What we actually stock for this
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The shelf, measured
Four hundred and forty-three containers from 50 to 500 ml, of which 322 are PET and 121 HDPE, with 206 closures. A hundred and eighty-six of the 443 block light. The dominant neck finish is 24-410 at 196, which is the standard pump finish, and boston rounds and packer bottles are the common shapes.
Why PET dominates
Clear or tinted, light, impact resistant, and it takes a label well. For a product carried in a bag to a beach or a trailhead, breakage resistance matters far more than the inertness glass would offer. Nothing on this shelf is glass and that is the use deciding the material.
HDPE where the formula argues for it
Opaque by nature, chemically tolerant, and squeezable in the right wall thickness. For oil-rich products and for anything where light protection matters more than showing the product, it is the better answer.
The size range matches the use
Fifty to 500 ml covers a travel size through a family bottle, which is the full retail span for this category. Nothing here is bulk, because these products are bought by the bottle and used over a season.
Neck finish decides the dispenser
Every container page lists the closures verified against its own neck. With 196 containers on 24-410 the pump options are broad, and that is the finish to design around unless something specific argues otherwise.
The container does not tell you the regime
A sunscreen, a repellent and an aloe gel can ship in identical bottles. Everything that distinguishes them is on the label, which is why this property spends most of its length there.