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    Features

    Trending in Tubes

    From barrier protection to enhanced deco, tubes remain a top packaging pick for cosmetic and personal care products.

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    World Wide Packaging recently launched Elements, an in-mold branding feature for its 50-, 40- and 30mm diameter tube offerings.
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    Pets need pampering too, and Burt’s Bees turned to Berry Plastics for the perfect laminate tube for its Fetch…For Pets! Brand Paw & Nose Relieving Lotion for Dogs.
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    Essel Propack invested in new tooling to manufacture this large laminate tube for a new format of Unilever’s AXE brand body wash.
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    Viva IML Tubes recently produced this 163ml tube for Martino By Martino Cartier’s Volume Serum hair product, which features an elegant, holographic 3D effect.
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    Express Tubes delivered this tall, skinny tube, embellished with a Satin Matte Pearl finish, to house FIXMD’s Detoxify environmental skin cleanser.
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    Cosmogen provided Clarins with a unique tube-applicator combination package for its Multi-Active Yeux eye cream.
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    Joanna Cosgrove, Contributing Editor06.05.17
    Offering convenience, portability and flexibility to hold and dispense a wide variety of products, tubes are one of the most popular packaging formats in the cosmetic, personal care and beauty segment.

    According to a report from Markets and Markets, the value of the tube packaging market is expected to grow from $6.65 billion in 2016 to an estimated $9.3 billion by 2021 (+6.9% CAGR). The report points to the cosmetics and oral care segment as the dominant tube venue and projects it to be the fastest-growing end-user sector in the next five years, as a result of the increasing demand for innovative packaging in various industries–a key market driver for tube packaging. Among the trends set to influence the growth is the increasing cosmetics industry demand for tubes that protect against bacteria, as well as tubes that help improve product shelf-life. That said, laminated tubes are projected to grow at the highest CAGR over the next three years, due to their barrier protection qualities.

    One of the latest tube projects from Evansville, IN-based Berry Plastics is a laminate tube that met the high environmental standards of Burt’s Bees. Included in the personal care brand’s pet care line extension, Burt’s Bees Fetch…For Pets!, the tube for Paw & Nose Relieving Lotion for Dogs is comprised of 60% post-consumer resin in the sleeve and shoulder (excluding the closure). “Because we are vertically integrated, we were able to produce every step of the final product, from the extruded sheet to printing,” comments the company’s Amy Waterman, global marketing communications manager.

    Essel Propack, Danville, VA, invested in new tooling to manufacture a 60mm laminate tube for Unilever’s AXE brand body wash that was launched in February. The large diameter tube is topped with a 58mm diameter cap, which Essel Propack produced in-house. “This was an exciting project because it offers simple bottle to tube conversation due to the large filling capacity,” says Sydney Owen, marketing coordinator. After producing the tubes, Essel used hot/cold foil effects and a matte varnish to complete the brand’s desired look.

    Plastic and Metal Details

    The appeal of metal continues to be a hit in the tube realm, and tubes that combine the flexibility of plastic with the flash and shelf appeal of metal accents embody the best of both worlds. “The trend is for shiny tubes with metallic effects and intricate designs, for beautiful tubes that stand out on shelf, while at the same time preserving more delicate formulations,” observes Dorothée de Courson, marketing director, Albéa Tubes. “These new aesthetic codes help beauty brands expand their seasonal collections and limited editions by providing pioneering, top-quality, personalized products in very short time frames, helping them stand out from the competition.”

    Viva IML Tubes, Toronto, Canada, continues to innovate on its premise of 100% recyclable PP tubes with 100% tube surface decoration produced with up to 35% less energy, extending the principle to flat and round oval tubes, airless pump tubes and dual chamber tubes. The company recently worked with Martino By Martino Cartier on a 163ml tube for its Volume Serum hair product. “The brand wanted something that would pop and yet convey the premium aspect of this high-end hair care salon brand for celebrities,” says Bruno Lebeault, marketing director North America. “We used our diamond hologram substrate that we covered with a translucent yellow to get a golden holographic 3D effect on both the logo (a lion’s head) and the top and bottom of the tube. The rest of the tube was covered in black to get a good contrast and a premium feel.”

    An elegantly tall and skinny tube was the preference for FIXMD’s Detoxify environmental skin cleanser, and the brand realized its packaging goals with Kent, WA-based Express Tubes Inc., which paired a customized tube resin color with hot stamp printing and flashy foil accents. The product fill was 3.7oz so Express Tubes selected a 35x155 sized tube to create the brand’s desired luxury appearance.

    “To achieve the customized tube color palette desired, Express Tubes used a specialized Satin Matte Pearl finish that really encapsulated the FIXMD’s vision,” says Shanna Johns, director of sales, Express Tubes. “FIXMD needed customizations for our unique foil logo as well as a pearl finish to give the FIXMD brand its signature color palette, that exhibits a combination of science and artistry. What makes the FIXMD packaging stand out is the pearlescent finish, combined with the unique copper logo that identifies the brand.”

    Clinique forged a partnership between Gennevilliers, France-based Albéa and Freeport, NY-based Lombardi Design & Manufacturing to create a signature tube and applicator combo for its Pep Start Eye Cream. The 0.5oz, 7/8 in. tube is made of bright orange co-ex plastic that is silk-screened with clean, white graphics. Lombardi manufactured the tube’s integral applicator, which dispenses the product via a polyester ball.

    “Clinique wanted to use a specific ‘smooth, cooling’ spherical applicator and integrate it as part of the tube,” says Christine Gichuki, Albéa’s senior communications manager.

    She notes that there were some initial technical challenges in making sure the tube and applicator had the right fit and function, but in the end the package came together beautifully. “A custom tube head design achieved a ‘non-removable’ airtight seal with the applicator base, all topped with a high clarity, heavy wall cap to showcase the ball applicator.”

    Clarins also sought a unique tube-applicator combination package for its Multi-Active Yeux eye cream, and ultimately found it in partnership with Cosmogen. The product is housed in Cosmogen’s Tense Tube, which is customized with a pink tint. The tube is topped with a zamac, cryo-metallic tip to facilitate targeted application of the formula.

    The cap covering the tip is elegantly lacquered in gold, and silk screened.

    Airless Advantages

    When combined with tubes, airless packaging componentry offers the epitome of defense, protecting products from environmental exposure, and offering near 100% evacuation with precision dosing.

    Airless pumps used in airless tubes are configured with either screw-on or snap-fit pump configurations. While screw-on pumps can be unscrewed by the customer, snap-fit assemblies cannot be guaranteed to be 100% leak-proof. To address these issues, Global Packaging, Inc., La Habra, CA, designed a