No worries. I am actually looking forward to any feedback. And I also thought that it may be better to find some way to hang it, although it does need to be both be functional and look good.

Well, yes, the old poison bottles had an apothecary-style design.

I really get you, but I didn’t really have much room into choosing the tap. This is the smallest, decently looking food-grade spigot I found readily available. And, if the bottle was larger, it would become an even bigger tripping hazard than it already is. I still have to find a way to prevent it from easily fall down from something like a shower niche.

I suppose some wear off will occur in time, but the pattern should not rub off despite repeated washing at least for a few years. Then again, you’re right that the laser etched bottle will remain the same forever. I went with an amber glass because the formula inside may be unstable and react if UV hits it.

I have both. They’re a sort of prototype for something I am currently developing. I just couldn’t decide which looks better and, as always, the people here are very helpful, for which I am very grateful.

The bottles are meant to stay in a bathroom (the photo is taken in a shower niche).

The photo is quite accurate to how the bottle looks in real life. You do need very good lighting for the pattern to pop.

It’s meant to be a reusable bottle for pretty much anything. There are no plastics involved. I will be using it for a shower gel initially.

I’ll obviously never use leather for any future products. I did have graphite in mind, but it’s still on the drawing board (another project). Right now I think I will have to give up and rely on the food-grade spigots that are available on the market. I would honestly make them myself from scratch but the investment required is astronomical for me right now. Maybe in the future.

I have been trying to get my hands on some pump dispensers from like 100 years ago. I am curious how they used to be made then. Obviously no plastic, but perhaps rubber was most likely used.

I actually wasn’t aware of the natural rubber vulnerability to e-coli… And the spigot will be placed in a highly humid environment. So I guess back to the drawing board.

Thank you for your very comprehensive response. I am currently trying to replace the outer silicone gaskets with cork, with mixed results, which is why I hoped that natural rubber may do the trick. I also did see that the inner O-rings were made of EPDM, so I hoped that those could be replaced with something better for the environment.

Or it’s not really worth it financially, I suppose. I mean, my initial idea was to find an all-metal pump dispenser. There are none and I think they would be both safe and legal?

I suppose like it did before news orgs were a thing. So, like how it was about 200+ years ago?

I actually think you may be onto something.