Think about bath products. The first products that go through your head are most likely the classic shampoo, soap and conditioner. That’s if you’re the average Joe of course. However, if you broaden your mind and peak on current trends for bath products, you’ll quickly see that bath care products goes far beyond the classic shampoo. There are Bath Salts, Cleansers, and different kinds of Oils, Gels and Bubbles. Who doesn’t love bubble baths!? Creams, scrubs, body butters, lotions…., has it ever crossed your mind which products are considered Bath and which are considered Body? Depending on how bath and body products are made and intended to be used, they are defined differently. FDA, with their strict regulation has made it clear  “that if a bath product such as a soap or a cleanser is labeled ‘antibacterial’, the bath product will be considered and defined as a drug”. So, depending on what you - as a product developer - aim to create and sell to the public, definitions may change.

Did you know that for example lotions and shampoos are defined as Cosmetics because they fall under the definition  “articles intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions”? It might seem odd, but FDA doesn’t define soaps as cosmetics under the law if the soap primarily consists of an alkali salt of fatty acids and if the soap makes no other claims than to cleanse the human body  (FDA Website-5-31-2016). Could it be that this is why we see so many emerging soap-makers today?

Either way, because bath products can be multi-defined or fall under one certain category, it’s always smart to conduct your own research to ensure that you stick with regulations for your bath and body product. Plastic jars can be used for so many of these bath and body products. Plastic Jars are commonly used for bath salts and scrubs, cleansers, and balms. Here at Parkway Plastics, we can help you with bath and body product packaging. Parkway’s jars may hold bath salts, bath oils, and cleansers! Bath Salts are sometimes sold in clarified plastic jars so that consumers can see the colorful crystals! Parkway’s 6 oz 100mm or the bigger version 16oz 120mm Plastic Jar are some great examples of low profile jars that may work great for bath and body products.   

Please remember that product-testing is an essential part of finding a suitable plastic jar for your bath and body product. Parkway cannot guarantee that your oil or scrub will be compatible and we therefore strongly encourage customers to conduct their own product testing when sourcing plastic jars from Parkway. Parkway has a big selection of jars for Body Butters and Scrubs - you can add bath salts to these jars as well, and if you want to check out our selection of plastic jars for other cosmetic products like lotions and creams you can click here.

References - 5-31-2016:

1. http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/P...

2.  http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/Labeling/Regulations/ucm126438.htm

        

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