The main container packaging materials for cosmetics are nothing more than three categories: "glass bottles, plastic bottles, and hoses", all of which play different important roles in cosmetic packaging. Among them, glass bottles account for no more than 8%, and more than 90% of the market share is occupied by plastic bottles, hoses, and others. However, there is a special phenomenon in the cosmetics industry that "high-end cosmetics all prefer glass bottle packaging."
In fact, whether it is a glass bottle or a plastic bottle, there is no absolute good or bad among these packaging materials. Different enterprises, different brands, and different products can choose different "suitable" (core) packaging materials according to their respective brand and product positioning, cost, and profit target requirements, which should be a matter of course.
Advantages and disadvantages of plastic bottles:
Advantages:
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Light in weight and not easy to break, convenient for storage and transportation, and easy for consumers to carry and use.
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Have good corrosion resistance, acid and alkali resistance, and impact resistance. Easy to shape with low production loss.
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Plastic products are easy to be colored.
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Relatively low cost.
Disadvantages:
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Easily react with cosmetics and cause cosmetics to deteriorate.
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Easily generate static electricity and the surface is easily contaminated.
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Not environmentally friendly.
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Overall, it looks relatively cheap and is not suitable for high-end routes.
Advantages and disadvantages of glass bottles:
Advantages:
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Good stability and barrier properties, non-toxic and odorless, not easy to react with skin care products, and not easy to deteriorate.
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Good rigidity and not easy to deform. Heavier in weight, giving consumers a more substantial feel in their hands.
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Resistant to high and low temperatures. Disinfection is more convenient and thorough.
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Recyclable and reusable, and environmentally friendly.
Disadvantages:
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Easily broken and inconvenient for storage and transportation.
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Heavy in weight and high in transportation cost.
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High energy consumption during production and processing, causing pollution to the environment.
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Compared with plastic bottles, glass bottles have poor printing performance.
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Compared with plastic bottles, glass bottles have high cost, high mold opening cost, and large minimum order quantity.
To sum up, through the comparative analysis of the respective "advantages" and "disadvantages" of the two packaging bottle materials, they have different properties, characteristics, and advantages. The "advantages" and "disadvantages" are very clear. Personally, if considering cost and storage and transportation, enterprise brands can lean towards choosing plastic bottles; if considering quality stability, product appearance, and product grade, especially for high-end cosmetics, enterprise brands can lean towards choosing glass bottles.