Insights
Packaging insights from a cosmetic packaging manufacturer
Practical notes on cosmetic packaging: material selection, decoration trade-offs, tooling decisions and supplier evaluation. Written from the production floor rather than from a marketing desk.
Choosing a supplier
How to verify a cosmetic packaging supplier before you order
Cosmetic packaging sourcing has an unusually wide gap between a manufacturer and a trading company. A trading company can present a factory, quote competentl...
11 min read
Who owns the tool — and what happens when you change a drawing
Tooling ownership and modification cost are settled at order one, and discovered at order two — usually after a supplier has quoted a change as a full new to...
8 min read
Materials & specification
How to choose a plastic grade for your cosmetic formula
Material is usually chosen last, after the bottle shape and the decoration are already fixed. By then the useful options have narrowed to whatever fits the t...
12 min read
Decoration & finishing
UV vacuum metallizing on cosmetic packaging: when it works
In vacuum metallizing, a very thin metal layer is deposited onto a plastic component under vacuum. The result reads as polished metal — a bright cap or colla...
9 min read
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