Lip Balm Tube, plastic, blue

Blue push-up packaging made of polypropylene for a stick lip balm with a nominal volume of 5 ml. The product is dispensed by rotating the bottom part of the packaging; the cap slides onto the stick body. Suitable for anything poured while warm that solidifies at room temperature: lip balms, solid perfumes, or stick salves for dry areas of skin.

Polypropylene is lightweight and shatterproof, so the stick can be carried in a handbag or pocket without problems. The blue colour helps distinguish individual scents or balm variants when making multiple types at once. The packaging is suitable for contact with cosmetic products.

What it’s good for

• Lip balms – a wax or butter formula with oils, optionally with a colour pigment.
• Solid perfumes – wax with a fragrance composition, applied to the wrist or neck.
• Stick salves and solid oils – for elbows, heels, cuticles, or small areas of skin where a stick is more convenient than a jar.
• Samples and gifts – the small volume is sufficient for a trial version of a formula or for a set with multiple scents.

Filling and working with the packaging

Before filling, rotate the bottom part so that the inner piston is completely down. Pour the melted mass into the stick in one step, without interruption. If you interrupt the pouring, layers and air pockets will form in the product. Allow the mass to solidify at room temperature on a flat surface.

Put the cap on only after the product has cooled completely. Warm mass under a closed cap forms condensation that remains on the surface of the product. For first use, simply rotate the bottom part by a few degrees and the product will push up. After use, push it back down so the cap seats properly on the stick body.

The packaging consists of a body with a rotating base and piston, and a push-on cap. No additional closure is required.

What’s good to know

Nominal volume is the volume the stick is intended to hold under normal filling. The total volume to the rim is slightly larger; the difference provides a margin for the cap and for volume changes as the mass cools and when carried in warm conditions. Fill to the nominal volume, not to the rim.

Before the first fill, wash the packaging, sanitise it with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol and allow it to dry completely. Residual water will be trapped under the product when the mass is poured and will shorten its shelf life.

The packaging can be reused. Remove any remaining product, wash the stick body with warm water and detergent, degrease it, and sanitise it again before the next fill.

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