9 types of materials commonly used in cosmetics

September 28, 2022
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1. PP, PE


This is an environmentally friendly material that can come into direct contact with cosmetics and food. It is the main material for packaging vegan skin care products. The material is white and translucent. Depending on the molecular structure, three different levels of softness and hardness can be achieved.


2. PET


PET material is relatively soft, and its Chinese name is polyethylene terephthalate, which is the No. 1 material on the international material label number. Its main characteristics are high airtightness, good compressive strength, water resistance, and high transparency. Its transparency is up to 95%, higher than other commonly used plastic packaging containers, but it is not heat resistant.PET is an environmentally friendly material that can come into direct contact with cosmetics and food. It is the main material used to fill organic skin care products. It is often used as a packaging material for food, beverage bottles, and cosmetic bottles. Due to their high air tightness, the packaging containers are not porous. It is often used as a packaging container for aerosols. 3.



3. high-density polyethylene


The Chinese name is high-density polyethylene, commonly known as high-density PE. it is the second material in the international material label number. Its main characteristics are good acid and alkali resistance, hardness, tensile strength, and creep are better than low-density polyethylene. Products processed with it are translucent and have poor heat resistance. Capillary tubes are commonly used in pharmaceutical bottles, cosmetic bottle shell packaging, and other plastic products.



4. LDPE


The Chinese name is low-density polyethylene, also known as low-density polyethylene. It is the No. 4 material on the international material label number. Due to its low molecular density, it is softer than HDPE. It is heat resistant and capillary, but it has good resistance to acids and bases. Containers made of this material are usually used for chemicals, such as eyebrow cream, eyebrow gel bottles, cosmetic bottle hoses, etc.



5. PCTA


PCTA is a co-polyester plastic raw material. It has high transparency, excellent low-temperature toughness, high tear resistance, good processing performance, excellent chemical resistance, plating, oil injection, scratch resistance, density 16% lower than PC, processing cost 40% lower than PC, good printing, coloring, and plating performance, its toughness is 3 times higher than transparent ABS. It complies with European RoHS environmental directives and is suitable for high-grade cosmetic packaging.



6. PCTG


PCTG is a transparent plastic with glass-like transparency and near-glass density, high gloss, chemical resistance, impact resistance, and easy processing, and can be injection molded, injection stretch blow molded, and extrusion blow molded. It can also produce unique shapes, appearances, and special effects such as vibrant colors, frosting, marbling, metallic luster, etc. It can be used as a source of packaging material for perfume bottles and caps, cosmetic bottles and caps, lipstick tubes, cosmetic boxes, etc.



7. AS


AS is not very hard, relatively brittle (with a crisp sound when tapped), transparent in color, with a blue base, and can be used in direct contact with cosmetics and food. It is generally used to make vacuum bottles in ordinary cosmetic water bottles. The material can also be used to make small-capacity cream bottles.


8. ABS


ABS belongs to engineering glass, which is not friendly to the environment. Its color is yellow or milky white and it is hard. It cannot come into direct contact with cosmetics and food. It is generally used to make inner and shoulder caps in cosmetic packaging materials.



9. Acrylic


Also known as PMMA or Plexiglas, it has good transparency, chemical stability, and weather resistance is easy to dye, easy to process, and is a beautiful, hard material. Dyeing is often used for cosmetic bottle caps and bottle packaging.


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