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What You Need to Know About Dropper Bottle?

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What You Need to Know About Dropper Bottle?

Dropper bottles may be found in nearly every family. These bottles are generally tiny and come with a dropper used to extract liquid from the bottle. The dropper bottles are a typical product in the pharmaceutical business for packaging medications, as well as skin care products and cosmetics packaging . The glass dropper bottle is the most common in our daily life. They are used to dispense liquids that are meant to be used "drop by drop" , so that keeps the liquid in the bottle from coming into contact with air or water.


1.What products are dropper bottles usually used for?


We believe that the figure of an dropper bottle will be found in every girl's makeup table. They can be expensive essential oils or foundation, and 30ml dropper bottles and 50ml dropper bottles are most commonly used in cosmetics. Besides, dropper bottles are also used in the pharmaceutical industry to safely contain various liquids. In order to prevent external light from destroying the contents of the liquid inside the bottle, this kind of dropper bottle is usually dark in color, to prevent a chemical reaction from inactivating the pharmaceutical ingredient in the bottle.

50ml dropper bottles

2.What are the different materials you can choose from?


There are a range of different materials that can be used to make dropper bottles. Most are made of glass, but there are other examples. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is an impact-resistant resin used to hold a variety of liquids. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is similar, but more translucent and easier to extrude. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a strong, solid material with high impact properties. Acrylic dropper bottles can also be customized. The finished products of these materials are presented in plastic dropper bottles.

Acrylic dropper bottles

3.How to use a dropper bottle?


Some droppers, especially those used for medicinal products, have measurements marked on the bottle to aid you in releasing the correct amount. It shows how many milliliters of liquid are in each dropper you extract. Unscrew the cap from the dropper bottle. Unscrew the cap and squeeze the bulb while the tube is inside the bottle, this will draw the liquid up into the dropper tube. You may need to tilt the bottle if the liquid level is low. To release liquid from the dropper, press the bulb while the tube is not within the liquid.


4.What are the advantages of a dropper bottle?


As a packaging container, the dropper is more clean and hygienic. It can avoid direct contact with foreign substance (including hands), which is an important way to reduce product contamination. At the same time, distributing the liquid in drops makes the dosage more precise, effectively avoiding waste. Besides, The tight seal of the dropper bottle prevents outside air and moisture from entering the bottle, thus keeping the liquid safe for a long time. And due to the light weight, small capacity dropper bottles are easy to be carried out even when traveling.