What size is that anyway?

You can find anything on the internet these days. From organic skin creams to car rims. The pictures are quite nice, but unlike examining something up close, you can’t really grasp the size of it. You’re looking at a tube of face wash, a tube of cream or a bottle of perfume and if you’re anything like me you’re wondering, “Just how big is this?” Is three ounces big or small? As I mentioned earlier, photos are just no help. They are better than just a description but can make a product look bigger or smaller than it really is. Here are a few tips to help you determine the size of that “must have” product when you shop online:    

100ml is approximately 3.3 ounces. For math fans one ounce is 29.5 ml so you can use the calculator tool on your computer to help determine the exact amount. Some websites have their products in ounces and some in millilitres. Hopefully the website with your products lists both. If not you can use google to convert ml into ounces. But just how big is 100ml? If you’re anything like me, I need to visualize sizes so 100ml is about 2cm by 5cm by 10cm. In inches that’s approximately half an inch by 2 inches by 4 inches. So for every 25 ml (approximately 1 ounce) add 5 cm or one inch in height. Have a ruler handy. Preferably right on your computer. I recommend the site http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/paper_rulers/. Or download the ruler pdf from vendian on www.pacifikaspirit.com.

 

 

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