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Pharma & Personal Care Packaging
News and trends about sensitive and secure packaging required on items designed for health and beauty, personal use packaging.
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Interactive makeup pack speaks to consumer passion points
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 8, 2012
Urban Decay's Book of Shadows IV lets consumers download tutorial videos on how to apply the makeup through QR codes printed on enclosed "Look" cards. Users then plug their smartphone into the portable speaker provided in the package to help recreate the stunning looks. More
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Ampule applicators
Edited by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 8, 2012
Functional, shaped applicator heads for the company's patented line of plastic ampules can be made from materials such as cosmetic foam, felts, wools, polyurethane and uncompressed melamine. More
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Unit-dose packaging
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 2, 2012
Oral liquid medications are now available in different unit-dose package sizes, allowing for dose sizes ranging from 5- to 45-mL. A key feature of this packaging design includes a flat-spoon shape to help ensure proper dosing and to allow medication to be administered to the patient directly from the package. More
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2-D or not 2-D?
Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 2, 2012
Quick Response (QR) codes are popping up on packages everywhere and smartphone users are becoming more comfortable using them. Should you add one to your product? If so, how? More
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Deodorant package for men offers rugged, premium appeal
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor, February 1, 2012
This new deodorant comes in a package that reflects the brand's premium, rugged appeal, to attract male consumers. More
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Innovative tissue packaging nothing to sniffle about
Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor, February 1, 2012
Consumers sometimes match the design of packages, such as tissue cartons, to the decor of the rooms they'll be used in. More
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New Schick Xtreme3 Eco uses landfill-bound materials in product, package
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 1, 2012
The new Schick Xtreme3 Eco disposable razor uses 100 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic in the production of its handle and 100 percent PCR paper in its packaging. "For many years we wanted to launch a more sustainable razor," says Mike O'Malley, director of program management and sustainability for Schick. "We overcame many challenges along the way, like making sure the packaging gave us the quality look, perforation resistance and sealing capacity to hold up to the rigors of shipping." More
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Rollprint to offer cleanroom pouch production
Posted by John Kalkowski, January 30, 2012
Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc. expects to be the first sterile packaging manufacturer to convert pouches in a certified cleanroom environment in the United States. The company is announcing the construction of a 6,000 sq. ft. clean room expected to be fully operational in the second quarter of 2012 More
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Loretta– 2/2/2012 1:02:50 PM
in response to Rexall recalls mislabeled Calcium softgelsExcellent!! I wish more companies would do this. They definitly get my...
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Ampule applicators
Functional, shaped applicator heads for the company's patented line of plastic ampules can be made from materials such as cosmetic foam, felts, wools, polyurethane and uncompressed melamine.
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