These days more and more consumers expect not only that natural products themselves are organic and meet the demands of sustainability, but that this should also apply to the packaging. One approach here, with regard to plastic packaging, is the use of biopolymers as packaging material for natural cosmetics. Dr. Andrea Kühn of Wala Heilmittel, the producers of Dr.-Hauschka Skin Care, explains some key points that should be noted when using biopolymers for packaging natural cosmetics in her article in COSSMA 8/2013.
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