What we actually stock for this
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The shelf, measured
Two hundred and twenty-four containers from 22 to 500 mL with 257 closures. By material 112 PET, 70 PP and 42 glass. The dominant necks are 89-400 and 70-400 at 56 each, then 58-400 at 36 and 53-400 at 16.
The forms, in detail
101 PET single wall jars, 26 PP single wall, 20 glass straight sided, 18 double wall round base, 13 double wall straight base, 12 PP round tubs, 10 mason and paragon, 7 glass hex, 4 plastic spice bottles, 3 French square.
Double wall jars for presentation
Thirty-one of them across the two base styles. They make a modest fill look substantial and feel considered, which in a gift-heavy category earns its keep. They cost more per milliliter of product.
Round tubs for a bomb
Twelve PP round tubs, and a tub with a lid is often a better fit for a single large bath bomb than a threaded jar. Wide, shallow and easy to get a hand into.
Material against the job
PET is clear, light and cheap and fine for a dry product. PP tolerates more and is the better choice where essential oil loading is heavy. Glass is the best moisture barrier of the three and the heaviest.
Color
82 clear, 44 white, 25 amber, 24 black, 23 natural, 11 blue, 9 green and 4 frosted. Clear sells a colorful bath product, which is most of this category, and amber or black protect a light-sensitive botanical or colorant.
What is not here
A bottle for bath oil or bubble bath, and individual wraps for shower steamers. Both are named in the what-goes-wrong section rather than left to be discovered on a jar shelf.