Cosmetic containers often represent the largest part of a cosmetic product’s cost, and stand as a key way for manufacturers to distinguish their product on the shelf. Well-chosen or innovate cosmetic containers play a vital marketing role in attracting a consumer’s eye and reinforcing the decision to buy. At the same time, the right cosmetic container makes it easier to use and apply the product, and protects the product from the environment.

Cosmetic Containers for Skin-Prep Products
Skin preparation products include oil cleansers, sugar scrubs, and microdermabrasion creams. All these products are used to keep the skin under the makeup as healthy as possible, minimizing the degree to which makeup must cover up imperfections and allowing the makeup to create a positive effect.

Oil cleansers consist of natural oils, used to cleanse the skin. They are usually dispensed with a pump, either a treatment or a regular pump, and almost always packaged in bottles. Oil cleansers all but require PET bottles, as PET has good resistance to oils.

Sugar scrubs are usually packaged in an enticing, bright-colored jar made of glass or clear plastic. Jars make it easy to dispense and apply the product, and the product may come with a small spoon or spatula to aid in application and as a little “bonus item.”

Microdermabraion creams serve to remove dead skin and soften the skin surface. They may be packaged in both tubes and jars: tubes make them easier to use and dispense while traveling, while jars make it easier to “scoop out” the cream with a finger and spot the product on a store shelf.

Cosmetic Containers for Foundations
A foundation represents the lowest layer of makeup application, smoothing over skin imperfections and creating a good “canvas” onto which more detailed makeup work can be applied. Foundations are generally either mouse/whipped, liquid, or powder mineral types.

Whipped or mousse foundations are almost always sold in jars. When supplied in jars, low-profile jars make it easier for the consumer to dispense the product. Some mixtures can use airless bottles, or bottles with treatment pumps. In this case, it’s important to ensure the pump can properly dispense the highly viscous product. Testing may reveal that it’s necessary to use a higher-output pump to avoid clogging or simply to dispense enough product with each pump stroke.

Liquid foundations usually come in clear bottles or tubes. Simple screw caps or flip closures are possible, but treatment pumps are common on higher-end liquid foundations. Powdered ingredients used in the foundation composition, however, can cause pump clogs if the powder is not fine enough.

Mineral foundations consist of a fine powder. These powders come in shaker or sifter jars, often a clear jar to aid determining the powder color. Labels usually use Pantone color matching to display the true color of the foundation, as the powder may look somewhat different on the skin than how it appears in the jar.

Cosmetic Containers for Blushes, Bronzers, and Eye Liner
Cosmetic containers for makeup intended for detailed application can be more specialized. Blushes, bronzers, and eye liners or eye shadows all are applied to specific areas of the skin, and the container has to be designed with this in mind.

Blushes may be stored in shaker jars similar to mineral foundation containers. It is possible to press blush into solid form and use it in a compact, but this requires more investment by the manufacturer. Pressing into a compact demands specific equipment.

Eye liner is usually packaged in a shallow lidded cosmetic container. It may come with a brush or cosmetic applicator, or in the form of a compact. Eye liner generally must be kept from any form of contamination that could cause infections.

Following is a list of cosmetic containers that includes the benefits and drawbacks of each design.

Pump Cosmetic Containers
Pump bottles vary in price quite a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer; the single-wall models are generally less expensive than the heavy or double walled models. Typically, pump cosmetic containers are ideal for viscous and thicker materials such as liquid soap, lotion, shampoo, and other health and beauty products, and there are always several colors and styles to choose from.

Airless Cosmetic Containers
Airless cosmetic containers and bottles are generally designed to house high-end products and are typically more expensive than standard pump containers. Airless bottles are also known to dispense beauty products more effectively, and they allow the consumer to retrieve more of the expensive products out of the container as well. When using an airless container, you can expect to access about 95 percent of the product.

These airless containers are ideal for beauty products ranging from foundations to serums, although you may need to test the container to ensure the proper amount of vacuum is applied in order to dispense your selected product effectively. The airless models are available in a wide variety of colors that include metallic. They also come in an assortment of shapes, styles and sizes. Additionally, airless containers look quite attractive sitting out on your make-up counter.

Glass Cosmetic Containers
Glass cosmetic containers are also available in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. A great selling point for glass containers is that they can be used over and over. You simply clean and disinfect the container when the product is gone and fill it up with more. Glass containers are non-porous, and work well with a wide variety of beauty products. Glass containers are effective for storing strong products such as essential oils because the glass won’t react with the product or absorb its odors.

There is also a new form of innovative material that falls into this category, and its called glass polymer. Glass polymer is actually a plastic material that offers the look and feel of glass and a high degree of design freedom. These distinctive blown shapes generally include thick bases and strong walls that were previously only attainable with glass. These containers also offer a high degree of transparency, so that you can see the product, as well as a highly lustrous surface. Another exceptional advantage to glass polymer cosmetic containers is that they are unbreakable. You will also be pleased to learn that glass polymer is environmentally friendly as well.

Mist Cosmetic Containers
These types of containers are excellent for applying thin materials such as tanning spray, hydration products, perfumes, toners, spritzers, and a wide variety of skin moisturizing products. Many mist containers are made out of various forms of plastic, so they should not be used for storing stronger materials such as essential oils.

Double Wall Containers
Double walled Containers are generally wide-mouthed containers that include two pieces, an inner section and an outer section. Basically, they are a jar within a jar. These containers are ideal for creams, lotions, powders, and thicker beauty products. The double walls provide an additional barrier from the elements.

Tottle Bottles

While the name “tottle bottle” may not be familiar to consumers, the concept certainly is. These bottles are designed to stand on the cap. Tottle bottles have been an extremely popular choice in the beauty industry for both manufacturers as well as consumers. There are several benefits to choosing these cosmetic containers over other bottle designs.

Benefits of Using Plastic material to make the tottle bottle
Due to the way tottle bottles are used, they must be made of a pliable plastic material. Choosing plastic over other materials can be beneficial as it is more cost effective to manufacture. For example, many companies are choosing to convert to plastic bottles from their older glass bottle designs. While glass bottles can look more expensive, they are just that: more expensive to manufacture. Many consumers prefer plastic containers as there isn’t a risk of dropping and breaking the container, causing the product to be wasted. Brands that worry about making a product look less high end will be happy to see that the more current plastic containers can still maintain the aesthetic appeal, while making packaging more cost effective and accessible to customers.

Cleanliness and Health Concerns of Jars
Health and safety concerns are one major reason that beauty brands are choosing to use tottle bottles to replace other containers. For those who are manufacturing creams and lotions, the standard in the past was to put the product in open jars. Many companies are still using this method. There are benefits to choosing the open jars such as making more of the product available to the consumer. Choosing an open jar allows for every last bit of product to be taken from the jar, not wasting anything and getting the most for the money paid. However, there are health concerns associated with this design.

Addressing Safety with a Tottle Design
Those who use their fingers to transfer product from the container to the skin are at risk of spreading germs. Any residue on the hands will be transferred to the product. That can lead to bacteria spreading, just from using a beauty product. The jars also mean that environmental elements are more likely to affect the product. Leaving the jar open in a bathroom, for example, will allow the humid air to affect the product. Using tottle bottles eliminates these concerns. The plastic creates a barrier to outside elements. The small opening in the bottle means that the product will easily be closed off to the elements after use. The opening also means that there is less of a chance of spreading germs through the product as there is limited contact with the skin.

Convenience of Use
The convenience of using tottle bottles is what makes them popular with many consumers. Storing the bottles on their caps means that the product will comes out of the bottle more easily. The product settles near the cap and simply squeezing the bottle gets the product out. The feel of the bottle is also a factor. Tottle bottles are easy to hold and easy to use. Many consumers prefer the look and feel of the bottle to other cosmetic containers.

Different material bottle Glass Bottle, Metal Bottle or Plastic Bottle for Essential oils

The best equipment to use when blending or working with essential oils is GLASS!

Glass is impervious to essential oils and essential oils cannot be damaged by the glass. Glass Beakers and Stirring Rods are perfect for stirring and blending essential oils.

Glass mixing bowls work great for blending essential oils with lotions and creams. The best part is “Clean up” is easy and thorough.

Some metals on the other hand can react with various essential oils. Never use Aluminum to store undiluted essential oils as some essential oils have chemical constituents that can cause the aluminum to be damaged and leach into the essential oils. (Namely – strong essential oils like Cinnamon or Thyme).

If you need to use a metal bowl or container the best is high grade Stainless steel. And stainless steel is ideal for stirring and mixing. You should only be using Stainless steel spoons, whisks and spatulas. Do not use plastic or wooden spoons.

Some types of plastic bowls can be used for blending and mixing but most plastics have a tendency to absorb the essential oils. And this makes it near impossible to clean afterwards.

PET or HDPE Plastics can be used to store blended products such as lotions and massage oils. But again, once they are used with essential oils the plastic container may not be able to be used for other scented products due to the absorption of the scent.

We suggest you use a silicone or nylon based ‘scrapers’ not a rubber based one. Again, essential oils will ruin the rubber. Having several scrapers on hand to scrape your bowl makes blending a more complete job and allows you to save every bit of your creation!

CLEANING:

After a busy day of blending or if you wish to reuse your essential oil bottles you will need to clean them thoroughly.

Use the hottest water available and some soap or detergent. Let them soak for a few minutes.

Use a small bottle cleaning brush to clean the insides. This brush comes in handy especially if you need to remove sediment. In tiny bottles you can use a Q-tip or tooth pick to remove stubborn remnants.

Rinse with more hot water, and turn upside down to drain on clean paper towels.

For bowls, Glass Beakers and other containers: we suggest you rinse them with hot, soapy water and after that if you desire you can run them through your dish washer.

Warning: never put containers that have not been completely rinsed to remove the majority of the essential oils in your dishwasher.

Unless it is just a drop or two, essential oils can damage the internal workings of your dishwasher – remember you don’t know where all the ‘rubber’ based parts are inside your dishwasher and you can ruin your dishwasher.

Once you have cleaned and rinsed your equipment you still have one more thing to do to get them ready for the next blending adventure. Since you still could have a little tiny bit of essential oil residue left inside your bottles or droppers or one your equipment and you don’t want to have it there.

The last thing to do is to rinse them with alcohol. We don’t recommend rubbing or denatured alcohol as they have too much water content and other impurities in them.

We suggest you purchase high “proof” (high percentage of alcohol) cheap vodka. It is virtually odorless and has no impurities. Because it has a high alcohol content your glassware will dry quickly too.

The alcohol dissolves and helps remove any residual essential or carrier oils that might be in your bottles and droppers. You can use a Rinsing bottle to do this or if you don’t object you can use a spray bottle to spray the surfaces, let the excess alcohol flow out and let them dry on paper toweling. Wow! Now go have some fun Blending!

Injected-rubber Guard Aluminum Cap 
Suitable for various bottle food, drink, oral syrup, medicine, milk, honey and chemical products. 
It is made of advanced injected-rubber especially for food, high elastic and high-sterile temperature resisting. 
It goes with motorized high-temperature high-speed rubber injecting equipment, and consistent operative production, also is packed in GMP Standard Non-Dust Room, safe quality and sanitary. 
The cap guards against stealing and mischief to maintain the taste.  

Drinking water and milk guard aluminum cap 
1.Suitable for 20mm~40mm mouth of plastic and glass bottle Adopts high-selected aluminum sheet, good anti-tension and durable. 
2.The inner pad is PE polystyrene foam, which conforms to the Standard of National Sanitary. 
3.It can maintain the taste of content, stable the torsional force with good sealing. 
4.The cap is made in the sealed off factory which adopts motorized consistent operative production, stable quality, security and sanitary. 
5.This cap guards against stealing and mischief to assure the sealing of products.