Packaging Resource Center: Product Showcase
Single-Dose Tube
Single-dose applications are gaining popularity with consumers, especially for treatment products. A company offers its Polyfoil tube, a single-dose tube that offers high barrier properties for sensitive, preservative-free formulas. According to the company, the tube gives products a longer shelf life than do conventional plastic tubes. The tube’s tamper-evident closure features a seal with a twist-off pin that is designed to keep products hygienic and
preserved until it is removed. The tube is suited for skin care and cosmeceutical products, dental and bleaching treatments, oils, and hair and scalp treatments. Decorating options include complementary offset printing, silk-screening, and hot stamping.
Hoffman Neopac AG,
Oberdiessbach, Switzerland, www.neopac.ch
Aluminum Shell
Helena Rubinstein’s Glorious Curl mascara container looks high-end thanks to a gold anodized aluminum overshell. In addition to shells for containers and fragrance bottles, the firm produces caps for luxury skin care and fragrance packages. The company recently provided aluminum caps for Bvlgari’s new skin care line, as well as rectangular aluminum caps with a woodlike finish for Dolce & Gabbana’s men’s fragrance, The One.
Seidel GmbH + Co.,
Marburg, Germany, www.seidel.de
Lightweight Paper
Carta Elega is a supplier’s newest range of lightweight paperboard for cartons. According to the company, the paperboard’s lighter weight offers both cost savings and creates less material waste. The paper is also designed to run efficiently on converting lines, also to promote cost savings and less waste. Coated on two sides, the folding box board combines smoothness with brightness. A bluish-white shade on both sides offers high print quality. The paperboard’s surface is ideal for foil lamination and other secondary decorating processes.
M-Real,
Norwalk, CT, www.m-real.com