Comments on: Are Cosmetic Pump Products a Pleasure or a Pain?

By: rosarita

rosarita — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:18:03 +0000

DeeDon covered most of my pump peeves. I use Kiss My Face Alpha Hydroxy facial moisturizer, love it btw, but the pump tube is short enough so that it stops pumping when there’s still 30% of the product still in the bottle. Then begins the messy process of removing the whole pump tube get product out of the bottle. I don’t like lotion with pumps for the same reason; come to think of it, most of the products I use that have pumps are thick, so it is impossible to get all of the product out with the pump. Vaseline Intensive Rescue is my favorite body lotion, and while a pump bottle is available, they also offer a smaller size in a squeeze bottle with a flat top. Love this! I can store it upside down and get every last bit of lotion out of the bottle. I agree too that pumps are hard to travel with.

By: DeeDon

DeeDon — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:40:45 +0000

I think having product in a squeeze tube accomplishes most of the benefits listed for a pump. In addition to not getting all the product out of a pump bottle, you can’t easily store a pump bottle upside down (keeping the product near the opening) like you can a product in a tube. BTW a trick I use with a plastic tube is when you get toward the last of it, cut the tube in half. You can scoop out the last of the product, and you can even fit the remaining end piece over the end and store the last little bits that way (assuming the product is not one that needs to be protected from air). Oh, and one last pump gripe, HATE when you get towards the bottom of the bottle when you get tiny spurts of products instead of a full dose/measure and have to pump and pump to get enough out. I also agree about the difficulty with traveling with the product in a pump bottle.

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:18:43 +0000

I have issues traveling with pumps. They always untwist from the locked position and get everywhere. And for some designs, to get them into the locked position you have to pump them down and then you get product all over you.

Also, I have really dry skin and like thicker lotions, some of which are too thick to be easily dispensed through a pump.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:11:56 +0000

My only complaint about pumps is that they sometimes break, and there’s no way to replace them without buying another bottle.

I use Neutrogena foundation in a pump, and I prefer it to regular bottles for all the reasons in the post, but also because it is neater. I tend to make a mess.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:45:58 +0000

In regards to the “pump or not to pump” question. #1 I agree with the BB regarding the reasons why pumps are good. In regards to Joe’s problem, I will sometimes set the “soap” on a dish/wash cloth to catch drips. In a couple of days you have enough for either dishes/facial cleanser (CHANGE CLOTH FREQ,). For dish soap, when the container is empty, rinse off entire bottle in a sink, inside and out and this gives you enough for washing dishes, if you have a pot/pan that needs some soaking,or if you want to do some kitchen cleaning. Plus your bottle is clean for re-cycling. M. K.
P.S. Hope this helps.