Essential oil bottle is a container containing essential oils, and its design and material directly affect the preservation effect, convenience and safety of essential oils. The following are the common introduction points of refined oil bottles:
- Material type
- Glass bottle
- Advantages: transparent and beautiful, low permeability, can avoid the oxidation of essential oils by light and oxygen, suitable for long-term storage.
- Disadvantages: fragile, need to be handled with care.
- Common types: Dark glass (such as amber) can better isolate UV rays and protect the stability of essential oils.
- Plastic bottle
- Advantages: light, easy to break, suitable for carrying.
Disadvantages: May release chemical substances (especially inferior plastic), high permeability, need to be used up as soon as possible.
- Recommended: Food grade or medical grade PP plastic is safer.
- Stainless steel bottle
- Advantages: Good sealing, durable and moisture-proof, suitable for travel or outdoor use.
- Disadvantages: It is impossible to observe the color of essential oil, which needs to be matched with a dropper or pump head.
- Capacity specifications
- Common capacity: 5ml, 10ml, 15ml, 30ml, 60ml, 100ml, etc.
- Application Suggestions:
- Small capacity (5-15ml) : portable, suitable for traveling or carrying.
- Large capacity (more than 30ml) : family daily use, more cost-effective.
- Design features
- Dropper bottle: Standard dropper, precise control of single dosage (such as skin care, aromatherapy).
- Ball bottle: The mouth of the bottle has a ball, which is convenient for direct application (avoid contaminating the ball after contact with the skin).
- Spray bottle: can dilute essential oils to make a spray for diffusing or cleaning.
- Vacuum pump bottle: reduce volatilization, extend shelf life, suitable for highly volatile essential oils.
- Security and identification
- Light seal: Most essential oils need to be stored in a cool place, dark glass bottles or light boxes can delay deterioration.
- Flammable warning: The bottle is often marked with “flammable” sign, away from the source of fire.
- Ingredient label: The essential oil name, concentration (such as 100% pure essential oil or dilution ratio), shelf life and use method should be clearly marked.
- Certification logo: such as organic certification (ECOCERT), VEGAN certification (VEGAN), etc., to enhance product credibility.
- Use precautions
- Avoid high temperature: do not put the oil bottle in the car or in direct sunlight.
- Child safety: Choose a bottle cap designed to prevent ingestion (such as press or screw).
- Special container: Do not pour essential oils into ordinary bottles to avoid cross-contamination.
- Select recommendations
- First use: glass dropper bottle is preferred, which is easy to control the dosage and safe and environmentally friendly.
- Travel: Choose small plastic bottles or stainless steel bottles with leak-proof design.
- Long-term storage: dark glass bottle + light-proof storage box to ensure essential oil activity.
Oil bottle is not only a container, but also the embodiment of essential oil quality. Proper selection and use can effectively protect the efficacy of essential oils and extend their service life.