Beauty packs are unsticking their reliance on glue

By Julia Wray | Published: 23-Oct-2024 Featured companies: Aptar Beauty Quadpack
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Removing glue can improve the safety of packaging – meet the suppliers helping brands to cut back on the sticky stuff

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From adhesive labels to brush applicators, the beauty packaging industry is quite literally held together with glue.

But the sticky stuff has become the latest component to come under scrutiny for its environmental impact.

As Rosemarie Downey, Industry Manager, Packaging Research at data analytics firm Euromonitor International, notes: “Some adhesives can release harmful chemicals [and] removing glue can improve the safety of the packaging, particularly for products intended for children or sensitive uses, as well as improve pack sustainability.”

Among these, she tells Cosmetics Business, are

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Aptar Beauty is a leading and innovative dispensing solution provider for beauty brands around the world. We focus on value-added sprays and dispensing solutions for fragrance,... Quadpack is a global manufacturer and provider of cosmetics packaging solutions for beauty brands. Established in 2003, it has offices and production facilities in Europe, the...
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  • Euromonitor International
  • Cosmogen
  • Pujolasos wood and pack
  • RISSMANN GmbH
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