Many people do not know much about cosmetic packaging materials, and they do not know the use and characteristics of glass bottles, plastic tubes and plastic bottles in cosmetic packaging. Today we will take a brief look at them.

1. Glass

Glass bottles used in cosmetics are mainly divided into: skin care products (creams, lotions), perfumes, essential oils, nail polishes. superior. Glass bottles are divided into wide-mouth bottles and narrow-mouth bottles. Solid pastes generally use wide-mouth bottles, and should be equipped with chemical aluminum caps or plastic caps, and the caps can be used for color spraying and other effects; If it is equipped with a lid, it needs to be equipped with an inner plug, the liquid agent should be equipped with a small hole inner plug, and a thicker emulsion should be equipped with a large hole inner plug.

Combination:

(1)Cream bottle series: glass bottle body + double-layer plastic outer cover (general capacity is 10g-50g)

(2)Essence series: glass bottle body + plastic pump head or aluminum pump (capacity between 20 and 100ml)

(3)Toner series: glass bottle body + plastic inner plug + outer cover (above 100ml, can be equipped with a pump head)

(4)Essential oil bottle series: glass bottle body + inner plug + big head cover or plastic head + dropper + anodized aluminum cove

2.Plastic tube

The cosmetic plastic tube is divided into single-layer, double-layer and five-layer hose, which are different in terms of anti-pressure, anti-penetration and hand feeling. For example, the five-layer tube has an outer layer, an inner layer, two adhesive layers, and another barrier layer. . Features: It has excellent gas barrier properties, which can effectively prevent the infiltration of oxygen and peculiar gases, and at the same time prevent the exudation of the content's fragrance and active ingredients.

Combination form: Plastic tube + outer cover

The plastic tube is often made of PE plastic.

(1)According to the thickness of the product, it is divided into single-layer tube (mostly used, lower cost) and double-layer tube (good sealing performance).

(2)According to the shape of the product, it is divided into round plastic tube (mostly used, low cost), flat plastic tube, also known as special-shaped tubes (secondary joints are required, and the cost is higher).

The outer cover of the plastic soft tube is usually equipped with a screw cap, flip cover.

3. Plastic bottles

The material of plastic bottle is usually PP, PE, K material, AS, ABS, acrylic, PET, etc. It is usually used for cream bottles, bottle caps, bottle stoppers, gaskets, pump heads and dust covers with thick walls in cosmetic containers.