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Cherrug, Nina (2022) In Diploma work IDEM05 20221
Industrial Design
Abstract
For every cosmetic product a
consumer buys, a new packaging (often plastic) is purchased
together with it. Every year, this
single-use behavior stands for 120
billion units of cosmetic packaging. For Europe alone, this is
the equivalent of 5 packed Avicii
Arenas. There is also a problem
in the transparency of eco-friendly products today, where the
recyclable packaging still ends
up in landfills, and companies are
buying eco-certifications to appear
greener. The third problem is the
perception of value in eco-friendly products versus the exclusive
ones. Is there a way to combine
sustainability with high-end cosmetics in the luxury market?

During my research, I came across
waterless beauty, a concentrated
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For every cosmetic product a
consumer buys, a new packaging (often plastic) is purchased
together with it. Every year, this
single-use behavior stands for 120
billion units of cosmetic packaging. For Europe alone, this is
the equivalent of 5 packed Avicii
Arenas. There is also a problem
in the transparency of eco-friendly products today, where the
recyclable packaging still ends
up in landfills, and companies are
buying eco-certifications to appear
greener. The third problem is the
perception of value in eco-friendly products versus the exclusive
ones. Is there a way to combine
sustainability with high-end cosmetics in the luxury market?

During my research, I came across
waterless beauty, a concentrated
cosmetic product form where you
add water by yourself. Since cosmetics consist of up to 80% water,
this solution would lead to energy
savings in packaging, transportation, shipping, and logistics.
After conducting user tests and
interviews with chemists and cosmetic experts, my ideation phase
started with inspiration drawn from
the cosmetic front figure of the
Ancient Egypt era, Cleopatra. The
result became a brand for exclusive cosmetics, consisting of a
face stick and a mascara in solid
form, and a face cleansing powder,
providing a refillable packaging
system to minimise packaging and
product waste. (Less)
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author
Cherrug, Nina
supervisor
organization
alternative title
A refillable packaging system for exclusive, waterless/solid cosmetics
course
IDEM05 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
publication/series
Diploma work
report number
LUT-DVIDE/EX--22/50609-SE
other publication id
ISRN
language
English
id
9097804
date added to LUP
2022-08-18 14:04:15
date last changed
2022-08-18 14:04:15
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  abstract     = {{For every cosmetic product a 
consumer buys, a new packaging (often plastic) is purchased 
together with it. Every year, this 
single-use behavior stands for 120 
billion units of cosmetic packaging. For Europe alone, this is 
the equivalent of 5 packed Avicii 
Arenas. There is also a problem 
in the transparency of eco-friendly products today, where the 
recyclable packaging still ends 
up in landfills, and companies are 
buying eco-certifications to appear 
greener. The third problem is the 
perception of value in eco-friendly products versus the exclusive 
ones. Is there a way to combine 
sustainability with high-end cosmetics in the luxury market?

During my research, I came across 
waterless beauty, a concentrated 
cosmetic product form where you 
add water by yourself. Since cosmetics consist of up to 80% water, 
this solution would lead to energy 
savings in packaging, transportation, shipping, and logistics.
After conducting user tests and 
interviews with chemists and cosmetic experts, my ideation phase 
started with inspiration drawn from 
the cosmetic front figure of the 
Ancient Egypt era, Cleopatra. The 
result became a brand for exclusive cosmetics, consisting of a 
face stick and a mascara in solid 
form, and a face cleansing powder, 
providing a refillable packaging 
system to minimise packaging and 
product waste.}},
  author       = {{Cherrug, Nina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{CLEO}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}