Do You Know How Many Types of Caps There Are?

Cosmetic packaging materials, whether it is a cosmetic glass bottle container, a plastic container such as a PET bottle, an acrylic bottle, or a tube container, need to be taken out through a removal tool such as a bottle cap or a pump head. The bottle cap is the main content dispenser tool in cosmetic packaging materials except lotion pumps and sprayers. It is widely used in face cream pump bottle, shampoos, shower gels, hoses and other products.

The bottle cap is one of the main content distributors of cosmetic containers. Its main functions are to protect the contents from external factors, to facilitate the opening by consumers and users, and to convey corporate brand and product information. A standard bottle cap product must have the functions of compatibility, sealing, rigidity, easy opening, and decoration.

Generally speaking, the cover has the following categories:

1.Disc top cap/Press cap

The disc top cap is very common in life and comes in many sizes, such as 18/410, 20/410, 24/410 and 28/410. The color can be customized, and the large circle can be made of UV or aluminum. The picture below is lotion bottle with disc top cap 24/410 silver.

2.Flip top cap

The disc top flip cap is usually composed of several important parts such as the lower cover, the liquid guide hole, the hinge, the upper cover, the plunger, and the inner plug. According to the matching structure, it can be divided into screw cap type and snap type.

3.Twist cap

The twist cap is more suitable for bottles that can be squeezed, such as some small lotion bottles and honey bottles, etc.

In addition to the three common caps exemplified above, there are other caps, such as push pull cap caps, screw caps, etc. And the main material of cap is mainly plastic, such as PP, PE, PS, ABS, etc. The molding method is relatively simple, mainly injection molding. At the same time, the surface treatment methods of the bottle cap can be various, and the surface treatment of the product can be carried out by oxidation process, vacuum plating process, spraying process, etc. There are various printing methods on the surface of the cover, such as hot stamping, silk screen printing, pad printing, thermal transfer printing, water transfer printing, etc. Just choose according to your needs!