, so it can also be used with other closures of the same neck type from the Handymade range. With your own combination, we recommend checking the seal and the packaging behaviour with the specific formulation.

Nominal and total volume

Nominal volume is the amount the bottle is intended for with standard filling – the label and the declared product quantity are set to this. Total brim-full volume is larger, because above the nominal level the bottle has a reserve for the dip tube and the dispenser body and for the expansion of the contents with temperature changes. The bottle is therefore filled to the nominal volume, not to the neck. If the bottle were filled completely, screwing on the dispenser would push the contents out and it would overflow from the neck.

What is good to know

• Preparation before filling – wash the bottle and dispenser before first use, rinse with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and allow to dry completely. Residual water in the tube dilutes the first doses and unnecessarily burdens the preservative system in preserved products.
• Viscosity of the filling – add thickeners with care and always test the finished formulation through the dispenser, not just in a beaker.
• Essential oils and solvents – PET and PP are resistant at typical cosmetic concentrations. For formulations with a high proportion of essential oils, d-limonene or pure solvents, we recommend testing on a sample, as they may gradually degrade the plastic.
• Heat – PET is not intended for hot filling; pour emulsions and gels only after they have cooled to room temperature, otherwise the bottle may deform.
• Reuse – the set can be reused after thorough washing and disinfection.
• Recycling – the bottle is made of PET and the dispenser of PP; separate them before disposal so they can be sorted individually.

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