MH Plastics Releases Color Guide

M&H Plastics Releases Color Guide

“A Simple Guide to Colour Matching” from M&H.

• M&H Plastics and Silvergate have recently joined forces to produce “A Simple Guide to Colour Matching” to help customers in the selection of colors for packaging.

A range of 40 different hues has been selected which are featured in the style of a paint chart.Color plaques have been produced, which can be supplied to customers on request.

According to the company, accurate color control is critical to many projects and is an essential part of ensuring brand integrity especially across a range of products.

In other news, M&H Plastics expanded its Winchester, VA facility in both size and production capacity. The company will invest $6.2 million, create 20 new jobs and expand its facility 50,000 sq. ft., as it expands its extrusion blowmolding, injection stretch blowmolding and high speed decorating capabilities. M&H will add 18 temporary positions, leading to an overall workforce increase of 76%, according to the company.

The expanded 110,000 sq. ft. facility and equipment upgrades will create a 100% increase in production capability, allowing M&H to maintain its exceptional production quality and service for its expanding customer base.

More info: www.mhplastics.com

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Qosmedix Offers Tester Labels For Sampling Display Units

Clear rectangular tester labels from Qosmedix.

• Now customers will easily distinguish jars, bottles and tubes of beauty products made for sampling purposes at stores and counters. Clearly differentiate saleable merchandise from display items meant for testing with Qosmedix clear rectangular labels that visibly read “Tester” in a legible sans serif typeface. Choose from a roll of 500 labels with either Black Lettering (Part #502108) or White Lettering (Part #502109).

In other news, the editors of Inc. magazine have included Qosina Corporation, parent company of Qosmedix, on the 2012 “Inc. 5000” List, marking the fourth consecutive year of recognition for Qosina. Inc. caters to owners and managers of growing private companies. To be eligible for this list, companies must be US-based and independent with four full calendar years of revenue generation.

“Inc. 5000” companies like Qosina represent the fastest growing private companies in America and are part of the expanding power of the entrepreneurial economy. Qosina has appeared on the list six times, including the “Inc. 500” in 1989, as well as the “Inc. 5000” in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

More info: www.qosmedix.com

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Lumson TAG System Approved by Ecocert Greenlife

Eco-friendly packaging by Lumson.

• Packaging approval is one of the main steps in the Ecocert and Cosmos certification process.

A cosmetic company that wants a product to be Ecocert certified must use a package that fully complies with Ecocert requirements. The TAG system by Lumson (15, 30, 50ml) is a standard airless cosmetic packaging approved by Ecocert Greenlife. Lumson received an “Attestation of Conformity” from the organization.

More info: www.lumson.com

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Babor Taps Mega Airless

Dispensers used for special skin care formulations.

• Babor, a leading brand in professional skin care, selected Mega Airless dispensers for its exclusive line of Doctor Babor neurocosmetic formulas.

The Doctor Babor Neuro Sensitive Cellular Intensive Calming Body Cream and Intensive Calming Cream Cleanser feature a 150ml Mega Airless Macro Compact dispenser, with metalized cap and self-sealing actuator with membrane. The company’s Doctor Babor Neuro Sensitive Cellular Intensive Calming Cream Rich and Intensive Calming Cream are based upon similarly specified Mega Airless 50ml Macro Slim dispensers.

“The professionals who use and recommend Babor stake their professional reputation on our products,” said Nicole Perau, director, product management, Babor Cosmetics. “Our Doctor Babor Neuro Sensitive line was developed for hypersensitive and extremely dry skin. Thus, we needed packaging that complements this advanced formula and protects it—and the Mega Airless dispenser was the perfect choice.”

According to Perau, the packaging is sterilized before filling, enabling Babor to keep the product completely preservative-free.

“Thanks to Mega Airless’ unique self-sealing actuator, the product is perfectly protected from environmental influences or contamination afterwards,” Perau said.

Mega Airless’ neutral dispenser design is quick to prime and permits complete 360-degree application, exact dosing, highly efficient evacuation and formula stability over the life of the product, without drying, discoloration, dripping, clumping or clogging.

More info: www.mega-airless.com

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SeaCliff Now Offers Bamboo Packaging

Bamboo is all the rage right now in beauty product packaging.

• Eco-friendly products are taking over and brands are revamping their packaging to meet the needs of an eco-chic generation. SeaCliff Beauty offers many different types of cosmetic and skin components that integrate the use of bamboo, which has a very high biodegradable rate.

Bamboo, which has been used in China for 5,000 years, is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. It can be harvested in just three to seven years, making it a highly renewable material.

“We want to offer our clients the latest and greatest in cosmetic packaging,” said Vonda Simon, owner and president of SeaCliff Beauty Packaging & Laboratories. “Eco-friendly packaging is popular in the market and our company is on the lookout for innovative components to suit this trend.”

SeaCliff Beauty offers many different types of cosmetic and skin components that integrate the use of bamboo such as: palettes, compacts, lipstick, lipgloss, mascara, jars, bottles and caps. The bamboo can be created as an over shell to be placed over a part of the packaging or molded into a part.

Customized packaging and detail can be laser-etched or silk screened embossed for a distinguishable product for your brand. Minimums can start as low as 5,000 pieces depending on customization and decoration.

More info: www.seacliffbeauty.com