Glass Packaging is Good!~
For the past several years……we’ve been thinking about going back to our roots in many ways…we started out with glass bottles and jars, and handmade labels. Not that I want to actually handcraft all our labels again…but we’ve definitely been trying to move to glass again.
Recently, I found this short article in Spa Magazine, and again…everything seems to be confirming the direction Saltspring Soapworks is headed!
“Glass is Good,” says SpaMag. “Look for products packaged in glass, which can be recycled over and over again in a closed loop. Because it’s a nonporous substance, glass safeguards against moisture and oxygen invasion. In addition, amber, cobalt and green glass filter out UV rays, protecting product integrity – particularly important with organic and natural products that don’t include preservatives.”
I loved that this article confirmed all the reasons we are moving to glass for many, maybe most of our products eventually. A few challenges are that glass has gone out of fashion and isn’t readily available in the sizes and shapes we need. Also, many people don’t want to use glass in the tub or shower,,,so we will probably use it for moisturizers and creams more than for shampoo and conditioner, for example.
Let us know what YOU think about glass making a big comeback….with Peak Oil, perhaps it will be coming back sooner than we think, and in a bigger way! Remember, you read it here first!!
Linda Quiring
Founder,
Saltspring Soapworks
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