PET cosmetic jars

Clear plastic cosmetic jars in three sizes with 58-mm continuous-thread neck finishes offer an alternative to glass jars. The small, wide-mouth containers hold 2-, 3- and 4 oz and are built from the same 18-g preform. The new jars are designed for high-end personal care and bath products sold in small quantities to keep them at reasonable price points; they’re also suitable for travel-size quantities of face and body scrubs, bath salts, hair pomades and gels, body butters and other thick creams. The 2- and 3-oz sizes are small enough to be permitted in carry-on luggage because they meet the Transportation Safety Administration’s limit for liquids and lotions. The jars come in many colors and standard colors of clear, white, dark amber, light amber, dark green and cobalt blue with no minimum order.

Alpha Packaging, 314/267-3149. www.alphap.com