Small bottles with pumps

From the title of today’s blog post, you may be forgiven for wondering what on earth we’re choosing to write about! Read on to discover our range of small glass bottles with pump dispensers, and find out how they can help your family’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

We’ve all heard the government’s advice about the importance of regular, and very thorough hand-washing to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. There can be few people who haven’t now installed a supply of hand gel in their car, as well as gloves, paper towels and possibly even a mask, in order to carry out the weekly shop in safety. Hand-washing at home is just as important and whether you recite ‘Happy Birthday’ whilst you are washing your hands, or you simply take a bit more care and time over it without reciting anything, we are all changing our habits and trying to play our part in the battle against this virus.

As part of this fight, more and more people are looking at their household toiletries and asking themselves a few questions. Is the liquid soap we use strong enough to kill the virus? Does it have to have a certain alcohol content to be effective? How can I maintain rigorous hygiene without compromising my desire to be as eco-friendly as possible? How can I keep costs as low as possible during the pandemic, to make my furlough salary, SEIS grant or universal credit payments go as far as possible? All of these questions are important, and hopefully, we can offer some useful thoughts on the subject in this post.

Keeping costs down

It goes without saying that many people are feeling squeezed financially at the moment. Even if you haven’t been furloughed or made redundant or had your self-employment income dry up overnight, there are still additional costs to bear during lockdown, whether from having the kids at home all day to increased energy usage because you’ve been stuck in the house 24 hours a day.

Savings are inevitably on everyone’s mind. One way to save a little is to buy liquid soap and other toiletries in bulk and then to decant them into small glass bottles with pumps, ready to use in the bathroom, cloakroom or kitchen. You can buy most toiletries in bulk in any zero-waste store, and these have the added advantage of usually being eco-friendly brands that don’t harm the environment. Using small glass bottles instead of ugly plastic dispensers also looks a whole lot nicer, making your home just that little bit more stylish.

Whilst you are switching to these bottles with pump dispensers, why not consider having a bottle in the porch or hallway, filled with hand sanitiser so that whenever anyone comes into the house, they can immediately sanitise their hands before making their way to the bathroom to wash properly. That way, there is no need to touch internal door handles before fully washing your hands. Another thing to consider is filling some more small glass bottles with hand cream too, since all this extra hand-washing is taking its toll on our hands, leaving them dried out and prone to cracking and soreness.

Making your own creams and toiletries

With extended lockdown challenging our patience, more and more people are looking for new hobbies or pastimes, or for creative outlets around the home. One idea is to make some of your own toiletries or cleansers. With just a few basic ingredients that can easily be ordered online from specialist suppliers, you can create your own unique blends of handwash, bath creams and hand cream, to name just a few.

This is a great way to engage the kids as they will really enjoy blending their own unique scents and producing something that you can actually use. It’s also a brilliant way to make the switch to a more sustainable approach to toiletries and cosmetics, so it brings with it the possibility of finding a positive in an otherwise fairly depressing situation.

Our range of bottles with pumps

We stock a wide range of bottles with pumps, from small aromatherapy bottles to larger 250ml PET plastic domed bottles with pumps, suitable for handwash and other similar products. Why not browse through the various glass bottles with pumps that we have available, to see which suit your own projects best?

Have you found yourself making changes to the way you wash your hands and how you keep your home clean? Have you switched to bulk buying liquid soap and hand sanitiser, or have you gone all the way and switched to making your own personal handwash, soaps and other toiletries? If you have, please send us your stories, to share with our customers and friends. We’re all in this together, and now, more than ever, is the time to share our experiences, good or bad, to help each other learn to adapt to the ‘new normal’. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and don’t forget to share photos of your results!