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I found yesterday’s foamy bottle recipe a bit too much for my skin – it felt great at the time, but it made my skin a little oilier during the day. If you strip too much oil from your skin, it will rebel and produce more! If I’d used my toner afterwards, I’m sure it...
Again, form should follow function when it comes to caps. What are you dispensing? Disc cap: Ah, the humble disc cap. It’s good for pretty much every product with its tiny opening that allows surfactants, lotions, toners, and all your other products to come out with a squish! It’s not great for thick lotions –...
I know a malibu or tottle bottle isn’t really an alternative to a “bottle” because we consider them to be a bottle, but they are a fantastic way to package hair care products, surfactant systems, and lotions. They’re also cheaper than using a pump bottle for thick creams, but you do run the risk of...
So you’ve chosen a shape, but have you considered the composition of your bottle? We have tons of different plastics to choose from, but each has their advantage. Most of these can’t be filled at over 160F, but we aren’t going to be bottling anything that warm, are we? HDPE: High density polyethylene – Good...
With so much to choose from, how do you choose the right bottle or jar for your products? Consider a few things before choosing a container… 1. Cost: If you need 1 or 2 containers, then a penny here or there isn’t going to make a huge difference. But if you need 100, 5 cents...