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I'm having difficulty filling my malibu lotion bottles without a mess. I wish the bottle opening was lagrer but it's 1/2" diameter and I have 100 of these bottles. I have been using a pastry bag but it's not working well. Any ideas?

what about a funnel?

It's more like a cream so it's too thick for a funnel. Tried that. I call it body cream. Any more ideas?

I use a ziploc bag with a small cut in the corner of the bag after the lotion has cooled off and it's thick. Could you just pour your lotion while it's still liquid directly into the malibus with a pitcher? You can anchor your malibus so they stay upright in a large pan (like a professional lasagna pan) filled with uncooked rice.

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Irena
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The ziplock bag may do the trick. I love this site! Thank you.

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Similar to ziplocks, though slightly less expensive, I use disposable pastry bags and pipe it in.

Brandy

I'd been using a funnel, but just got a half dozen 32-ounce squeeze bottles to try out, & they are AWESOME. They're wide-mouthed, so with a bit of finesse I can pour right from the bowl into the bottle. I cut the nozzle tips down to about 1/4 inch, so the opening's nice & wide. I can fill a 4-ounce lotion bottle in 10 seconds, with almost no spill or mess, & it's easy to refill the squeeze bottle after every 7-8 lotion bottles. *CAVEAT* My lotion is reasonably fluid, even when cold. This might not work as well with a thicker formula...

To clean up, I upend the squeeze bottle & let it drain for half an hour into one of my small sample bottles (I end up using these for myself, or to put out at open houses). A hot water rinse, followed by hot soapy water & bleach water rinse, & they're clean as a whistle. They do retain a trace of scent, but as the lotion's not sitting in them for more than a minute or two, I'm not concerned about transference.

I got a box of 6 from Amazon, but you could probably find them even cheaper at a restaurant supply shop.

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