A comparison of various materials for cosmetic packaging containers

When you buy skincare products, what is the focus of your attention? Is it the ingredients of the product? Or the efficacy of the publicity? After years of skincare, have you ever paid attention to the packaging of the product? Perhaps you don't know that the design of these bottles and jars not only reflects the brand's skincare philosophy but also affects the effectiveness of skincare products. This article will introduce the advantages and disadvantages of various materials of packaging containers.

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Reasons to choose plastic cosmetic bottles

Reasons to choose cosmetic glass bottles

Summary

Reasons to choose plastic cosmetic bottles

Those who have used skincare products will find that there are three main types of materials used to hold containers for skincare products: plastic, glass, and metal. Plastic is the most used, accounting for up to 80% of the total, followed by glass, while metal only accounts for 8%. Despite the highest use of plastic, but does not mean that plastic is the best "home" for skincare products. Most skincare products on the market use plastic containers for these reasons.

Lightweight, convenient storage, and transportation, easy to carry and use

Good permeability, sealing, high transparency

Good processing performance, a variety of sizes and shapes, there are all kinds of

Instructions, bar codes, anti-counterfeit markings, and others are easy to color and print, and will not fall off

Good chemical stability, weak toxicity, health and safety

Reasons to choose cosmetic glass bottles

Plastic cosmetic bottles certainly have the above advantages, but it also has limitations. For example, plastic cosmetic bottles are not heat-resistant, have limited light-blocking properties, are easily contaminated on the surface, and are troublesome to recycle. For some high-grade cosmetics or volatile, easy emit fragrances, plastic containers are not the best choice. Compared with plastic, the glass material of cosmetic glass bottles has light, heat, and solvent resistance, and it seems more reasonable to use cosmetic glass bottles when packaging volatile, easy to emit odor products, and its market advantages are as follows.

With good transparency, the material body is clearly visible

Good barrier properties, providing good shelf-life conditions

Good temperature tolerance can be sterilized at high temperature, and can also be stored at low temperature

Rich raw materials can be recycled, no pollution to the environment

Good chemical stability, non-toxic and tasteless, clean and sanitary

Summary

So it seems that the glass packaging is indeed much better than plastic. But glass also has flaws, quality is larger, and not to mention, the shortcomings of fragility alone in processing and transportation will require higher costs, and this will ultimately affect the overall price of skincare products. Nevertheless, in the cosmetic industry, glass bottles still maintain a fairly important position. Especially for high-grade skincare products or cosmetics with special requirements, glass bottles not only ensure better storage and use of the products but also their crystal-like transparency highlights the elegance and luxury that cannot be matched by plastic bottles.

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