On Display--Pots and Jars
Stock Designs
Stock plastic jars are available in a wide range of styles, including single- and double-walled, stackable, and compartmented designs. Materials include PETG. Caps can be solid or have see-through windows. Fitments such as discs for creams and sifters for loose powder can be added. Hot stamping, screen printing, and UV-curable vacuum metallizing are provided in-house. Colt’s Plastics Company, Inc., Dayville, CT.
Decorating Options
A supplier’s jars can be enhanced with four-color offset printing, silk-screening, and pressure-sensitive full-wrap and spot labeling. Styles include single-, double-, and heavy-walled designs, and low-profile designs. Materials such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, and SAN can be used. Sizes range from 0.25 to 18 oz. IntraPac, Don Mills, ON, Canada.
Luxe Pot
A supplier’s patented Luxe Pot features two hinged lids. One lid covers the pot’s top, while the second lid covers a compartment on the compact’s bottom. This hidden compartment can house a mirror and an applicator. The pots can be molded in custom colors and finished using metallization, soft-touch finishing, matte spraying, and UV lacquering. Other decorating options include hot stamping, silk-screening, and tampo printing. Topline Products Company, Inc., Wayne, NJ.
Stackable Solution
Stackable jars are available in sizes of 15, 30, and 50 ml. Colors and sizes can be mixed or matched. The jars are produced from polypropylene in solid or frosted finishes. Powder sifters can also be provided. Arrowpak Inc., Richmond Hill, NY.
Airless Aspect
The airless Touch Jar contains a unique vacuum system. The double-walled PVC jar includes a cap whose top has a concave, polypropylene fitment. When customers push down on the polypropylene top, product is dispensed through a rubber orifice on the cap. Well suited to the luxury skin care market, the airtight jar increases a product’s shelf life, protects light-sensitive ingredients, and keeps product hygienically contained. Jar sizes range from 2 to 6 oz. Cosmopak, Port Washington, NY.
Wavy Base
Polypropylene jars have a wavy base that allows the jars to stack together. The 150-ml double-walled Stackable Wave Jar is suited for products such as cream, lotion, and bath salts. Both the jar and closure are available in a variety of stock and custom colors. Decorating options include frosting and labeling. The Cosmetic Packaging Group, Union, NJ.
Heavy-Walled PET
A company uses stretch blow molding to create heavy-walled PET containers. Jars range from 3 ml in size to a 570-ml apothecary-style jar. Color matching can be performed, and translucent, opaque, and pearlescent finishes can be applied. Additional decorating includes hot stamping, pad printing, silk-screening, and frosting. Inoac Packaging Group, Bardstown, KY.
Aqua Jars
A supplier’s new Aqua treatment packaging range includes two glass jars in sizes of 50 and 200 ml. More items are currently being developed for the line. The Aqua jar features tapered walls. Its cap is also tapered. DieterBakicEnterprises GmbH, Munich, Germany.
Jar Range
A supplier now offers a wide range of stock jars. Its collection includes more than 200 jars of different shapes and sizes. Sizes range from 2 to 1400 ml, and materials include PET, SAN, and polypropylene. Single- and double-walled designs, as well as kilner jars, are part of the line. M&H Plastics, Beccles, Suffolk, UK.
Trio Jar
A supplier’s patented Trio jar comprises two jars in one package. One jar screws on top of the other, with the bottom of the top jar acting as the lid of the bottom jar. The top jar has its own lid. The jars are made from double-walled polypropylene. The bi-injection-molded cap is available in various colors. Decorating can be done by silk-screening, hot stamping, and offset printing. Arminak & Associates, Azusa, CA.
Roman Inspiration
The design for the Fira cream jar was inspired by the curves of an ancient Roman drinking cup. The metal jar is suited for high-end skin care products. Made of deep-drawn pure aluminum, the jar can be anodized in a range of colors, with matte or shiny finishes. Further decorating can be done, such as pad printing, silk-screening, and laser engraving. Seidel GmbH + Co., Marburg, Germany.
Full Line
A firm offers more than 20 different jar designs, with sizes ranging from 3 to 30 ml. Jar shapes include square, round, and octagonal. Dividers can be added to create multiple product wells, and sifters can also be provided. Stackable designs are also possible. A range of cap designs is available, including caps with windows, flip tops, domed tops, flat tops, and straight and tapered sides. 3C Inc., Hawthorne, NJ.
Luxurious Acrylic
A supplier’s Ruby jars feature a clear, luxurious acrylic exterior. A white polypropylene inner cup houses the product. Jar sizes are 15, 30, 50, and 100 ml. Various color combinations are possible, including white, frosted, and silver. Cospack America Corp., Edison, NJ.