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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs Asked & Answered - Cosmetic & Craft Jars and Caps by Parkway Plastics

plastic jars for sugar scrubQ: "What jars and caps do you recommend for packaging sugar scrubs? Is there a difference between plastic materials when it comes to scrubs or are all materials created equal. My scrub is pretty liquidy and so I want to make sure that my jars and caps don't leak in transit. [...]

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Portable Plastics Jars - Packaging "Selfie- Ready Cosmetics" for a new Generation

What on earth is "Selfie-Ready Cosmetics"? Well, according to BeautyTrends and Cosmoprof, "the selfie generation has introduced a new trend: insta-ready beauty. With these products, flawless, selfie-ready skin is made easy." And with this new trend the need for beauty packaging to come in increasingly smaller, travel and tote ready sizes is that much more [...]

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International Trends in Beauty - Cosmoprof and BeautyStreams make headlines when they team together to come up with their TOP 50 TRENDY PRODUCTS LIST

For the 50th Anniversary of  Cosmoprof Bologna Worldwide, Cosmoprof partnered with internationally acclaimed trends agency BeautyStreams - whom is known globally for their "Insight Inspiration Intelligence." Together, they came up with their TOP 50 TRENDY PRODUCTS LIST.  These products were selected by Cosmoprof and BeautyStreem based on the show participation data from Cosmoprof Bolonga's 50th Anniversary show. They [...]

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Pros and Cons of Alibaba - Using the Alibaba platform as a means of selling US made jars and caps online - A good way for a US made product to get exposure overseas or a waste of money trying to compete in an already saturated marketplace?

A little background on Alibaba. Alibaba was started in 1999 as a way to connect Chinese factories and suppliers with global retailers. In the years since it has skyrocketed atop China’s rapidly expanding middle class. Their increased spending and Internet use have created one of the world’s biggest Web-business goldmines, and investors are hungry to [...]

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Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna - What did we miss? Plastic Jars and Caps in Europe, China Japan, India and Beyond!

Every year, Parkway puts together a trade show calendar. We analyze each show decide which trade shows we are going to attend, picking and choosing is NEVER easy as there are a lot of GREAT shows out there and we service A LOT of industries. That being said, to make a thoughtful decision, we take [...]

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Jars for Salve Packaging - Salve Jars instead of Salve Tins (+ CBD salves) - Plastic Jars vs. Metal Tins

Looking for Salve, Ointment or Shea Butter Packaging? Jars & Containers w/ Caps & Lids for Salve & Ointments - Choose Plastic Jars not Metal Tin or Glass for CBD Salves & Ointment Packaging Salves and Ointments need packaging that retains the freshness of the salve. Ointments and salves are messy so ease of use is also important [...]

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Heat Seal, Pressure Sensitive, Foam and Disc Liners ... What's the Difference Anyway?

Heat Seal Liners for Plastic Caps Need special equipment to apply liner: Heat Induction Machine Layers of material Paper or foam backing Foil piece on top (bonded together) Liners we stock are made to adhere to many different materials (PP and Styrene) Universal seal (designed to stick to most materials but not welded) Need special machine to apply to container Most effective way to prevent leakage, but it’s not 100% Pressure Sensitive Liners for [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs Asked & Answered - Wholesale Plastics Jars

plastic jars near me?Q: "Hi, I am looking to buy Parkway Plastics' plastic jars local to me, is that possible? Do you work with local distributors?"A: Yes, we do work with local packaging distributors worldwide. We know that it is sometimes much easier to work with someone who has an office near by that you [...]

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Make America Healthy Again! The Natural Products Expo 2017 Anaheim, CA

A slogan we hear a lot of these days is "Make America Great Again." Now whether you agree with the politics of President Trump or you disagree with Donald Trump or whether you think that America needs to be improved or not, there is certainly one thing we can all agree on... Americans need and want [...]

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Tradeshow Talk: IBS NY - International Beauty Show NY 2017 & Barber Con - Well worth the trip to the big apple!

This year the International Beauty Show celebrated it's 100th year. This year plastic jars and plastic packaging was all the rage!!! Whether it was plastic nail dipping powders, uv gels, acrylic powders or gels, creams, scrubs or lotions. Or barbershop supplies such as pomades, scrubs, shaving soaps, shaving cremes and the like. Plastic jars and [...]

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