Over the years, China’s cosmetics market has grown at an average annual rate of 15%, and it has begun to take shape. As the main packaging materials in this market, plastics and glass will also have a greater use.

General cosmetics are mostly in the form of liquids and creams, and do not have a glamorous appearance. It must be exquisite and unique packaging design to show its own characteristics. Therefore, cosmetics generally rely on packaging to achieve good sales. Plastic and glass are currently the main cosmetic packaging container materials, and among them, plastic is the most used.

Although there are many types of cosmetics with different functions, in terms of their external shape and suitability for packaging, there are mainly the following categories: solid cosmetics, solid granular (powder) cosmetics, liquid and emulsion cosmetics, cream cosmetics. According to different forms, the packaging forms are different.

As far as the current situation is concerned, because plastic is light and cheap, it is easy to be produced on a large scale, and it can be made into bottles of various sizes, transparent, opaque, and various colors, and the printing machine is very good, and it can be used. Thermal transfer, inkjet, printing and other methods directly print imitation bills, logos, and bar codes on the surface of the container. Therefore, plastic products have occupied more than 80% of the packaging market for cosmetics and become the most important packaging container for cosmetics. In the past, cosmetics were generally packaged in glass bottles. However, because of the single variety of glass containers, even if there is a better design concept, it is often impossible to realize it due to the limitations of technology and materials.

However, plastic materials have great advantages in this respect. Not only are they rich in sources, but also have good molding capabilities. They can be manufactured into plastic containers such as bottles, cans, boxes, etc. of various structures and shapes, and can be used for various decoration and decoration designs.