Since the Syrians developed the glass blowing technology, bottle construction made huge advancements. The Romans made some widely acclaimed scent bottles from transparent glass decorations featuring colored glass. Enamelware and metal also appeared in the fragrance marketplace later on.
From the 18th to the 19th Century, porcelain perfume bottles were all the rage in the Western world. The way in which they sold the perfume partially influenced the boom in bottle production. While all the above-mentioned materials did create some beautiful perfume bottles, none of them could match the glass.
The reason why most people prefer glass as a fragrance bottle material is that it does not react with the fragrant oil, thus letting them maintain their purity. Moreover, with glass perfume bottles, you can also seal the stopper tightly, which ensures that not even a drop of the perfume spills out.
Glass also creates a more sophisticated appearance in comparison to metal and plastic. In transparent variants, manufacturers usually prioritize the elimination of bubbles. For coloured versions, however, ombre effects are quite popular. For consistent quality and quick turnaround, forming and blowing are the most prevalent techniques to be applied.
The caps and dispensers for the perfume bottles are usually made of Zamac, wood, Surlyn, acrylic, K-resin, aluminium, ABS, and PP. Atomizers also use the same materials, but they don’t use glass.
