Appearance quality requirements of cosmetic packaging materials

In order to let friends who purchase cosmetic packaging materials have a basic understanding of the quality of packaging materials, 

cosmetic packaging supplier has sorted out the relevant industry standards currently launched by the country, and sorted out the cosmetic packaging inspection and quality standards. It is only for friends who purchase cosmetic packaging materials to refer to the quality requirements of product appearance when purchasing packaging materials:

1. Commonly used cosmetic packaging materials

In fact, there are not many specifications for the classification of packaging materials in the current market, but the editor has sorted it out, and the following classification is already very comprehensive. If there is anything overlooked, you can leave a message for the editor to correct it.

a) Bottles (including plastic bottles, glass bottles, etc.);

b) Caps [including outer caps, inner caps, (plugs, pads, films), etc.];

c) Bags (including paper bags, plastic bags, composite bags);

d) Hose (including plastic hoses, composite hoses, metal hoses, etc.);

e) Boxes (including plastic paper boxes, plastic boxes, metal boxes, etc.);

f) Spray cans (including pressure-resistant aluminum cans, iron cans, etc.);

g) Ingot tubes (including lipstick tubes, foundation tubes, mascara tubes, etc.);

h) Makeup pencils

i) Spray heads (including air pressure type, pump type);

j) Outer boxes (including flower boxes, plastic seals, middle boxes, transport packaging, etc.).

2. Packaging material requirements

The materials used for cosmetic product packaging must be safe and should not cause harm to the human body.

III. Appearance requirements of packaging

1. Bottle

The bottle body should be stable, smooth, and the thickness of the bottle wall should be basically uniform, without obvious scars or deformation, and should not have cold explosions or cracks. The bottle mouth should be straight and smooth, without burrs (burrs), and the thread and bayonet fitting structure should be intact and straight. The bottle and the cap should fit tightly, without slipping, loosening, or leakage. The inside and outside of the bottle should be clean.

2 Cap

(1) Inner cap: The inner cap should be complete, smooth, clean, and not deformed. The inner cap should fit well with the bottle and the outer cap. The inner cap should not be missing.

(2) Outer cap: The outer cap should be straight, smooth, without breakage, cracks, or burrs (burrs). The color of the outer cap should be uniform. The thread fitting structure of the outer cap should be intact. The color of the outer cap with anodized aluminum or hot stamping should be uniform. The flip-top outer cap should be flexible to flip up, and there should be no breakage at the connection. The cover and the bottle should fit tightly, without slipping or loosening.

3. Bags:

The bags should not have obvious wrinkles, scratches, or air bubbles. The color of the bags should be uniform. The seal of the bags should be firm, without openings, perforations, or leakage. The composite bags should be firmly laminated and evenly coated.

4. Hose:

The hose body should be smooth, neat, uniform in thickness, without obvious scratches, and uniform in color. The seal of the hose should be firm and straight, without openings or wrinkles (except for normal mold indentations). The cover of the hose should meet the requirements of 5.3. The composite film of the hose should not float.

5. Box:

The box surface should be smooth and straight, without obvious scratches, burrs (burrs), severe deflation, and damage. The box should be opened with appropriate tightness. When taking the flower box, do not peel it open with your fingers. It is qualified to pinch the edge of the cover and the bottom does not fall off. The mirror inside the box, the contents and the box should be firmly attached, the mirror image should be good, and there should be no scratches or damage on the bottom.

6. Spray cans

The can body should be flat, without rust spots, smooth welds, no obvious scratches or concave cans, and the color should be uniform. The roll mouth of the spray can should be smooth, without wrinkles, cracks or deformation. The cover of the spray can should meet the requirements of 5.3.2.

7. Ingot tube

The tube body of the ingot tube should be straight and smooth, without cracks, burrs (burrs), no obvious scratches, and the color should be uniform. The parts of the ingot tube should be loose and tight to ensure that the contents can be screwed out or pushed out normally.

8. Makeup brush

The pen holder and pen cover of the cosmetic brush should be smooth and straight, without debonding, and the paint film should not crack. The pen holder and pen cover of the cosmetic brush should be loose and tight. The color of the cosmetic brush should be uniform.

9. Nozzle

The nozzle should be straight, clean, and free of damage and cracks. The nozzle assembly parts should be intact to ensure smooth spraying.

10. Printing and labeling

The patterns and words printed on the cosmetic packaging should be neat, clear, not easy to fall off, and the color should be uniform. The labels on the cosmetic packaging should not be wrongly pasted, missed, or upside down, and should be firmly pasted. Label requirements shall comply with the provisions of GB 5296.3.

11. Outer box

(1) Flower box: The flower box should be tightly matched with the middle box packaging. The flower box should be clean, straight, flat, with the lid closed, without wrinkles, missing edges, or missing corners. The bonding parts of the flower box should be firmly pasted, without any pasting marks, cracks, or mutual adhesion. The product should not be wrongly installed, missed, or upside down.

(2) Middle box: The middle box should be tightly matched with the flower box packaging. The middle box should be clean, straight, flat, and the lid closed. The adhesive parts of the middle box should be firmly adhered without any adhesive marks, cracks or mutual adhesion. The product should not be mis-installed, missing or inverted. The label of the middle box should be straight, clean and complete, and the product name, specifications, box quantity and manufacturer's name should be indicated as needed.

(3) Plastic sealing: The plastic sealing should be firmly adhered without any cracks. The surface of the plastic sealing should be clean and free of damage. There should be no mis-installation, missing or inverted packaging inside the plastic sealing.

(4) Transport packaging: The transport packaging should be neat, straight, smooth and firmly sealed. The product should not be mis-installed, missing or inverted. The markings on the transport packaging should be clear, complete and properly positioned, and the product name, manufacturer's name and address, net content, product quantity, whole box mass (gross weight), volume, production date and shelf life or production batch number and expiration date should be indicated as needed. It is advisable to select the graphic mark in GB/T 191 as required.