What to look for when choosing cleaning spray bottles

Many cleaning products lend themselves to being applied by spray, so what features should be considered when selecting cleaning spray bottles? Where are the cleaning spray bottles going to be used and by whom? The first thing to consider when buying cleaning spray bottles for your liquid cleaning product is the setting. Will it be used in the home? If so, domestic cleaning spray bottles tend to be lighter sizes, such as 500ml, because they are easier to lift. If your cleaning product is going to be used in a professional or industrial setting, commercial cleaning spray bottles tend to be heavier, so a 1litre bottle would not be out of place. The 750ml is a great option, giving more volume without increasing the weight too much, hence why this size is very popular. You can filter our spray bottles by size using our product selector on the spray bottles page. Consider the chemical composition of your liquid cleaning product When ordering cleaning spray bottles in bulk, you should first analyse the chemical composition of your cleaning product. For example, if there are solvents involved, PET plastic is your best option, whereas if it’s a caustic solution, HDPE will suit better. If the active constituent in your product is used at a low concentration, then either material would do. Clear PET cleaning spray bottles allow for your product to stand out If you’ve chosen to colour your product as part of the branding, you can select a clear PET bottle to allow for the colour to be seen through the packaging. On the other hand, if you want to hide the colour, you can select HDPE in white. In natural, you’ll see a bit of the colour. PET also offers a more luxurious gloss finish, so that may be something to consider for a more high-end cleaning brand. Consider eco-friendly cleaning spray bottles With the Plastic Packaging Tax coming into effect from April 1, 2022, you may want to consider using eco-friendly cleaning spray bottles in the form of our Ecycle™ range, where 100% of the polymer used in the manufacture of these bottles is PCR – Post-Consumer Recycled. You might also look at our ZER0 range, which contains at least 30% recycled plastic. How is your cleaning product used? Not all cleaning products are suitable to be sprayed, so if your product needs to be poured out, you can use a standard screw cap. For a regulated flow, perhaps for a product to be used sparingly, you might consider a flip top or a disc top. If your product is pumped out, such as a soap, or perhaps onto a rag to be used, consider one of our lotion pumps. These are stocked to fit 24mm, 28mm and 38mm necks, samples on request. White screw cap - ZFTRD280W Flip Top disc top Disc Top Cambrian Packaging are specialists in packaging for liquid products dispensed by spray If you have a spray bottle with a small neck size, a mist sprayer would be the ideal choice. Fine mist sprayers (often called ‘finger sprayers’ or ‘mist sprays, are a good choice when spray application is required on a bottle with a 20mm or 24mm neck. Our mist sprayers can be operated using one finger and are ideal for room perfumes and small-scale liquid cleaning products. For a slightly larger pack, consider our mini trigger sprayers. For 500ml to 750ml cleaning spray bottles, our conventional trigger sprayers will be a good fit. You will need to consider if the trigger spray head needs to dispense foam, if it needs to be child resistant, the trigger sprayer pattern and the amount of product you would like dispensed per action. We’re pleased to be the exclusive UK stockist for two leading trigger spray head manufacturers – Canyon UK and Guala Dispensing. Canyon manufacture triggers within the UK and Guala’s facilities are based in various European locations.

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