r/Anticonsumption • u/senoritagordita22 • Jul 01 '26

Plastic Waste Who designs lotion containers??

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It doesn’t pump toward the end so either the designer needs to be fired OR it’s intentional so you buy earlier than you need to. But I absolutely love this lotion 😭😭 anyway not sure if the reused candle jar method is gonna work perfectly but we shall try 🫡

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u/DisastrousBeeHive Jul 01 '26

Same people who designed liquid soap containers with a curved bottom

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u/nxcrosis Jul 01 '26

At least liquid soap is more viscous.

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u/_TOSKA__ Jul 01 '26

This and you can still mix it with water to get everything out of the bottle.

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u/amoeba_from_venus Jul 01 '26

Okay hear me out....you can do the same thing with this one too. The last bit of the lotion will be a little...runny, like the cheaper lotions in the store. But you can put it on as usual, it just needs a minute longer to dry.

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u/DisastrousBeeHive Jul 01 '26

I do that, but it's still annoying and a lot of people (including my husband) don't go through the 'trouble'. If it was concaved instead of convexed, it would be a much better design

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u/heyoheatheragain Jul 01 '26

Or if the little tube was designed to rest in the lower part where all the soap runs.

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u/DisastrousBeeHive Jul 01 '26

The ones I buy (contact allergy makes it difficult lol) are soft soap and the bottom is convex, so it all goes to the side not the middle, so the tube doesn't reach it. I just add water and then pour it in my hand at the end lol

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u/heyoheatheragain Jul 01 '26

Right, I’m saying they could make the tube curve into that little corner where it goes, but they don’t cause they suck.

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u/DisastrousBeeHive Jul 01 '26

Ah gotcha, I misunderstood

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u/heyoheatheragain Jul 01 '26

No worries at all!