Where can I buy smalles screw cap spray bottle?

E-Bay sellers have many – many types & sizes of plastic spray, dropper capped bottles usually grouped in various quantities – 100ea – 20ea – 10ea & etc + shipping.

Depending on the volume you need art supply stores have them in their watercolor section

What do you plan to use it for? I have tried small spray bottles (5-10ml) for bug spray and no-rinse body wash, and none of them ever lasted more than one trip. Most of them failed in the field. I use them gently, but the spray apparatus breaks and the pump becomes lodged in the down position. It seems like a good idea, but after several attempts, I have given up on them.

Also, spray-application of things like bug repellant is fairly wasteful. A large proportion of the liquid that gets atomized never makes it onto your skin, particularly if it is windy. Consequently, you go through it pretty fast and you have to carry more than you really need. I now use a lotion-type bug repellant that lasts longer, stinks less, weighs about the same, and doesn't require a spray bottle.

That said, I know it can be obnoxious when people answer questions with arguments that the question is misguided. If you want to try a little spray bottle, here are some sources for tiny 2-5 ml spray bottles:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-empty-plastic-perfume-bottles-atomizers-spray-bottle-2-ml-/290946274272?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bdbfd3e0#ht_761wt_1018

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4ml-Plastic-Spray-Bottle-Perfume-Atomizer-Free-Shipping-/260790960892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb85a42fc#ht_3543wt_1018

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-200pcs-Plastic-Bottle-Atomiser-Pen-Shape-Perfume-Spray-Travel-Bottle-Empty-5ml-/110941842267?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19d4a62b5b

I have been on several trips where I have taken lotion (deet). I am trying to get away from getting that on my hands. Each application of deet lotion also requires a moist hand wipe (which I carry for on trail 'showers/freshen ups'). So a spray application I thought would be a lighter option. Though reading that the spray action fails pretty quickly is a bummer :(.

http://www.antigravitygear.com/antigravitygear-lightwater-kit.html

I know you don't want it on your hands but I use Sawyer DEET and put it into small plastic dropper bottles then into tiny jewelry zip-locks to prevent accidents in my ditty bag. Then I clean my hands with small alcohol wipes if
I feel it necessary, like before eating.

See Japonesque dropper bottle, .5oz at Amazon

Its funny… I moved to lotion from spray because I hated tasting spray or getting it near my eyes, so I'd end up spraying the backs of my hands/fingers to apply anyhow, so I figured I'd just use lotion and avoid the mist. If you come up with a good small bottle let us know.

I get mine from mini sized, spray hand sanitizers.

Most plastic spray bottles won't hold up to DEET. My GF has tiny plastic perfume bottles that might do the trick, but I haven't run DEET through them yet. Would certainly work fine for the sunscreen I use.

Thank you to all the replies :)

I ended up getting a 3ml one off ebay;

I have other insect repellent here that is not deet so will see at home how it goes in the bottle and more so to see if the plastic copes.

Actually found plenty of different pump bottles on Ebay so thanks everyone :)

The clear bottle is a tiny (as you can see) Nalgene brand bottle. I'm not sure where I got that particular one, but those are the perks of working in a lab. I've seen others with the dropper lid around outdoor stores. They thread together with Ben's Deet lid perfectly.

Here:

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=97953&catid=807

This company does not require you to buy in bulk. Most of the bottles sold on the other sites are from here, and are simply repackaged and repriced 2 to 3 times higher. Including the ones they used to sell on BPL. If you know what you want you can go through and literally buy a lifetime supply of all types of dinky packaging (with far more choices) for 20-30 bucks. But you can buy one at a time if you don't mind paying the shipping.

For a laugh (or maybe a cry) you can go through and find out how much less each of the ones on ebay costs here.

To OP, I'm not clear on what you will be repackaging. If it is bug stuff I'm assuming you are repacking from something that is already a spray, but FYI you probably shouldn't repackage anything like %100 deet in spray bottle – even if it will not eat through the plastic of the sprayer or other parts. I think one "spritz" of the wrong concentration would be way too much, and possibly semi-hazadous to your health.

A nice idea I never thought of, but definitely not the lightest weight (or smallest) solution. That, as suggested above, would probably be small drops out of an even smaller plastic container like a 0.1 oz (capacity) dropper. Maybe like this one:

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=43972&catid=535&clickid=searchresults

"FYI you probably shouldn't repackage anything like %100 deet in spray bottle – even if it will not eat through the plastic of the sprayer or other parts. I think one "spritz" of the wrong concentration would be way too much, and possibly semi-hazadous to your health."

Mark, I don't follow you. It seems to me that repackaging bug spray from a bigger spray bottle into a smaller one doesn't make the stuff any more hazardous than it was before. So, I don't think I understand your meaning.

I think your idea to use a dropper is a good one, though. And US Plastics is a good resource.

"Mark, I don't follow you. It seems to me that repackaging bug spray from a bigger spray bottle into a smaller one doesn't make the stuff any more hazardous than it was before.'

No, you are right – if you repackage from one spray bottle to another. I was worried about the possible consequences of putting %100 deet, which is supposed to be used just a drop at a time (and is a neurotoxin) in the spray bottle.

Ah, I see. I think I didn't understand it that way at first because 100% DEET is commonly sold in spray bottles (see Tim's post in this thread). I agree with you, though, about aerosolized DEET. It seems not only wasteful but also potentially deleterious to one's health.

I've found that the 3M Ultrathon lotion works well. It is a suspension of porous microbeads containing DEET. The DEET concentration in the product is 34%, but it lasts all day in my experience. In my tests against other insect repellants (DEET, IR 3535, Picaridin, lemon eucalyptus) in the Sierras (one arm of each, recording numbers of visiting mosquitos for 90 sec.), the Ultrathon 34% stuff wasn't quite as repellent as 100% DEET immediately after application, but it outdid all of the others, and it beat 100% DEET one hour after application.

Yeah, the spray top on the ben's deet seem like a bit too much to me. When I do use it I have a pen type dispenser that puts a drop on your skin. But usually I use a low concentration mixture, and even then minimize it by using permethrin on my clothes. Yep, I know, also nasty, but I find I can almost get away with nothing on my skin that way.

Beware, bottles of DEET can leak from altitude pressure changes. After having it happen a few times, even when sealed inside ziplock, its just too much aggravation to fool with for me.

3M ultrathon lotion, or nothing (rely on clothing)