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5 Proven Reasons to Buy Wholesale Glass Dropper Bottles

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5 Proven Reasons to Buy Wholesale Glass Dropper Bottles

Glass dropper bottles, often called Euro Rounds, represent an incredible value. Glass containers come with a surprising variety of customization options, are easily transportable in bulk, and can be very cost-efficient. Let’s dive deeper though; here are 5 things to consider when purchasing glass dropper bottles, and 5 compelling reasons to use glass droppers.

They come in a wide range of sizes

Glass dropper bottles can be tiny, or they can be relatively large. Silver Spur’s glass dropper bottles come in sizes that range from 5ml all the way up to 100 ml, with numerous, incremental sizes in between. Whether you are looking to bottle a small, medicinal product or essential oil to be applied on a drop-by-drop basis, or a larger-quantity medication, there is a bottle size made to fit your needs.

They are a safe storage method

Glass dropper bottles allow you to store all kinds of mixtures, medicines, and chemicals. Glass dropper bottles are primarily used to store and transport items like eye drops, liquid medications, CBD products, essential oils, ear care medications, hair care products, and other hygiene products such as soap or shampoo. Clever up-cyclers all over the world have also found ways to repurpose these versatile, safe bottles to hold just about anything. What makes them so useful though?

Due to the manufacturing processes used to make glass, dropper bottles are inert. That means that the few added materials used in their manufacture will not seep into the bottle’s contents and contaminate them. They are incredibly easy to transport and store, and are a naturally reusable resource that can either be repurposed or recycled regardless of what they contained inside.

They come in a variety of colors

Green Glass Dropper Bottle
    Green Glass Dropper Bottles (Euro Rounds)

The color of your glass dropper bottle matters. Although color can be used to make a product more attractive, lending increased branding utility to your droppers, color isn’t just for show. Colored bottles, especially amber bottles, help prevent chemical changes from occurring with the bottle by blocking harmful UV light from interacting with the liquid inside.

Silver Spur offers a range of colored bottle options including flint, green, blue, and amber that are ideal for both marketing purposes and to protect the integrity of the contents within.

There is a choice between dropper inserts

Dropper inserts are attachments that are used for administering the contents of the bottle in single-drop increments. Typically, dropper inserts are used with eye drops, ear drops, or hair care products.

There are two types of dropper inserts available: vertical or horizontal. Both give users exceptional control when dispensing the bottle’s contents, with the horizontal dropper insert giving the user a slight advantage, especially when self-administering solutions like eye drops.

There are a wide range of bottle closures available

CRC & TE Caps for Dropper Bottles
        CRC & TE Caps for Dropper Bottles

If you don’t require a dropper insert, there are numerous types of bottle closures available to prevent the contents of the bottle from spilling during transport. They come in two different classifications: dispensing vs non-dispensing.

Dispensing closures feature a pipette that extends down into the bottle. One common type of dispensing closure is the bulb syringe that’s commonly paired with a dropper bottle. Non-dispensing closures do not have a pipette, but otherwise can be very similar. Both types usually come with a child-resistant (CRC) or tamper-evident (TE) mechanism.

The advantage of wholesale

Glass dropper bottles are versatile and convenient. They come with a surprising amount of customization options, and can be employed for a near-infinite number of purposes. The biggest advantage to using glass dropper bottles is that their value increases as you buy them wholesale, without the typical worry of environmental impact. Silver Spur Corporation is your authority on glass dropper bottles. Please check out our product pages for our full line of bottles and packaging products.

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Why Amber Glass Bottles Are Perfect for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Use

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Why Amber Glass Bottles Are Perfect

for Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Use

 

Most people don’t give this much thought, but amber glass is made a certain color and by certain materials for a reason. If you think about all of the dark glass bottles you’ve encountered in your lifetime—beer bottles, cosmetic bottles and jars, essential oil bottles, and sublingual supplement bottles—you’ll realize that the majority of them have that amber color.

It’s safe to say that amber glass is in high demand across a multitude of industries. So, if your business is to supply manufacturers with the essential glass packaging for their products, then amber glass bottles should be at the top of your supply list. Keep reading to find out more about amber glass bottles and why you should always have them in stock.

Amber Glass For Everyone

As mentioned above, amber bottles are made the way they are for a reason. The main reason being that if everything were put in clear bottles, our liquids, oils, and serums, etc. wouldn’t last very long. 

Many industries, including the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, rely heavily on amber glass bottles but the list doesn’t end there. Other industries include:

It may seem like a short list, however, there are hundreds of thousands of different products out there that utilize amber glass bottles. Keep in mind that do-it-yourselfers are never in short supply either, and amber glass is typically their first choice in product packaging.

How is Amber Glass Made?

Amber Glass Bottles
Euro Round Dropper Amber Glass Bottle

Amber glass has some unique properties that make it a top choice for product packaging. While basic glassware, such as clear glass jars and bottles, are made from a liquefied form of sand that is heated and poured into certain shapes, amber glass is made a bit differently.

Amber glass is actually a mixture of sand, limestone, and soda ash. All of these elements are heated to a very high temperature. When the mixture is completely melted and molten, other materials are added to the mix to give the glass its different properties and color depth. 

The elements of iron, sulfur, and carbon are usually added to the mixture to give the glass a nice dark coloring. The reason for this coloring is to protect the product inside, which we’ll talk about more later. From there, machines and workers are used to shape the freshly made liquid glass into bottle, jar, or cup form. Once the glass cools, it begins to harden into its designated shape. 

How Amber Glass Bottles Are Beneficial

Glass, in general, comes with a variety of benefits for product manufacturers. It’s considered to be inert, which means it won’t break down or seep chemicals into the products. It’s also relatively inexpensive since the materials that it’s made from are widely available. And it can be tempered or have a variety of minerals and metals added to it for strength, and it doesn’t retain heat.

Amber glass, however, takes things to another level: 

They Protect Light-Sensitive Products

Amber Glass Bottles
                Boston Round Amber Glass Bottle

One of the main benefits of using amber glass is that it provides the best protection against UV light, blue light, and other light wavelengths under the 450-nanometer range. UV rays can cause what is known as photooxidation.

Photooxidation has the capacity to break down and alter the chemical makeup of a product, thereby cutting its shelf life in half or rendering it completely useless. In some cases, photooxidation can actually cause the ingredients within certain products to become toxic, causing adverse health reactions when used. 

The high level of UV protection against different wavelengths of light allows for a longer shelf life of the product being stored. This is precisely why these glass bottles keep beer fresh, essential oils potent, and allows cosmetics and skincare products to work with 100 percent efficiency. 

They Provide a Safer Interaction

Glass, in general, is made from natural materials, so manufacturers don’t have to worry about the bottles breaking down and leaking chemicals into the stored product.

This also means that there won’t be any chemical interactions between the glass and product inside, unlike plastic which is latent with chemicals that break down fairly easily and interact with the stored product.

They Are Versatile

Amber glass comes in a wide range of shapes, styles, and sizes. Whether you need amber glass bottles, vials, jugs, or jars, numerous amber glass options are available.

Amber glass bottles are suitable for nearly every product, ranging from a 1 oz sample jar to an entire beer growler. Aside from skincare, cosmetics, wine, and beer, amber glass is also suitable for storing chemicals and other raw materials—including acids and bases.

They Are Recyclable and Can Be Reused

Most glass containers are recyclable, but when there’s color involved, the rules can get a bit tricky. Amber glass is technically 100 percent recyclable—but it can only be broken down and reshaped into a new amber glass bottle, jar, etc. 

Amber glass bottles can also be cleaned and reused multiple times. Unlike plastic, they’re durable and take years and years to completely break down. Not to mention, glass isn’t porous like plastic, so it’s perfectly safe to reuse.   

Give Your Customers the Best

Amber glass is the best product packaging that you can have in stock for your customers. It’s eye-catching, non-toxic, versatile, recyclable, affordable, and it offers the highest level of UV protection from light and chemicals. 

We offer amber glass bottles in all shapes and sizes that will fit all of your packaging needs. So, if you’re in the market for wholesale amber glass bottles, contact us and our team will help you get set up right away.