| e second of a three part series on cosmetic | | | | have been difficult if not impossible. That still |
| essentials, we are going to focus on the | | | | doesn't preclude the craftsmanship of containers |
| containers for your homemade cosmetic | | | | made by artisans both old and young fully versed |
| products. There are both desirable and practical | | | | in the techniques of manipulating glass, ceramic or |
| aspects to choosing containers for your | | | | plastic. |
| cosmetics. Obviously without proper containers, | | | | Irrespective of the attractiveness of the |
| storing and the long term maintenance of the | | | | container, the container needs to have the |
| products that you make would be impossible. | | | | following properties: 1. It needs to be resilient and |
| In choosing containers, you need to consider | | | | sturdy as it might be jangled or drop from time |
| whether the cosmetic product that you are | | | | to time; 2. It must be leakproof as well as seal |
| producing needs to be kept in a place appropriate | | | | completely as continual exposure to the air could |
| for the type of ingredients used in the product. In | | | | cause the cosmetic product to oxidise and spoil; 3. |
| general, most cosmetic products need to be kept | | | | And ensure the container is large enough for the |
| in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. Of | | | | amount of cosmetic that you are making. |
| course that doesn’t prevent you from | | | | In looking for attractive containers that can also |
| keeping containers in your bathroom, bedroom or | | | | meet the functional requirement, I tend to focus |
| other places where they add to the beauty of | | | | primarily on glass and ceramic containers since |
| your home or work place. With considerations for | | | | they are attractive and in the case of ceramic still |
| both the practical and aesthetic aspects of the | | | | protects the cosmetic product from sunlight. In |
| containers to keep in mind, many individuals tend | | | | your case, you need to decide what type of |
| to focus on only the functional aspects I believe | | | | container best meets your aesthetic and |
| that with a little diligence you can find beautiful | | | | functional requirements. As most of my |
| containers that also fulfill your functional needs. | | | | containers are readily seen either in the bathroom |
| There are a variety of options available for your | | | | or bedroom, I tend to focus on containers that I |
| containers. This is because the techniques for | | | | find aesthetically pleasing as well as meeting my |
| creating glass, plastic or ceramic containers has | | | | functional needs. Depending on your preferences, |
| improved in the last 20 years due to machines | | | | you can choose to look at the some of our |
| now connected with computer technology to | | | | sponsors to see some of the nice choices |
| allow for better managing the temperature, shape | | | | available, otherwise an economic way to acquire |
| and structure of the materials used to make | | | | containers is to save baby bottles, ask friends to |
| containers. You can find containers with a variety | | | | save glass containers or to find recycled bottles in |
| of shapes and textures that previously would | | | | your neighborhood recycling program. |