Lotion bottle?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by 264862_deleted, Dec 13, 2012.

  1. I'd love to be able to print a bottle to hold lotions.

    Is it possible to print a bottle out of SFP and coat it to make it watertight and "reasonable" foodsafe?

    Or using either Fine Detail Plastic and Frosted Detail Plastic?
     
  2. stonysmith
    stonysmith Well-Known Member Moderator
  3. mkroeker
    mkroeker Well-Known Member
    What stonysmith just wrote. Also, the nylon material will probably be stiffer than the typical
    blow-molded polyethylene bottles (assuming you want the squeeze-bottle type) and the
    detail materials too brittle. If you aim for the dispenser-type instead, ceramics would be a
    natural choice (with the plastic pump mechanism bought elsewhere or cannibalized from
    some other lotion bottle)
     
  4. Thanks for the replies.

    From what I read, Strong and Flexible, although not as flexible as normal bottles, should still be flexible enough, and would probably not be a problem to hold lotions (no alcohol, no risk of microbial growth, no need for cleaning).

    So the last remaining question would be... is there a way to make it watertight, some kind of sealant maybe?