3.4oz / 100ml frosted glass & bamboo spray bottle
Your packaging is the first thing anyone touches
You can spend a year getting a formula right and lose the sale in the two seconds someone spends holding the bottle. Thin PET flexes under a thumb. A moulded plastic cap sounds hollow when it comes off. Neither says anything good about what's inside.
Frosted glass has weight, and a bamboo top has grain and warmth that a plastic cap can't fake. On a market stall or a shelf next to eight competitors, that's doing real work for you before anyone has read a word of your label.
The other half of it is honesty about construction. If part of a closure is plastic, we say so on the item page — partly because you deserve to know, and partly because you may need it for your own labelling.
Against standard cosmetic packaging
Most small-batch packaging is PET with a plastic closure, because it's cheap and it ships without breaking. Here's what you get and give up by going the other way.
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Refillable and reusable |
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Available in small quantities |
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Glass body rather than PET plastic |
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Bamboo exterior rather than a moulded plastic cap |
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Inner closure components stated, not glossed over |
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Per-case count and unit cost on the page |
Made from what grows back
Zaremora started with a simple question: what are the things you use every day actually made of? If you make and sell skincare, you're answering that question on your customers' behalf every time you choose a bottle.
Bamboo is a grass. It regrows from the same root system after cutting and reaches full height in a few years rather than the decades a tree needs. Glass is endlessly recyclable and doesn't leach into what it holds. Between them they cover most of what a container needs to do.
Most of the rest is a closure, and closures are where the compromises live — threads and pump mechanisms still need plastic to work reliably. We say which parts those are rather than letting the bamboo on the outside imply something about the inside.
Questions
How many come in a case?
Twelve. The price on this page is for the full case, so divide by twelve for your unit cost when you're working out margins. If you need a larger run than we list, get in touch before you order rather than buying a dozen cases blind.
Is the lid solid bamboo all the way through?
Usually not, and this matters enough to say plainly. In cosmetic packaging a bamboo top is normally a bamboo shell around a plastic inner — the thread has to grip reliably hundreds of times, and a pump mechanism has springs and a dip tube that can't be made from wood. Bamboo alone won't do either job. Check the description on the item you're looking at for its exact construction, and if you need that detail for your own labelling and it isn't there, ask us and we'll get it.
Will my formula react with it?
Glass is inert, which is most of why people move to it — it won't interact with essential oils, acids or actives the way some plastics can. The closure is the part to think about: check the inner material against anything aggressive in your formula, and if you're working with high concentrations of essential oils, test a single unit for a few weeks before you commit a whole batch.
Is it leak-proof enough to post to my customers?
Fill to the recommended level rather than the brim, tighten properly, and pack with the closure upright. Most leaks in transit come from overfilling — liquid expands, and a bottle filled to the neck has nowhere to put that pressure. For anything thin and watery, a wad or induction seal under the cap is worth the extra step.
Will the bamboo stain or swell in a bathroom?
It can, and your customers should know. Bamboo sitting in shower spray or standing water will darken and eventually swell. Wiping it dry is enough to prevent it. It's worth a line on your own care card — people who've only ever owned plastic packaging don't expect a lid to need any thought at all.
Can I put my own label on it?
Yes. Frosted glass takes an adhesive label well as long as the surface is clean and dry — wipe with isopropyl first and let it flash off. Curved bottles need a label sized for the curve, so order a few label samples before committing to a print run.
Will I be able to reorder the same thing later?
That's the question to ask before you build a brand around a bottle, and it's a fair one. These are stocked lines rather than a one-off buy, but stock does move. If you're planning a launch around a specific size, tell us the volumes you expect and we'll flag it if anything looks likely to change.
What if glass arrives broken?
Photograph the outer box and the breakage before you unpack any further, and get in touch the same day. Glass does occasionally lose an argument with a courier, and photos of the packaging are what make it straightforward to put right.