When storing essential oils, whether a single oil or a blend, it is so important to take proper care and attention!  If oils are stored improperly and are exposed to light or heat, they will quickly lose some of their potency and effectiveness. 

We have many sizes of essential oil dropper bottles available, including 5ml, 10ml, 15ml, 30ml, 50ml and 100ml sizes.  Our Essential Oil dropper bottles are available in amber or blue colored glass, and come with either black or white dropper caps which include tamper evident lids with the orifice reducer / dropper.  When the lids are sealed tightly, the oils are not exposed to air, which means they won't evaporate as quickly.  The coloured glass also prevents excess light from shining onto and breaking down the oils. 

 

Some tips on Essential Oil storage:

 

Always store essential oils in tightly closed, dark colored glass bottles.

Always store essential oils in a cool dark place, away from bright light exposure

Be most careful with the storage of Citrus oils, such as Orange, or Lemon as they are most volatile - they evaporate rapidly - and can spoil very quickly in sunlight.

Always store essential oils away from children and pets as they are very potent and need to be treated with respect.

The benefits of having empty essential oil bottles in your aromatherapy cabinet are endless.  Not only can these bottles be used for storing essential oils, but are also suitable for herbal extracts and tinctures, aromatherapy recipe blends, carrier oils or any other liquid that may be used in small quantities. 

 

Many people will take advantage of the savings involved in buying larger bottles of essential oils and then split the oils into smaller quantities and share with friends or family. 

 

Another idea gaining popularity is the giving of personal essential oil blends for gifts around the holidays or at Birthday celebrations.  People love to get something so personal and thoughtful as a perfume or diffuser blend that was created specifically with them in mind.

 

Whatever your aromatherapy level, it is always handy to have a few empty essential oil bottles in your collection for whatever need that arises. 

A polymer, by definition, is a long chain molecule composed of smaller parts called monomers. The derivation of the term is the combination of poly (meaning many) and mer (meaning parts). Monomers are generally very simple molecules which are chemically combined or polymerized many times until it attains the final desired properties as a polymer.

All polyethylene is made from petroleum feedstocks also known as hydrocarbons. Both the feedstocks (and raw materials) and polyethylene are composed of only hydrogen and carbon (hydrocarbon). In North America, the feedstock is typically natural gas.

About this report

Since Soap, Bath and Shower Products - UK, November 2008 was published, little has changed. The £680 million market has achieved modest growth although the overall trend towards shower products instead of bath additives and liquid soap instead of bar soap has gathered momentum.

 

Despite the recession, the functional nature of the market has meant that people continued to buy soap, bath and shower (SBS) products. Although consumers claim to be concerned by the environment, the cost on their wallets became increasingly important. An estimated 17 million adults admitted to looking for special offers more often since the recession began. Aggressive price promotions continue to characterise the market as manufacturers and retailers also look to cut their marketing overheads, shifting their promotional strategies from above the line to below the line at point of sale. This has helped to sustain value sales growth for multiple retailers as people pick up a bargain whilst doing their regular shop.

 

In 2009, the swine flu pandemic provided a platform of promotion for antibacterial handwashes. PZ Cussons took advantage of the opportunity to drive above-the-line spend on the Carex brand of handwashes in order to drive value sales growth for the manufacturer.

 

The 2009 proposed purchase of Sara Lee' s personal care business by Unilever (currently awaiting regulatory approval) would change the rankings of the market to give the multinational a significant lead in terms of market share.

Retail value growth for medicated skin care in Greece slowed down to 3% in 2009. This can be largely attributed to the effects of the current economic crisis. Consumers became increasingly budget-conscious and attempted to cut expenditure wherever possible. For many, purchases of some medicated skin care products began to be regarded as unnecessary and as a result, the growth recorded for the category was slow.

 

Euromonitor International' s Medicated Skin Care in Greece report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2005-2009, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2014 illustrate how the market is set to change.

 

Product coverage: Acne Treatments, Antiparasitics/Lice (Head and Body) Treatments, Antipruritics, Child-Specific Medicated Skin Care, Cold Sore Treatments, Haemorrhoid Treatments, Hair Loss Treatments, Medicated Shampoos, Nappy (Diaper) Rash Treatments, Topical Allergy Remedies/Antihistamines, Topical Antifungals, Topical Germicidals/Antiseptics, Vaginal Antifungals

 

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

 

Why buy this report?

* Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health industry;

* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;

* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;

* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

 

Euromonitor International has over 30 years experience of publishing market research reports, business reference books and online information systems. With offices in London, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Vilnius, Dubai, Cape Town and Santiago and a network of over 600 analysts worldwide, Euromonitor International has a unique capability to develop reliable information resources to help drive informed strategic planning.

With increasing education levels, personal hygiene has gained increasing attention, which has benefited leading categories, such as topical germicidals and antifungals. Education has also increased consumers, awareness of treatments for common skin ailments, such as fungal infections, itching, dandruff and lice.

 

Euromonitor International' s Medicated Skin Care in India report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2005-2009, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2014 illustrate how the market is set to change.

 

Product coverage: Acne Treatments, Antiparasitics/Lice (Head and Body) Treatments, Antipruritics, Child-Specific Medicated Skin Care, Cold Sore Treatments, Haemorrhoid Treatments, Hair Loss Treatments, Medicated Shampoos, Nappy (Diaper) Rash Treatments, Topical Allergy Remedies/Antihistamines, Topical Antifungals, Topical Germicidals/Antiseptics, Vaginal Antifungals

 

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

 

Why buy this report?

* Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health industry;

* Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;

* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;

* Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

 

Euromonitor International has over 30 years experience of publishing market research reports, business reference books and online information systems. With offices in London, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Vilnius, Dubai, Cape Town and Santiago and a network of over 600 analysts worldwide, Euromonitor International has a unique capability to develop reliable information resources to help drive informed strategic planning.

No market is an island -- but why do many marketers and retailers still consider the ethnic HBC aisle as separate from the rest of the store, sleepy and low-end? In reality, ethnic haircare, makeup, and skincare products are a vibrant $2.7 billion business that reflects the upscaling of the parent HBC market. In 2010, African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and other folks of color already account for over a third of U.S. population; as of 2013, their spending power will have surpassed $4.2 trillion. Marketers have thus ventured beyond the usual hair relaxers, the few darker tints of makeup and heavy moisturizers, to offer premium-to-high-end beauty and grooming regimens sold through pop-prestige outlets such as Sephora, as well as through TV home shopping networks HSN, QVC, and others. Organic formulations are driving ethnic HBC sales, too -- because Americans of color actually skew more green-minded than Whites. Yet ethnic HBC' s sell-through in the prestige, natural grocery, and TV home shopping channels, is still small in relation to its fabulous potential. As for the effect of the struggling U.S. economy, this market achieved mid-single-digit increases during the global recession of 2008-2009, and is expected to return to double-digit progress as the recovery proceeds. ...Packaged Facts' sales estimates for ethnic-specific hair relaxers, styling products, facial makeup, moisturizers, fade creams, and other products, are presented in this latest edition of Ethnic Beauty Products -- together with estimates of ethnics' spending on mainstream versions of the same items. Sales drivers are analyzed in depth. Experian Simmons demographic data and IRI brand shares are detailed and examined, too; as are the competitive behaviors of Alberto-Culver, Ales Groupe, Dudley Beauty, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Products, Johnson Publishing, L' Oreal, and Procter & Gamble.

 

Report Methodology

Ethnic Hair, Beauty and Cosmetics Products in the U.S., 7th Edition is based on information gathered from primary, secondary, and syndicated sources. Primary research involves on-site study of how ethnic HBC is sold through retail stores; Packaged Facts also consults with industry executives. Secondary research involves the evaluation and comparison of data from mountains of articles found in financial, marketing, and retail publications, as well as on corresponding types of websites. Company literature, government agencies, and other sources also provide valuable secondary data.

 

Stats on market revenues and growth trends derive from all available data on the ethnic HBC marketplace, be they quantitative or qualitative; that is, a broad range of societal and economic trends are factored in, to help shape the most accurate possible view of sales progress. Brand share data are provided by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), which taps directly into checkout scanners in the three main mass-market channels, which are supermarkets, chain drugstores, and mass merchandisers. IRI' s proprietary InfoScan Review is widely regarded as the "bible" for syndicated retail brand share. However, Wal-Mart and warehouse club data are excluded from the Review, per these retailers' stipulations.

 

Analysis of consumers' purchase and use of ethnic HBC is based on quarterly surveys by Experian Simmons (formerly Simmons Market Research Bureau, Inc.), one of the leading compilers of demographic data in the United States. Data from Packaged Facts' own February 2009 survey of 2,606 personal care products consumers are also included.

 

The Bottom Line: What Your Company Really Gets...

With Ethnic Hair, Beauty and Cosmetics Products in the U.S., 7th Edition, you and your marketing team will gain a comprehensive overview of the ins and outs of the ethnic HBC business. Most importantly, the report anchors ethnic HBC in the broader general-market HBC and societal contexts, as well as in the rapidly transforming retail scene. Such valuable qualitative perspective is supported with extensive hard data presented in well-organized tables and charts.

 

How Your Company Will Benefit from This Report...

If your company is already an established player in ethnic HBC, this report is bound to freshen and strengthen your marketing plan. If your company is newly targeting the ethnic consumer, then this report is a great intro to the ethnic HBC business, and thus a launching pad for a successful venture.

Abstract

Introduction

Approaching two-thirds (61%) of consumers across 17 countries attach importance to looking their best in day-to-day life. Many see applying make-up as a pivotal part of their beauty regime, especially when only 43% of consumers are satisfied with their attractiveness.

 

Scope of this research

Detailed insights and analysis documenting consumers' attitudes towards make-up and the drivers and inhibitors of consumption habits

Data highlighting the importance consumers place on different make-up product features/benefits and the frequency of using these products

Strategic conclusions combined with actionable recommendations for all industry players looking to fully capitalize on this category

Covers: France, Germany, Italy, Neths, Spain, Sweden, UK, US, Australia, Japan, S. Korea, China, India, Brazil, Russia, UAE and Saudi Arabia

Research and analysis highlights

Consumers of both genders feel increasingly under pressure as a result of today' s Visual Culture. These consumers believe that appearance can positively or negatively affect their social standing, their ability to form relationships and even their career success

 

Understanding demographics is pivotal to growth. Increasingly, products are targeting specific age-ranges. Make-up is popular with a lot of females but is struggling to make headway into the male market. There are some signs of growth but industry players must do more to remove the feminine image that stigmatizes the category for males

 

More than anything, consumers want their make-up products to represent good value-for-money. This is about exceeding expectations more than it is about cheap prices. Products customized to certain demographics and the inclusion of natural ingredients are both ways in which manufacturers are attempting to provide value

 

Key reasons to purchase this research

Consumer understanding: obtain a detailed understanding of consumer attitudes and behaviors towards make-up products by accessing unique data

Market understanding: identify the key markets and product innovation trends in 17 countries across five geographic territories

Ideation: find inspiration for innovative oral care formulations and product positioning which cater to the overwhelming consumer emphasis on value

German engineers have developed and demonstrated a process that could dramatically lower the cost of plastic bottle production. Polymer expert Zimmer claimed that its new approach could reduce the cost of manufacturing preforms for polyethylene terepthylate (PET) bottles by as much as 10 per cent.

 

 

Preforms are injection-moulded bottles that are yet to be blown and stretched into their final shape. With around 10 million tonnes of these 'embryonic' bottles manufactured every year, a 10 per cent saving could represent an enormous economical stride.

 

The process by which plastic bottles are made - injection stretch-blow moulding - is relatively simple. Molten polymer is injected into a cavity to produce a preform, which is dropped into a blow-mould area where it is stretched and blown into the desired bottle shape.

 

There are two traditional approaches to PET bottle moulding. The one-step method, typically used on small to medium-scale production lines, uses one machine to complete all the processes - from PET granule to finished bottle. An injection-moulded preform is withdrawn from the injection cavity while still hot and immediately stretch blown to form the finished bottle. This method is highly suited to small and medium-scale production lines.

 

More common, however, is a two-step method carried out on two separate machines, typically at different sites. An injection-moulding machine is used to make the preforms, which are shipped to the filler or customer where they're reheated and stretch blown on a separate machine. While the two-step process means that the bottles must essentially be heated twice, it is typically more efficient for large-scale processes because small bottles can be shipped to the customer more cheaply.

 

However, both approaches have another step that adds considerable expense. Anke Ruettgers, head of marketing at Zimmer, explained that typically, before injection moulding can begin, the raw material - polyester - must be treated in a polymerisation plant. This produces a low-viscosity resin which, to have suitable properties for bottle production, must then be put through an additional process known as Solid State Polymerisation (SSP).

 

Following SSP, the resin then has to be cooled down to allow it to crystallise. It is then stored until use, during which time it is affected by humidity. This means it then has to be dried, and finally reheated in preparation for the injection-moulding machine.

 

Ruettgers explained that the Zimmer process essentially dispenses with these early processing stages. Instead of making a high-viscosity resin, Zimmer has developed a reactor that produces a high-viscosity melt directly from the polyester. This melt can then be injected directly into the moulding chamber.

 

'We omit solid state polymerisation, transport, storage and drying prior to injection moulding, instead going directly from polymerisation into the preform (injection-moulding) machine,' said Ruettgers.

 

A pilot plant is already up and running in Frankfurt demonstrating the technology on a small scale. It is claimed to have the capacity to produce around 12,000 bottle preforms per day and is also able to satisfy the demand by different bottle customers for different grades.

 

While Ruettgers said that the factory is still at the development stage, full commercialisation is, she claimed, just around the corner. 'We are convinced that we will be able to market the process by the end of the year,' she said.

 

With massive and imminent growth predicted in global consumption of PET bottles, Zimmer's breakthrough is timely. Whether these savings translate as cheaper products for consumers, however, remains to be seen.(end)

For sanitary reasons, recycling companies require that all containers offered for recycling are completely clean and free of product residue such as creams and lotions. This also ensures that any debris is removed to avoid contaminating the recycling process.

Recyclers can only accept those items made from materials that are easily recognizable such as PET (soda and water bottles) or HDPE (milk or detergent bottles). Most community recycling guidelines don’t include cosmetic closures (such as compacts or lipstick cases) because they do not readily recognize the materials they are made from.

Waste to Energy facilities generate electricity and/or steam from waste by feeding mixed municipal waste into large furnaces dedicated solely to burning trash and producing power. These facilities perfected the science of converting trash to steam and electricity, while strictly controlling emissions.

Packaging will be sent to a consolidation operation. Bottles, jars, caps and tubes will be separated and, where appropriate, will be sent to recyclers who will grind, wash and re-palletize the plastic or glass resin for use in new items, such as bottles, jars, closures, paint cans and park benches. We hope that through the Return to Origins recycling program a significant portion of the material can be recycled into new items and the remaining material can be used for energy recovery.

The European Commission is taking action to soothe concerns about the roll-out of the EU chemical control system REACH. Visiting European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani and environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik announced criteria for the identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (or very persistent and very bioaccumulative) under REACH. These chemicals will receive special restrictions and the commissioners stressed “all available information is to be considered and in a so-called ‘weight of evidence approach’” when deciding which substances will be categorised.

 

They also called on EU member states to submit more proposed chemicals for another highly restricted list – “substances of very high concern”. Only 29 chemicals are currently listed and Tajani and Potočnik said they were “determined to identify” more. These substances will be subject to a special ‘authorisation’ procedure under REACH, and the Commissioners announced that “long-awaited guidance” on this will “shortly be provided” to ECHA.

 

Meanwhile, the Commission is mulling proposing changes to the REACH regulation to make it easier to implement. Potočnik said delays over registration were "bad" and "non-sustainable."

 

Separately the EU Council of Ministers has amended the details that companies must supply on safety sheets when registering a chemical under REACH.

Primary packaging is the packaging that protects the actual product (glass and plastic jars, bottles, tubes, caps, lipstick covers). The following are not accepted as part of the recycling program:

Secondary packaging of any sort including paper boxes, plastic or cellophane wrappers, shopping bags, etc.

Samples containers, special/trial size products from promotional kits

Cosmetic applicators or tools such as disposables, puffs, sponges, scissors, spatulas, swabs, sharpeners, tweezers and curlers

Makeup accessory items including bags, belts, makeup cases, etc.

Cosmetic packaging may never find a home in curb side recycling, but we have an opportunity to find new uses for packaging that may otherwise end up in a landfill. Origins will accept primary cosmetic packaging - regardless of brand - and recycle them for you or use them for energy recovery.

Women confess to having about on average 12 products in their vanities, (according to an April 2008 survey commissioned by O.B. Tampons). With 112,804,773 women over 20 living in the U.S.**, that’s a lot of packaging! Unfortunately, according to the EPA, approximately 1/3 of landfill waste is made up of this type of packaging.