Creating a quality experience for your cosmetics products starts by choosing the right packaging to suit the expectations and needs of your customers. However, with so many types of packaging and closures available, it can become muddied when trying to pick the best one.

We at Fillcon are here to rinse away any confusion, serving as the first name for all your cosmetics solutions. In this article we’ll offer the benefits and use-cases of various cosmetics dispensers, discuss their impact on customer experience and cost, and cover some specific examples of closures and dispensers you might not be aware of.

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What are the Types of Cosmetics Dispensers?

To find the cosmetics packaging solution that is best for your product, we first need to go over what options are available. In this section, we’ll go over the features and benefits of common types of cosmetics dispensers (and offer some specialist solutions from Fillcon!) so you have all the info you need to make the right choice.

Jars, Tins, and Bottles

A robust option for high-quality products and common everyday cosmetics like deodorants and shampoos, these dispensers are a great way to ensure the integrity of a product’s packaging by the time it reaches the customer.

The key benefits of jars, tins, and bottles are:

  • Durability
  • Appearance
  • Suitability for a wide variety of cosmetics
  • Ensuring the longevity of the cosmetics within
  • Easily recyclable

Depending on the rigidity of the vessel you choose, there will be different dispensing options available. These include squeeze bottles, pouring bottles with screw caps, jars you can scoop from, and many others.

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Recyclable Tubes

Tubes are a great, lightweight solution for cosmetics products like creams and toothpaste. They are flexible, allowing for greater resistance to hard impacts, and allow for more efficient transportation by packing them more tightly without leading to damage. They can often be recycled, either at home or at specialist collection points such as the ones outside of supermarkets.

Tubes typically come with a screw cap, but the type of screw cap you choose is also important. For example, if your tube is to be sealed with foil to preserve the freshness of your product, choosing a cap with the ability to puncture this foil will make it easier for customers to use.

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Pouches with the Fillcon Spout

Pouches are another great way to hold a number of cosmetics products, from hair dyes to face creams. While pouches are often misinterpreted as a throwaway product, the Fillcon Spout allows you to reseal them and control the amount of product you use. This greatly increases the adaptability of pouches when it comes to what they can contain and how customers can use them.

The key benefits of pouches with the Fillcon spout are:

  • Flexibility
  • Ease of transportation
  • Potential for resealing
  • Lower carbon cost to transport
  • Recyclable in certain areas or through specialists like TerraCycle

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Cosmetics Sampling Solutions

Aside from the more permanent solutions we offer like bottles and tubes, we can also create sampling sachets and supply you with small sample bottles so customers can test your products before they commit to buying them.

Our sachets are one of the most efficient dispensing solutions to store and transport. We have a minimum order quantity of 10,000 units, which greatly cuts down on the carbon emissions from transportation as these bulk amounts can be shipped much more efficiently.

Samples are a great option for cosmetics dispensing as they give the customer a set amount of access to the product, typically one or two uses, and incentivise them to buy more later on. Plus, our perfume bottles can be recycled at home, while our sachets can be processed via specialists or supermarket collection.

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Cosmetic Pump Dispensers

A cosmetic pump dispenser is typically used for hand soaps. It allows the customer to get a controlled amount of product in an easy way, without having to pick up or move the vessel. These containers can usually be recycled quite easily, and are a great way to provide an intuitive dispenser for your cosmetics.

Perfume Atomisers

This is a type of spray bottle that is perfect for perfumes, turning the liquid substance contained within the bottle into a fine mist. Not only does this increase the efficiency of the product, preventing more from being used than needed, but it also improves its application. This is because a fine mist will spread more easily over the targeted area, allowing it to dry and take effect faster.

Pipets

Pipets are a great way to apply a very small amount of a cosmetic product in an easily controlled fashion. These often come available as attached to the inside of the cap of a bottle, or standalone. The latter would need to be included in a bag, or attached to the product, so that it is not lost during transportation or sale.

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What are Closures for Cosmetics?

Closures for cosmetics are, quite simply, the method you use to seal their container. Common examples of closures include:

  • Screw caps
  • Valves
  • Pipet caps
  • Spout caps
  • Flapper caps

These are just a few examples of the types of solutions you can choose. With so many different options to pick from, it can be hard to ensure your cosmetics product gets the right fit.

Why do Closures Matter?

A good closure can be the difference between an easy-to-use product that gives a good impression and a clunky, difficult product that the customer likely won’t buy again.

A hand soap bottle without a pump will be more inconvenient to use when a customer’s hands are wet and soapy, just as eye drops without a pipet cap will be near impossible to interact with.

It is important to consider costs as well when you’re choosing a closure for your product. While the customer experience is vital, you don’t want to end up causing your business to suffer by picking a closure that is too specialised or expensive for what you’re offering.

Choosing the right closure for your product means your customers can utilise it to its full potential. Make the right choice for your packaging and dispensing to keep the customers coming back for more, with cosmetics solutions from us.

 

Quality Cosmetics Dispensers from Fillcon

To pick the best cosmetics dispenser and closure for your products, weigh up the pros and cons of each, and decide which provides the most benefits to your particular product and customers. Once you’ve chosen the style of packaging, you’ll need a supplier to fill it for you.

That’s where we come in. We at Fillcon are the first name in cosmetics filling, sampling, and packaging solutions – contact us today to get started, or read on with some related articles to find out more.

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