Packaging | Global Cosmetic Industry

This year's winners reflect several of beauty's biggest innovation themes, including biomimetic skin repair, hygienic packaging, multifunctional sun care, scalp wellness, celebrity fragrance and skin care-infused color cosmetics.

Biomimetic Scar Care, Hands-Free Packaging and PDRN Make-Up Shine at Cosmoprof North America Awards

The winners underscore the industry's growing focus on biomimetic delivery systems, multifunctional formats, hygienic packaging and wellness-driven beauty rituals.

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON is the first glass mascara created by Lumson in collaboration with Ponzini. This Made in Italy design elevates the formula, transforming the mascara into a luxury object. The bottle comes with three applicators for a tailored, premium performance

The company emphasized PPWR-ready solutions, including its one-piece mono-material polypropylene Powder Spray Tube, a fully recyclable package available with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content for applications such as powder dry shampoo and other spray products.

Packaging's Next Chapter: ICONS Showcases Sensory Design and PPWR-Ready Innovation

Tactile jelly applicators and eco-conscious designs revolutionize beauty packaging standards.

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The launch comes as e-commerce continues to reshape beauty purchasing behaviors

Aptar Secures the E-Commerce Journey with Next-Generation Closure Solutions

The Compact Skin Analyzer brings a diagnostic layer to at-home skin care, using light-based assessment and vibrational feedback to evaluate hydration and skin balance.

Packaging Look Book: Co-Engineering Sustainability & Performance

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Feel the Difference: ICONS America Soft-Touch In-Mold Label Tubes

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON: mascara in glass by Lumson and Ponzini

MOON is the first glass mascara created by Lumson in collaboration with Ponzini. This Made in Italy design elevates the formula, transforming the mascara into a luxury object. The bottle comes with three applicators for a tailored, premium performance

Berlin Packaging's latest acquisitions boost its portfolio of glass, plastic and metal packaging solutions while adding specialized capabilities in closures, dispensing systems, decoration, printing, custom tooling, warehousing and regulatory support. (Pictured are some of Berlin Packaging's sun care formats, which demonstrate the company’s focus on usability, sensory experience and contemporary design.)

Berlin Packaging Doubles Down on Global Packaging Expansion with O.Berk and BlueSky Acquisitions

The deals underscore ongoing consolidation as suppliers seek greater scale, sourcing power and value-added capabilities.

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Engineered for High-Load Formulas, Designed for Flawless Dispensing

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The Tottle That Combines Application and Styling

Among the launches is the Nourish Scalp Roller Comb, a compact device featuring an integrated reservoir that dispenses product directly onto the scalp while combing through the hair.

Nuon Medical Blends Beauty Tech and Smart Packaging with New Applicator Concepts

The new concepts span scalp, face and body care, combining formula delivery with technologies such as red light therapy, vibration and cooling massage.

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From Rollerballs to Precision Tips: Cosmopak USA Elevates Product Delivery

Viva’s Platinum Series, which uses advanced vacuum metallization to create mirror-like metallic finishes on jars, closures, sticks, lip gloss bottles and other packaging components.

Viva Brings Luxury Looks to Sustainable Packaging With New Decoration Technologies

With 35% PCR content already incorporated into the structure, Mondi positions the solution as a future-ready option for compliance and circularity goals.

Mondi Unveils Recyclable Wet Wipes Pack With 35% PCR Content Ahead of EU Packaging Rules

With 35% PCR content already incorporated into the structure, Mondi positions the solution as a future-ready option for compliance and circularity goals.

Baralan advances usability-driven design with a push-button applicator system that extends product reach to minimize waste, improve evacuation rates and enhance end-of-life efficiency across makeup categories.

Packaging Look Book: Where Structural Design, Smart Dispensing and Circular Engineering Converge

Rethinking packaging as a multi-sensory, engineered brand system where form, materiality and user experience are inseparable.

From energy-based technologies to device-assisted application, skin care is becoming an interactive system designed to deliver measurable, experience-driven results.

LOOK BOOK: Beyond the Formula, Beauty Is Becoming a Technology Platform

The industry shift is moving from formula-centric thinking to active beauty systems that combine formulation with technology.

The deal adds APC to Novvia’s expanding portfolio of packaging and distribution businesses, reinforcing its national footprint and global sourcing capabilities under Kelso’s long-term investment approach.

APC Packaging Joins Novvia Group in Deal Set to Scale Sustainable Beauty Packaging Platform

The deal adds APC to Novvia’s expanding portfolio of packaging and distribution businesses.

While microneedling creates the pathways, other integrated technologies prepare the biological environment, including Integrated Phototherapy (LED) and Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF).

Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture

Holding a portfolio of more than 800 patents, Nuon Medical provides B2B partners with the hardware and diagnostic sensors necessary to maximize formula efficacy. From calibrated microneedling and phototherapy to energy-assisted delivery, Nuon’s mission is to bridge the gap between clinical science and the consumer’s daily routine.