Aftershave containers?

I'm ok with glass or plastic, but I disagree with beer being better in the bottle than from a can. I've spoken to someone in the brewing industry about this and the bottling process is not as consistent as the canning process. It's easier to let too much oxygen in when bottling, so beer actually tastes better in a can. This holds true more or smaller breweries because the larger breweries can afford more expensive bottling systems, but for micro breweries, the cans are going to be better.

I did not say a can.  Miller tried using plastic 32 and 40 ounce bottles which did not work because the beer was always flat when first opened because plastic breaths which lets in air and the plastic expands which also makes the beer flat.  Miller receive a voluminous amounts of complaints so they went back to glass.  You may be right about cans verses bottles but neither can compare to the problems with plastic containers.

I agree with plastic. I would definitely not try beer in plastic. That does not sound like a good idea. I just brought up the can because there are a couple of breweries that have really good beer on tap, but they don't taste good in the bottle, but they do in cans.

You sound like myself that first beer of the day tastes incredible and a draft or a can is what I prefer.

For me, I prefer glass for two reasons: 1) I try to avoid "plastic leaching" into food or body products, and 2) beer taste better from a glass bottle vs can/plastic.

I'm ok with glass or plastic, but I disagree with beer being better in the bottle than from a can. I've spoken to someone in the brewing industry about this and the bottling process is not as consistent as the canning process. It's easier to let too much oxygen in when bottling, so beer actually tastes better in a can. This holds true more or smaller breweries because the larger breweries can afford more expensive bottling systems, but for micro breweries, the cans are going to be better.

Agree wholeheartedly about beer out of a can. Lately, it has been my preference. A lot of good craft brews are starting to come in cans now so that's great.

To the OP, I prefer glass for aftershaves because of the reasons listed. I'm not sure if the plastic really does "leach" out into the product or not, but I have decanted aftershaves such as Clubman into a glass bottle. Mostly because I don't want the scent to change.

I mentioned in another thread that I would not buy an aftershave that was not in glass. If an artisan is worried about glass bottles they could always try to use an aluminum bottle similar to Saponifico Varesino? Just a thought

What I keep asking myself is that our soaps are almost all in plastic, balms seem to all be in plastic, why is alcohol aftershave the exception?  We keep them for years, what's the difference?

That’s a good point. (Made me also think about Dickinson’s and Thayer’s products, etc.) The weight savings of plastic over glass would be significant, I would imagine. I just think there’s this fear that such a “strong” product as aftershave would change over time in plastic, whereas in glass, it should only really change if affected by heat and/or light.

Once again, it’d be interesting to see if there’s any scientific basis to the feeling that many of us here seem to share: that glass is just a better environment for such a product.

(There’s also the differences in the types of plastic. For instance, I think the nicest jars in the business are Colt-Ainer and Parkway. Parkway is fairly attractive, it’s lighter, and great for soaps. Colt-Ainer jars are thick, heavy, stylish, and superbly clear, almost like glass. An aftershave in the Colt-Ainer type plastic would be an attractive option, I think, but that plastic feels brittle in the way that glass is, and also would not save much in weight, compared to glass.)

Put a pump or spray nozzle in a glass or jar.

I voted glass for one reason. Do you want your product being looked at as cheap or inferior or something you cut corners on? I know you don’t.

I may be wrong with my thought process but I have several aftershaves in mind that may be nice but seem really “cheap” because of the packaging and labels which makes it something I don’t really have a desire to try.

1. I don't drink aftershave, but I do drink beer, wine and sippin' whiskey. The latter three usually come in glass.
2. Most of my kitchen stuff, organics included, comes in plastic containers, bags or wraps - spices, sauces, oils, condiments, and both fresh and frozen foods.
3. My leftover food containers are plastic.
4. Most of my shaving stuff - soap/cream, aftershave, alum, witch hazel - come in plastic. The exception is my DR Harris soap, which came in wooden tubs. Most of my brushes have synthetic (i.e., plastic) handles and fibers.
5. The water bottle I carry on my long-distance runs is plastic.
6. Both plastic and glass can be recycled.
7. I don't care if my products are "being looked at as cheap or inferior or something (I) cut corners on." I'm the only one who sees and uses them, and since I'm a retiree on a fixed income now, "cutting corners" for the sake of frugality is mandatory.

All good points John Clayton. Made me reconsider my vote.

There should an, "I don't really care," choice.

If Paolo ever made a Bosco alcohol Aftershave splash I would buy it no matter what container it came in. Agrume as well.