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Staying Ahead of the Trends: TaikiUSA Bridges Science & Beauty

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Entering the new year, packaging innovation for beauty, as well as a high number of regionalized manufacturing moves, hasn't slowed down.

Beauty & Personal Care Packaging Trend Tracker: January 2024

Here, we round up the latest key trends, including refillable formats, a focus on ergonomics and upgraded manufacturing resources.

In January of 2023, the CMA expanded its work on environmental claims to include fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). These are essential items that include food and drink, cleaning products, toiletries and personal care items.

Unilever Eco Claims Under Scrutiny in Greenwashing Investigation

In January of 2023, the CMA expanded its work on environmental claims to include fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). These are essential items that include food and drink, cleaning products, toiletries and personal care items.

On the ingredient front, top sustainability-related claims driving dollar growth include cruelty-free (up 18.1%), compostable (up 30.9%) and plastic free (up 12.2%).

Plastic-free, Compostable, Refillable Beauty Driving Growth: NielsenIQ

The report adds that while many consumer prefer nature-derived ingredients, brands and supply chain partners may be challenged to harvest these materials at scale without negative environmental impacts. Transparency will be critical.

While conventional cosmetic bottles produced by blow and blow processes feature weight-volume ratios of 1.0/3.0, the new 200 ml Nova bottle, with a brimful volume of 215 ml and weight of 140 g, reportedly boasts a weight-volume ratio 0.65 without losing the durability or safety of the Dorado model.

SGD Pharma's Nova Lightweight Glass Bottles Cut Associated Carbon Emissions

The reduced packaging weight minimizes associated greenhouse gas emissions, per SGD Pharma. A new 200 ml Nova bottle's lower raw material consumption reportedly reduces carbon emissions by approximately 20% compared with the standard Dorado bottle

'This is a highly strategic acquisition for Berlin Packaging that expands our presence in Asia-Pacific and adds to our growing global beauty and cosmetic capabilities,' said Bill Hayes, Berlin Packaging's global CEO and president. 'This acquisition also offers our customers even greater access to premium skin care packaging made in South Korea, the industry leader for skin care products.'

Berlin Packaging Boosts APAC & Skin Care Reach with Nest-Filler Acquisition

Bill Hayes, Berlin Packaging's global CEO and president, said, "This acquisition also offers our customers even greater access to premium skin care packaging made in South Korea, the industry leader for skin care products."

Baralan will also be promoting its use of upcycled organic scraps, including coffee peel and rice, which are mixed with virgin plastic to reduce the overall plastic resin content of closures.

Baralan Debuts Inner Cup Refills for Maria Glass Jar Range

The company will also highlight its airless DEA Series, in which the filled product is directly in contact with its glass container, as well as its Lilibet Series glass bottles.

The lip liner, designed to address the Asia Pacific market's transition away from single-use beauty products, features exchangeable cartridges comprising a peptide- and jojoba-oil-infused formulation that offers plumping, moisturizing, cell-generation-stimulating, defining and lip-filling makeup benefits.

Schwan Cosmetics Launches Skin-freindly PowerUpYourPout Refillable Lip Liner

The applicator features a drop-shaped tip that mimics the shape of the lips for easier application of product.

The certification aligns with the company's key sustainability pillars, including the safeguarding of people and biodiversity, the upholding of international laws and treaties, and the desire to bring sustainable materials, products and services to the beauty and pharmaceutical packaging industries.

ICONS|ICS Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for its Sustainable Supply Chain

ICONS|ICS also holds an EcoVadis Platinum rating, is a member of Sedex and is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact.

The selection of the Lumson refillable glass jars reportedly saves Caudalie about 3.12 tons of multi-material packaging and 18 tons of glass every year.

Caudalie Adopts Lumson's Refillable Re Place Glass Jar

The selection of the Lumson refillable glass jars reportedly saves Caudalie about 3.12 tons of multi-material packaging and 18 tons of glass every year.

The format is refillable, allowing for easy replenishment, per the companies.

ICONS|ICS x Eastman Reveal Monomaterial, Refillable Makeup Compacts

The design eliminates the use of metal hinges and pins seen in conventional designs, thereby boosting the compacts' recyclability.