UKPACK has developed a recyclable ‘squeezed dropper’ for skincare oils and serums, designed for precise, one-handed product application and compatible with up to 50% PCR.
Intended for face and scalp treatment products, the 15ml pack constitutes an elongated polypropylene bottle with integrated thermoplastic elastomer ‘soft-buttons’. These can be pressed to release single drops of formula at a time, a format hoped to combine functionality with aesthetic appeal.
The single-button system is set to enhance user-friendliness by facilitating one-handed product application for lightweight formulations. Labels have also been applied to the buttons to show consumers how to use the dropper.
Dual colour injection moulding technology has been used to simplify the pack’s components and structure, with just two shipping components set to streamline the filling process.
Up to 50% post-consumer recycled content can also be integrated into the polypropylene bottle and cap, and UKPACK asserts that all the components are recyclable at end-of-life.
The pack’s overall design is intended to retain the ‘pharmaceutical look and feel’ of conventional teats and push buttons while implementing a ‘modern upgrade’ with a ‘luxury touch’ – as well as pursuing an ‘engaging user experience’.
Similar developments came to light last year, such as SnapSlide’s line of no-torque caps for single-handed opening and closing; these were intended to benefit adult consumers with physical disabilities using a slide-to-open, slide-to-close functionality, but also sought to maintain child resistance for sensitive products.
Berry Global also revealed a 10ml ‘easy-squeeze’ ophthalmic bottle, which is designed to serve as a user-friendly complement to Aptar Pharma’s Ophthalmic Squeeze Dispenser. The LDPE bottle, available in hybrid and soft variants, targets preservative-free prescription and over-the-counter eye treatments for conditions like conjunctivitis and glaucoma.
Additionally, Aptar Beauty’s NeoDropper dropper packaging was revealed; this sought to improve application precision and consumer experience in response to the development of more demanding concentrated formulas. Alongside this was a ‘first-to-market’ fragrance pump made with post-consumer recycled resin, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 39% versus conventional resin.
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