Quadpack's high-performance dropper tube is now available with a luxury pipette for high-end brands.

Conceived by packaging manufacturer and supplier Quadpack's Creative Hub last year, Wanderer offers precise dripping. The solution has been reinvented with a high-end pipette for a premium look. With a material that allows the path of the formula through the pipette to be seen, for a better sensory experience.

Developed for low-viscosity formulas such as oils, serums and boosters, the Wanderer dropper features Quadpack's flow-regulating disc, which forces the formula to pass through a circuit of physical obstacles creating resistance, before it is released, drop by drop. Users apply the appropriate pressure to the tube to deliver the formula in a controlled manner.  

"Wanderer is an efficient solution in an intuitive package. Our system gives consumers precise control over the dosage of liquid formula in a tube, eliminating the need for complex dispensing mechanisms that complicate production, slow assembly and logistics, and increase costs."explains Alejandra Isern, Category Specialist.

Wanderer Divine replaces the polypropylene (PP) pipette with a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) version. Strict dimensional control guarantees the precise tolerances needed to attach the flow control disc to the more rigid material, while ensuring the same optimum performance. PET's properties enable total transparency, increasing visibility and appeal, for greater differentiation in terms of luxury. Creative decoration and a choice of proportions (a diameter of 19 or 25 mm with or without a shoulder) result in packaging that looks upscale, functional and precise.

The tube is available in single- or multi-layer versions, with an EVOH protective barrier. Wanderer Divine is also available with post-consumer recycled materials: up to 100 % of PCR for the cap and 50 % for the single-material tube, or 50 % in the outer shell of the multi-material tube.

The Wanderer range is expanding with a variety of pipettes and new disks for other types of formula, offering even more choice for a wide range of possible applications.

As part of its commitment to sustainable development, Clarins has entrusted Albea Cosmetics & Fragrance with its new eco-designed packaging.

Albéa Cosmetics & Fragrance is involved in Clarins' first-ever refillable jar, producing the cap and cup for Crème Extra-Firming [Collagen]³ Technology.

Manufactured at the Albéa Simandre plant in France, the group's center of excellence for packaging and metallization of skincare products, the cap is made from recycled, metallized PET with a pearlescent finish, while the cup is made from tinted virgin PP. Both parts are bi-injected, for a high-quality finish.

This new eco-designed packaging required over two years of research and development. Refilling a cream twice reduces the environmental footprint by 84%*.

_{*Comparison between three full Extra-Firming jars and 1 full jar refilled 2 times. Calculated from a life-cycle analysis.}

Axilone, a specialist in plastic injection and aluminum processing for luxury cosmetics, and Eastman, a materials producer, have developed a recycled and recyclable crystalline resin with a glass-like brilliance.

Sustainability is at the heart of the strategy of Axilone and Eastman, long-standing partners. The two companies have revealed the fruit of a new collaboration: an innovative solution aimed at offering sustainable packaging options while preserving high-end aesthetics and personalization. 

They have developed a recycled and recyclable crystalline resin with glass-like brilliance for premium applications. This new addition to the Cristal One resin range. Cristal One Renew IM812 is designed to offer copolyester-like performance in a recyclable material (RIC1). Cristal One IM812 and Cristal One Renew IM812 have received RecyClass recyclability certification and are classified as fully compatible with Europe's existing recycling processes for PET bottles.

This resin offers several advantages for beauty brands: it is recyclable and made up of up to 100 % of certified* recycled content, with no compromise on color or performance. It combines the properties of a durable material with the ability to produce thick-walled parts with very high levels of transparency and gloss.

Thanks to Axilone's expertise in injection molding, it enables us to develop multiple applications for all segments of the sector: filling solutions for skincare and perfumery, and packaging for make-up and skincare (lipsticks, sun sticks, etc.).

"Eastman is proud of this project, which reflects the power of collaboration and shared expertise to define the future of cosmetic packaging, enabling recycled and recyclable materials to embody the codes of luxury beauty, says Tara Cary, Global Marketing Manager Cosmetics at Eastman. Cristal One Renew IM812 not only meets the high standards of aesthetics, touch and feel required by leading brands, but also supports their commitments to sustainable development."

"In our opinion, this new resin is very promising, as it meets several criteria to which we are particularly attached and for which we are a force to be reckoned with on behalf of our customers: recyclability - with the choice of materials that fit into established recycling channels, the possibility of single-material designs of varying thicknesses, and the integration of certified recycled materials, without compromising on aesthetics and high-end perception."explains Reynald Trochel, Director of Innovation at Axilone.

_{* Recycled content allocated by mass balance}