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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.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

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

ICONS America announces new IML innovation: luxurious soft-touch tubes. Achieve artwork that feels as luxurious as it looks. Available in striking combinations of gloss, matte, soft-touch & metallic finishes. Made-in-USA, recyclable mono PP, w/ PCR.

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Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

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

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

The transaction underscores a broader shift in the packaging landscape: mid-sized, design-led suppliers are moving aggressively to build critical mass in response to rising client expectations around innovation, speed to market and sustainability.

Cosmogen Acquires Asquan, Signaling Acceleration in Premium Beauty Packaging Consolidation

Capardoni's Chico collection introduces new rounded glass bottles in 15 ml and 30 ml, compatible with droppers, lotion or spray pumps and topped with sleek PP or r-PP overcaps.

May Packaging Look Book: Playful Forms. Smart Function. Next-Gen Impact.

The headline launch is Nomad Refill, a 10 ml purse spray that connects directly to standard fragrance bottles for a sub-five-second refill—no funnel, no pumping—built around a universal connector to simplify at-home refill rituals.

Refill in 5 Seconds, Recycle Everything: Aptar’s Packaging Lineup Targets Circular Luxury at Luxe Pack NYC

The company is presenting GSA Advance lotion pumps and PZ Advance spray pumps—fully plastic designs engineered for compatibility with PP and PE recycling streams.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

Berlin Packaging's sun care formats demonstrate the company’s focus on usability, sensory experience and contemporary design.

Berlin Packaging Beauty Unveils Trend-Driven, Sustainable Packaging Innovations at Cosmoprof 2026

The exhibition highlights Berlin Packaging Beauty’s strategy of combining Korean trend-driven insights and precision-driven creative packaging.

Any increased costs could theoretically inspire reformulations to cheaper and/or more supply-stable ingredient options.

Beauty, Flavor and Fragrance Brace for Oil Shock

When crude prices spike, the ripple effects hit everything from ingredient sourcing to packaging and freight.

Across the board, these innovations demonstrate a clear takeaway for beauty executives: today’s consumers expect packaging that performs, delights, and aligns with sustainability values—making tubes, applicators and brushes not just tools, but strategic differentiators in a competitive market.

From Precision to Sustainability: How Tubes, Applicators and Brushes Are Shaping the Future of Packaging for Beauty

Today’s consumers expect packaging that performs, delights, and aligns with sustainability values—making tubes, applicators and brushes not just tools, but strategic differentiators in a competitive market.

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Pump Up Your Packaging: Metal-Free, Airless Tubes with Pumps

ICONS America announces their new metal-free airless tube with pump range. Premium, airless dosage control - these versatile, recyclable D25 and D30 tubes have multiple actuator styles and are available with PCR.

Aptar Beauty has partnered with Dubai-based fragrance house Kayali to launch a new collection of body and hair mists utilizing high-performance aerosol and dispensing technology.

The 2026 Packaging Edit: Droppers, Minis, Dispensing & More

As beauty insiders navigate the demands of e-commerce, increasingly stringent recycling standards, the dermocosmetic boom and more, the packaging supply chain has stepped up.

The technical design of the AeroFlexx format focuses on enhancing the consumer experience through a functional, resealable system that provides controlled refilling without compromising product performance. Pictured is AeroFlexx's underlying technology, not the final Aveda packaging.

Aveda and AeroFlexx Debut Lightweight Curbside Recyclable Refill Technology

The technical design of the AeroFlexx format focuses on enhancing the consumer experience through a functional, resealable system.

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Packaging Beauty with Precision and Style

The Pockii packaging platform is expanding to address high-rotation and emerging product formats.

Metal-Free Dispensing & Upcycled Materials Lead the Way in Berlin Packaging's Sneak Peek of Paris Packaging Week

Among the most technically significant launches are Berlin Packaging Beauty’s new metal-free and POM-free dispensing engines.

Nominees must have at least 20 years of experience, a proven track record of impact, and industry-wide recognition.

NJPEC Opens Nominations for 2026 Packaging Hall of Fame

Submit nominations by March 12, 2026.