Glass tubes

Long used mainly in laboratories, these tubes have evolved over the years and made their way into many other sectors: cooking, interior decoration, event decoration, floral art, etc.

What are some examples of uses for glass tubes?

As mentioned above, the glass tube is first and foremost used by laboratory professionals. For example, to carry out certain analyses, blood is taken (by a blood test) and placed in a tube, which then goes into a centrifuge. Many other products can be placed in glass tubes. They can be dissolved to obtain an aqueous solution. The glass tube can be sterilised. Are you a laboratory technician intending to buy glass tubes? We offer the widest possible range to meet the needs of your field.

As we said earlier, the famous laboratory glass tube or test tube has been repurposed and is nowadays also used in other professions.

Are you a florist? Then you cannot have missed the craze for glass tubes, which are now frequently used. Do you know why? In shops selling plants and flowers, at least two senses come into play: sight and smell. Visual appeal is indeed very important in flower shops. And customers do not have to buy a bouquet of flowers: they can simply buy a single flower, which you will place in a glass tube used as a bud vase. We offer different types of tube depending on what you wish to put in them.

You have no doubt noticed that, in many shops, you can find one or two vanilla pods in a glass tube. This is practical and, what is more, customers can use it several times. Spices are increasingly sold in glass tubes. Beyond practicality, the attractive look encourages more spontaneous purchases from your customers when ingredients are arranged in glass tubes on a display stand. You can put all kinds of spices in them: turmeric, saffron, or herbs such as thyme, or even tea.

The glass tube will also be very useful if you work in the art world. Whether in floral art, as mentioned above, the visual arts, decoration, design or fine art, you are surely a fan of this kind of object, which is at once practical, eco-friendly and attractive! Practical and attractive because a glass tube is transparent, so its contents are clearly visible. If you are a painter, for example, you may store pigments in glass tubes, or charcoal dust (drawing charcoal), or sanguine (red chalk) dust. You also make your oil and medium mixtures in these tubes and take the amount you need with a pipette, which you will also find in our online shop.

What are the advantages of glass tubes?

Are you thinking of buying glass tubes but would like to know more about the advantages of glass as a material for tubes? As we shall see, it has advantages over plastic, in particular:

• The visual appeal of packaging, and therefore the marketing side, is very important. Offering spices or flowers in glass tubes on a display stand has much more charm and impact than offering them in small sachets (for spices).
• Glass tubes withstand heat better. In the laboratory, tubes sometimes have to be heated for experiments. Plastic can melt, or at least alter what is inside, and therefore distort the results. When health is at stake, it is better to have the right tools!
• Glass is more eco-friendly than plastic, insofar as it is easier to recycle.
• To preserve the taste of food, we recommend glass tubes instead: they alter it less.