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Packaging Resource Center: New Products
Animal-Shaped Bottles
An adorable new bottle line features bottles in the shape of various animals. Called the Character line, the collection was designed for children’s toiletries. The 250-ml HDPE bottles are designed to be easy to grip and accommodate a 23-mm snap-on flip-top closure. Brands can customize the packaging by choosing different-colored bottles and caps.
M&H Plastics
Beccles, Suffolk, UK; www.mhplastics.com
High-End Stock Glass
A supplier can now provide stock glass bottles from Saverglass of France. The bottles offer a high-end feel thanks to their heavy weight and glass distribution. The bottles are stocked in France and are available for immediate delivery.
ABA Packaging Corp.
Holtsville, NY; www.abapackaging.com
Flow-Through Nail Pen
A specialist in flow-through cosmetic pens has developed a range of nail polish pens designed for quick and easy application. The pens are available in sizes of 2 and 4 ml and operate using a clicking piston that ensures a consistent flow of nail polish. The brush is flat, and a two-part cap keeps product from drying out on the brush. All of the pen’s parts are made of Barex and are compatible with nail formulations.
Cosmopak
New York City; www.cosmopak.com
A Light-Up Compact
A firm has obtained exclusive global marketing rights for Tri-Novation Co.’s patent-pending light-up compact technology. Targeted at the luxury market, the compact utilizes high-quality LED illumination. A light-up panel surrounds the mirror on the inside of the compact’s lid. The brand logo on the outside of the cover also lights up. The compact can be created either in plastic or paper, and a magnetic closure can be added.
HCP Packaging
Poole, UK; www.hcpackaging.com
Two-Piece Closure
A two-piece closure features a valve and a retention ring that are co-injection molded from polypropylene. The design differs from typical closure designs that include three parts: a closure, a valve, and a retention ring. The valve can be manufactured from thermoplastic elastomer.
TricorBraun
St. Louis; www.tricorbraun.com
Ronda Bottles
The Ronda collection of flint-glass bottles is suited for fragrances. The bottles are available with both 15-mm crimp and Europa threaded neck finishes. Bottle sizes include 30, 50, and 100 ml. A taller crimp-neck bottle is available in 100 ml.
Cosmetic Packaging Group, a div. of O. Berk Co.
Union, NJ; www.oberk.com
Hygienic Lotion Sampler
The Easy Cosm’ lotion dispenser is part of a supplier’s Cosm’ Sampling sample packaging range. Suited for liquids including gels and creams, the sampler is available in sizes of 5 and 10 ml. To protect formulations, the sampler eliminates contact between the product and the spring. Each of the sampler’s components is made from elastomer-free plastic. The dispenser’s design also minimizes product contact with oxygen. Finally, thanks to an automatic plug in the dispensing orifice, product will not dry out after use. Also, addressing environmental concerns, Easy Cosm’s number of components was reduced by 50%, from 14 down to seven.
Valois
Congers, NY; www.valois.com
Glass Polymer Packaging
A supplier has launched packages made from Eastman Chemical Co.’s The Glass Polymer resin. The Glass Polymer is known for having good barrier properties and for transparency that gives it a glasslike look. The new packages include a line of round jars that are available in six sizes ranging from 57 to 460 ml, all with screw caps. The new Glass Polymer line also includes bottles with dispensers.
Toly Products Ltd.
Zejtun, Malta; www.toly.com
Jars with Numerous Deco Options
The Soul range of standard jars is geared toward cosmetic brands seeking numerous decorating options for standard jars and caps. Numerous decorating options are available for the line’s jars and caps, including a wide range of pigment effects and surface finishes. Possibilities include silk-screening, pad printing, hot stamping, laser engraving, sleeving, labeling, lacquering, metallization, water-transfer deco, and magnet lacquering. The company has also created customized pigments that are formulated to minimize flow lines. Made of polypropylene, Soul jars are currently available in 5-, 15-, and 50-ml thick-walled versions, as well as a 100-ml size. The line’s success has also prompted the supplier to launch a 200-ml jar.
Louvrette GmbH
Kierspe, Germany; www.louvrette.de
New Oval Bottle
When a customer requested a unique oval-shaped 8-oz plastic bottle, the package designers at Alpha Packaging’s Technology Center developed a series of PET oval bottles that met the brand’s needs. One of the designs, called the Domed Oval, is now available as a stock bottle from the supplier. The PET Domed Oval bottle features a different shoulder profile than either of the supplier’s existing lines of ovals (its Capri Ovals and Vale Ovals lines). The 8-oz Domed Oval bottle is stocked in clear, although custom colors can be ordered. The bottle was built from the supplier’s 25.8-g 24-410 PET preform, which is one of Alpha’s approximately four-dozen PET preforms that can be used to quickly and economically develop new bottle styles. Using the preform, Alpha can also create other sizes of the Domed Oval bottle.
Alpha Packaging
St. Louis; www.alphap.com
Professional-Grade Brushes
A supplier now offers a complete line of luxury makeup brushes that the company says are professional grade and competitively priced. The brush line includes collections such as Signature Black, Signature Silver, eQo-Friendly, and Kabuki. Brushes are available in many stock sizes and colors. In addition, the brushes can be customized, including the handle color, ferrule, and head and hair type. Company logos can be printed on the brush handle in various colors.
Qosmedix
Edgewood, NY; www.qosmedix.com
Compact On a Powder Jar
Designed with modern, squared-off edges, the Dual Use Powder container incorporates a hinged mirrored compact screwed onto a traditional loose-powder jar. The upper ABS compact features a well for an applicator or another type of cosmetic product. The loose-powder PS jar has a PP sifter and comes in sizes of 10 and 35 g. The package is well suited for dual products such as a foundation with a concealer, a foundation with a matching blush, or even eye shadows with blush.
Plascom Industries Inc.
Guangdong, China; www.plascominc.com