Squeezable fiber-based bottle

A squeezable fiber-based bottle for storing and dispensing a viscous liquid, the bottle comprising:

• a pulp molded base including a liquid containing surface having an aperture for dispensing viscous liquid, the pulp molded base having a base perimeter with a perimeter surface including an upper edge and a lower edge, a base barrier is disposed on the liquid containing surface and the upper edge of the base perimeter, and
• a fiber-based side wall having an upper edge, a lower edge, an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface including a fiber-based side wall barrier layer, wherein the lower edge of the fiber-based side wall is affixed about the entire perimeter surface of the pulp molded base near the perimeter surface upper edge but not the perimeter surface lower edge forming an impermeable seal, the pulp molded base perimeter surface lower edge is below the liquid containing surface allowing the squeezable fiber-based bottle to stand vertically.