How to choose a cosmetic bottle
A buying guide for cosmetic bottles: matching the pack to the formula, choosing material, capacity, neck and decoration, and what drives MOQ and cost.
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Shape, colour and decoration: how to turn a bottle into your product's packaging, and what each decoration method costs you in time.
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Pantone colour matching for bottles
How colour references work in bottle production, why batches drift, and what to agree with your supplier so every shipment matches your brand.
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100ml bottle sizes and specifications
What a 100ml bottle can realistically hold, the neck and closure sizes available, where 100ml formats work best in retail and travel packs.
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Essential oil bottle options
Glass or plastic, dropper or orifice reducer: choosing an essential oil bottle that protects the oil and dispenses the right drop every time.
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Custom PET bottles for personal care
What can be customised on a PET bottle — shape, neck, colour, decoration and wall thickness — and how sampling works before mass production.
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Plastic bottle shapes and their uses
Boston round, flat oval, square, tapered and double-mouth bottles: what each shape is good for, how shape affects tooling and handling.
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Bottle printing, labelling and finishing
Screen printing, hot stamping, transfer printing and labels compared on durability, setup cost and minimum quantity for bottle decoration.
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Amber bottles for sensitive formulas
Amber bottles block light that degrades oils, vitamins and fragrances. Material options, capacities and closures for light-sensitive products.
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Perfume bottle packaging and materials
How to choose a perfume bottle: glass or heavy-wall plastic, neck and pump standards, cap weight and the finishing that makes it feel premium.
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Uses for empty plastic bottles
Empty plastic bottles are bought for refill programmes, in-house filling, sample kits and promotional packs. Sizes and specifications to consider.
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Custom plastic bottles: sampling to bulk
The custom bottle process step by step: brief, drawing, tooling, samples, compatibility testing, decoration approval and bulk production.
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Plastic bottle design that sells
Shelf impact, grip, label area and filling efficiency all start at the design stage. How to brief a bottle design that is also manufacturable.
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Small plastic bottles from 10ml
Small bottles are used for samples, serums, oils and travel sizes. Capacity tolerance, neck standards and decoration on compact formats.
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Plastic bottle projects and case notes
Selected client projects: briefs we received, bottle and material we recommended, and how the packaging performed after launch.
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Plastic bottle customisation options
The six levers of bottle customisation — logo, colour, shape, size, thickness and material —, how each one affects cost and lead time.
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Four ways to put a logo on a bottle
Screen printing, hot stamping, labelling and transfer printing: how each bottle logo method looks, wears and prices out at different volumes.
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