Cosmetics/Personal care: Page 47

Cosmetics/Personal care

Prospects brighter for aerosol-can market after mixed 2009

After several successive record years, demand for aluminum aerosol cans dipped in 2009, the year of the global economic crisis. Compared with other segments of the packaging industry, though, the sector got off lightly.

April 26, 2010

Flexibles

Refillable packaging: What's in it for the consumer?

An ASDA supermarket trial in the U.K. offers consumers an in-store opportunity to refill private-label fabric softener in a plastic pouch.

April 22, 2010

Containers

What today's consumers want in cosmetic packaging

Functionality is essential and eco-friendliness is highly desirable. Some consumers even prefer a bit of ‘attitude’ with their favorite brand.

April 20, 2010

Containers

OFF THE SHELF: Bausch + Lomb bottle echoes product qualities

Jim George describes an intriguing new PET container for Bausch + Lomb's renu multi-purpose solution for contact lens wearers.

April 15, 2010

Contract Packaging

Economy aside, packaging salaries thrive

Yes, there were layoffs, job security worries, and fewer bonuses, but this IoPP/Packaging World salary survey reveals that packaging incomes stood up to 2009’s economic gut punch.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

New dry lubrication technology for conveyors reduces water consumption, improves line efficiency

White paper from Hartness explains financial and environmental benefits of non-aqueous dry-lubrication technology vs. soap-and-water lubrication. Personal care packaging lines especially can increase line efficiency and prolong conveyor life.

March 31, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

High-efficiency conveyors for personal care

Video shows Hartness Dynac 6400 conveyor that brings dramatic improvements to line throughput and product volume while providing first-in/first-out, pressureless product handling and accumulation.

March 31, 2010

Beverage

Clear Choice Awards call for entries

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) opens competition for its 2010 Clear Choice Awards.

March 31, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

'Eco-beauty enthusiasts': Packaging as important as the product

New breed of beauty products goes beyond skin deep, with products that make her look good as she also helps reduce the carbon footprint.

March 25, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

Active packaging a barrier to listeria?

A paper published in the Journal of Food Safety claims that a biopolymer made from a certain starch may be a big help on the food safety scene.

March 10, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Universal signal conditioners

AutomationDirect’s 884114 and 84116 universal signal conditioners come in plastic slim-line housings to convert, isolate, and transmit scale signals from a wide variety of process sensor and controller I/O.

March 8, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

A new face for Clean & Clear skincare line

In updating the packaging for its Clean & Clear line of skincare products to contemporize the brand and harmonize its global packaging structures, Johnson & Johnson says it used its consumer-recognized logo as a springboard for the design.

March 7, 2010