Dropper Bottle Boxes.

The tuck flap sits directly over the bulb and traps it, so the fragile end never carries load. Nothing can travel vertically inside the carton, which is where a pipette assembly breaks.

Around the body the clearance is about a millimetre per face. Tighter jams the filling line; looser lets the bottle rattle and the glass shoulder knock the board on every drop.

Not always. A well-sized straight tuck end holds a 15ml or 30ml bottle on clearance alone. The insert is added when the glass needs belt and braces, such as heavier bottles, longer transit or a brand that wants the bottle presented upright on opening.

The two options are a folded paperboard collar, which keeps the pack single-material, or a PET tray, which grips the bottle more precisely but adds a plastic component.

Straight tuck end, because it gives the cleanest front face. Both flaps tuck the same way, so there's no glue seam or flap edge interrupting the main printed panel where the logo sits.

The board is 18pt to 20pt SBS coated one side, with the bright white side facing out for print. 18pt is the default. 20pt is chosen for 30ml bottles or when the carton should feel substantial before it opens.

Soft-touch matte as the field, with hot foil or spot UV on the logo alone. The velvet ground under a single bright mark is what reads at shelf distance, and it photographs well, which matters because most of these sell through social before retail.

Foil across a large area loses its impact. Deboss suits fine serif logos and emboss suits bolder marks. Plain matte lamination is the cheaper, more scuff-resistant alternative to soft-touch.

About 1.6 x 1.6 x 4.3 inches internal for a 30ml bottle, and 1.3 x 1.3 x 3.7 inches for a 15ml. Both include roughly a millimetre of clearance per face over the bottle with its pipette fitted.

Even at 15ml the panel area comes to about 22 square inches, which leaves room on the back for the required marks at a readable size. Send the bottle and we'll measure it with the cap on.

500 cartons per size. A small carton like this sheets efficiently, so the minimum is a sensible run for a single serum launch, with tiered pricing once you order beyond 1,000.

Kraft and recycled boards run at the same minimum as white SBS, so choosing a natural stock doesn't change the quantity you need to commit to.

7 to 10 business days for standard production and 5 to 7 business days on rush, both counted from artwork approval. A sample carton takes 5 to 7 business days, and we'd rather you seat a real bottle in it before signing off than discover a tight fit on the filling line.

The fee for the sample carton comes off the dropper box order once it's placed.

Yes. Uncoated kraft and PCW recycled board are both available, and the recycled option states its post-consumer content. Kraft suits apothecary and clean-beauty positioning but limits colour accuracy, because the brown base shifts every ink.

Recycled board has a slightly greyer base that affects how whites reproduce. If your artwork relies on a clean white, the standard SBS is the safer stock, and it recycles just as readily.