Applicators
Value added applicators can help differentiate your cosmetics with consumers
More and more brand owners are discovering that value-added applicators are a way to differentiate their cosmetic products. From mascara brushes to lip gloss wands, applicators are becoming more unique and specialized.
Highlights
- Chemically resistant TPEs and anti-microbial additives for value-added applicators and dispensing
- Soft touch TPEs for over-molded grip to engage your consumers with tactile elements
- High density materials that can deliver a premium feel
- Special color effects including metallic, pearlescent, marble, granite, and wood effects
Technologies
| Polymer Additives | Polymer Colorants | Engineered Polymer Formulations |
|---|---|---|
| OnCap™ Light Shield UV and Visible Light Barrier Masterbatches | OnColor™ FX™ Special Effect Colorants | Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations |
| Thermoplastic Elastomers |
|---|
| Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers |
Resources
| NAME | CATEGORY | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueous Battery Gasket | Case Study (Snapshot) | Dynaflex™ TPE delivered excellent sealing plus chemical resistance for demanding energy storage application | View |
| Chair Lumbar Support | Case Study (Snapshot) | Dynaflex™ TPE delivers the right support, look and feel for leading seating manufacturer's lumbar support | View |
| Color and Additives Solutions Overview | Product/Service Overview | Colorant and additives overview and capabilities | View |
| Color Trends in Pet Products | eBook | Color & Insights Report: January 2022 | View |
| Disc Golf Discs | Case Study (Snapshot) | Dynaflex™ TPEs provided a versatile material for achieving multiple disc capabilities, colors and features | View |
| Disposable Syringe Tip Cap | Case Study (Snapshot) | Increased process efficiency and formulated a solution that met rigorous medical application requirements | View |
| Durability for Cooler Feet and Wagon Wheel Tread | Case Study (Snapshot) | Dynaflex™ G provides durability and UV stability for cooler feet and wagon wheel tread | View |
| Dynaflex™ G2711 Thermoplastic Elastomer Face Mask | Case Study (Snapshot) | Dynaflex™ G2711 Thermoplastic Elastomer provides biocompatibility and soft touch for face mask ventilation valve | View |
| Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Market and Solutions | Industry Overview | Overview of EV charging market and technologies to enhance public charging stations | View |
| Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Solutions | Product/Service Overview | Challenges and solutions for materials used in EV charging stations | View |
| Engineered Polymer Formulations for Firearm Components | Product Selection Guide | Overview of technologies, characteristics, and applications. | View |
| GLS™ TPE Infant Care Solutions Guide - Product Selection Guide (Chinese) | Product Selection Guide | Ideal TPEs for safe, durable and regulatory compliant applications like pacifiers, bottles and bathtubs (Chinese language version) | View |
| GLS™ TPE Infant Care Solutions Guide - Product Selection Guide (English) | Product Selection Guide | Ideal TPEs for safe, durable and regulatory compliant applications like pacifiers, bottles and bathtubs (English language version) | View |
| GLS™ TPE Soft-Touch Grips Indoor - Application Bulletin | Application Overview | Value information and price comparison of GLS™ TPE soft-touch grips for indoor applications | View |
| GLS™ TPEs - Injection Molding Guide | Processing & Design Guides | Guide to part design, mold design, hot runner systems, overmolding, machine selection, material handling and preparation, processing conditions and troubleshooting for GLS™ solutions | View |
| GLS™ TPEs - Overmolding Guide | Processing & Design Guides | Guide to overmolding material selection, part and mold design, material handling and preparation, TPE injection molding, processing, maximizing adhesion and troubleshooting for GLS™ TPEs | View |
| GLS™ TPEs Packaging Selection Guide - Product Selection Guide | Product Selection Guide | GLS™ TPEs for soft touch packaging solutions | View |
| Gravi-Tech Density Modified Formulations - Design Guide for Luxury Closures | Processing & Design Guides | How Gravi-Tech makes the difference for packaging closures in the luxury cosmetics and spirits markets | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ - Product Bulletin (Chinese) | Product/Service Overview | Product description, value solution, characteristics, markets and end-use applications (Chinese language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ - Product Bulletin (English) | Product/Service Overview | Product description, value solution, characteristics, markets and end-use applications (English language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations - Design Guide | Processing & Design Guides | Gravi-Tech™ polymer-metal composites are high density materials developed as thermoplastic-based alternatives to lead and other traditional metals | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations and Versaflex™ TPEs for Cosmetics Packaging | Video | Enhance your cosmetic packaging with Gravi-Tech and Versaflex solutions | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations and Versaflex™ TPEs for Cosmetics Packaging (Chinese) | Video | Enhance your cosmetic packaging with Gravi-Tech and Versaflex solutions (Chinese language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations Extended Version | Processing & Design Guides | Injection molding parameters and troubleshooting recommendations for Gravi-Tech™ | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations Extended Version (Chinese) | Processing & Design Guides | Injection molding parameters and troubleshooting recommendations for Gravi-Tech™ (Chinese language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations for Luxury Cosmetics and Spirits Packaging | Application Overview | Add weight and aesthetics to your luxury packaging closure designs with density modified formulations | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ E2 Meat Box | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ formulations enable magnetic detection and color matching for E2 meat box. | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Knife Handle | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ replaces aluminum in premium kitchen knife handle | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Luxury Closure (English & Spanish) | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains a high quality look and feel for luxury closure (English & Spanish language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Luxury Closure (English) | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains a high quality look and feel for luxury closure (English language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Luxury Closure (Spanish) | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains a high quality look and feel for luxury closure (Spanish language version) | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Perfume Cap | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-tech density modified formulations provide metallic finish in perfume cap | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Portable Speaker Component | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ solution replaces metal, providing greater design freedom for portable speaker component | View |
| Gravi-Tech™ Tequila Bottle Closure | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-tech density modified formulations simplify processing of bottle closure | View |
| Hearing Protection Headset | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech formulations meet acoustic performance test and reduce weight in ear defenders. | View |
| Kitchen Knife Handles | Article | Cutlery manufacturer expands product line with dishwasher-safe knife handles featuring stainless steel-filled Gravi-Tech™ compound | View |
| Knee Brace | Case Study (Snapshot) | Dynaflex™ TPE offered material that passed required FDA regulations and provided ultra soft tactile finish to knee brace | View |
| Lower Exterior Bumper | Case Study (Snapshot) | Smartbatch™ Combination Colorants and Additives give the metallic look without the paint for an exterior bumper | View |
| Luxury Spirit Cap | Case Study (Snapshot) | Customized Gravi-Tech™ formulation allowed electroplating to achieve weight, look and feel of metal | View |
| Luxury Toothbrush Base | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains performance for luxury toothbrush base | View |
| OnCap Light Shield Damage Protection - White Paper (Chinese) | White Paper | Information on application and use of light shield additives to protect products from light damage (Chinese language version) | View |
| OnCap™ Light Shield Damage Protection - White Paper | White Paper | Information on the application and use of light shield additives to protect products from light damage | View |
| OnColor™ Brilliant Metallics - Product Bulletin (Chinese) | Product/Service Overview | Learn how OnColor Brilliant Metallic Colorants produce a striking look for polymer parts (Chinese language version) | View |
| OnColor™ Brilliant Metallics - Product Bulletin (English) | Product/Service Overview | Learn how OnColor Brilliant Metallic Colorants produce a striking look for polymer parts (English language version) | View |
| OnColor™ FX Special Effect Colorants | Product/Service Overview | Overview of applications and benefits | View |
| PET Bottle for Hair Care | Case Study (Snapshot) | OnColor™ Frost PET Effect delivered customized color and anti-UV combination for hair care bottle | View |
| Plastic Piping System Flapper Valve - Case Study | Case Study | Gravi-Tech™ density modified formulations replaces brass in pipe valve | View |
| Premium Spirits Closures - Case Study (English) | Case Study | Distinguished Gravi-Tech™ high-density closures are focused on luxury perception as showcased in the spirits industry (English language version) | View |
| Premium Spirits Closures - Case Study (Spanish) | Case Study | Distinguished Gravi-Tech™ high-density closures are focused on luxury perception as showcased in the spirits industry | View |
| Specialty Engineered Materials for Healthcare | Product Selection Guide | View our portfolio on specialty engineered materials for healthcare | View |
| Specialty Engineered Materials for Healthcare (Chinese) | Product Selection Guide | View our portfolio on specialty engineered materials for healthcare (Chinese language version) | View |
| Spirit Bottle Cap Disk | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ formulation replaced metal and enabled PVD metallization for a luxury closure manufacturer | View |
| Spirit Bottle Caps | Case Study (Snapshot) | Gravi-Tech™ material delivered customized density and supported electroplating to give the look and feel of metal | View |
| Thermoplastic Elastomers Product Selection Guide - North America Portfolio | Product Selection Guide | Explore our product guide for innovative TPE solutions for thousands of applications | View |
| TPEs for Anti-Vibration Feet - Application Bulletin | Application Overview | Reduce movement of top load washing machines with TPEs for anti-vibration feet | View |
| TPEs for Home Appliances | Product/Service Overview | GLS TPEs are designed to help you stand out from your competitors with reduced appliance movement and noise | View |
| Webinar: Overmolding with Thermoplastic Elastomers – An Essential Guide | Webinar | Learn about overmolding, material selection to enhance function, and design considerations that can help you address challenges and delight customers | View |
