A customer scans the aisle, looking for the best essential oil. What influences that decision? The graphics on the packaging? The look and feel of the bottle? Or maybe it’s a social post they recently read or the bottle’s placement on the shelf? You can’t control every element of that purchasing decision, which makes those things you can control even more important. That’s why using the right glass bottle is critical. Choosing the right USA supplier for that bottle is just as important.
The Benefits of Glass
Essential oils can interact with plastic and rubber, deteriorating and destroying bottles and caps, especially over time. Glass, however, is chemically inert and non-reactive, so it does not interact with these chemical compounds. Because glass is non-porous, it does not absorb the essential oils, preventing contamination or loss of potency. These characteristics make glass the ideal material for safe long-term storage.
Here are some additional benefits of glass.
- Recyclability: Glass can be recycled without losing quality or purity and is environmentally friendly, contributing to your sustainability goals. Glass dropper bottles from Carow, for example, are made from 70% post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials.
- Aesthetic Appeal: Glass bottles often have a more premium look and feel. This can enhance your branding and consumer perception. They’re also satisfyingly heavy, adding to a sense of luxury and value.
- Oxidation Prevention. Glass bottles are impermeable to gases, making them the ideal oxygen barrier for sensitive products like essential oils. Their heat-resistant qualities also help prevent oxidation.
- Ease of Cleaning: Glass is easily cleaned and reused, posing less risk of contaminants that could also compromise the quality of your oils. This makes glass a practical choice for both manufacturers and consumers.
The Benefits of Colored Glass
Each color has its own aesthetic and protective factors, including light protection, shelf life and even marketing. Regarding light protection, the darker and more opaque the glass, the more protection it offers against oxidation, which breaks down the oils over time. Many essential oils can degrade when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. Dark-colored glass dropper bottles protect the oils from light exposure, preserving their efficacy and shelf life.
There are four common colored glass options for essential oil bottles:
- Amber or Brown
- Flint or Clear
- Cobalt Blue
- Green
Some companies choose blue and green bottles because they feel these colors are more visually appealing, but it’s a risky choice, as they protect against visible light but do not protect oils from UV rays. They also tend to be a bit more expensive than other colors.
Amber glass is the industry standard and the color most often chosen for bottles that hold vulnerable liquids, such as essential oils. Amber, in particular—thanks to the substances added during the production process to provide its dark color—blocks the harmful rays that degrade the chemical makeup of essential oils.
The Benefits of a USA Distributor
Although no glass dropper bottles are made in the USA, purchasing them from a U.S.-based distributor is extremely valuable. At Carow, we have a large stock of always-available glass bottles, so you’re never stuck in supply-chain limbo. As we previously wrote in the post, “Is Your Supply Chain a Shipwreck?” the benefits of a U.S.-based supplier like Carow include:
Product Certainty
Delays in shipping or issues with production can lead to product shortages. Once customers have switched to a different brand because a product was unavailable, they are unlikely to switch back. Even the best shipment tracking and inventory management cannot put a product on your shelves if the ship never arrives in port. A supplier with a large stock of available bottles means you never have to worry.
Streamlined Costs
Cost savings from overseas manufacturers are frequently offset by the rising cost of shipping, which may be unexpectedly brought on by global supply chain challenges, labor shortages, container shortages and soaring fuel prices. There is also the threat of tariffs, which increase prices even more. But if the supplier has those bottles in their warehouses, those issues are no longer concerns.
The Carow Advantage
Remember—when a consumer buys your product, you have one chance to make a lasting impression. Make that impression count. To avoid inconsistent quality, overseas delays and costs and the detrimental effects of long-term storage when using the wrong materials, you need U.S.-based Carow. We stock glass bottles in all the standard sizes and colors, along with dropper caps to fit them, so packaging is readily available. Many of our products are made in the USA and perfectly complement our glass bottles. Plus, our U.S.-based team delivers exceptional responsiveness, superior support and long-term reliability.
If you want to learn more about the benefits of glass dropper bottles from a USA-based supplier, call one of our Solutions Specialists at 815-455-4600.
