Reverse tuck carton
The standard skincare carton — tube, dropper or pump inside, full-color outside.
Custom cosmetic packaging — cartons, rigid boxes and inserts
Custom cosmetic packaging for skincare, makeup and fragrance.
Cartons with fitted inserts for tubes, jars and droppers; rigid boxes for fragrance and gift sets; soft-touch, foil and spot UV finishes that read as premium on the shelf and in the hand. Made to your product, printed to your brand.
- Made to
- Your product's dimensions
- Structures
- Carton · rigid · mailer
- Minimum order
- 50 boxes
Packaging for beauty
Close tolerances, soft surfaces and a print that matches the product.
Cosmetic packaging carries more information and more brand than almost any other category: ingredients, volume, batch and regulatory marks on the same panel as the artwork that sells it. It is also handled constantly — picked up, turned over, put back — so the surface matters as much as the print. Soft-touch lamination, a foil logo and a carton that closes with a clean click do the work that a glossy stock cannot.
The structure is decided by the product. A tube or dropper bottle wants a tuck-end carton, often with a board insert to hold it central. A jar wants an auto-lock base for the weight. Fragrance and sets move to rigid boxes with fitted inserts. We size each to the primary pack, so nothing rattles and the box looks made for it — because it is.
- Tubes & droppersTuck cartons + insert
- JarsAuto-lock cartons
- Fragrance & setsRigid boxes
Recommended packaging
What beauty products are packed in.
Materials & finishing
Surfaces that feel like the product.
Beauty packaging is judged by touch. Soft-touch lamination over full-color print is the sector default; foil, emboss and spot UV add contrast where the brand mark sits.
Materials & finishes
- SBS paperboard16pt – 20ptBright, coated, color-accurate. The skincare standard.
- Greyboard1.5mm – 2mmRigid fragrance and set boxes.
- Metallic boardLaminatedAll-over metallic for color cosmetics.
- Kraft18ptFor natural and clean-beauty positioning.
Finishing
- Soft-touch lamination
- Matte lamination
- Foil stamping
- Embossing & debossing
- Spot UV
- Interior print
- Metallic board
- Window patching
Compliance on the panel
Room for the ingredients list without losing the design.
Ingredient panels, volume marks, batch codes and warnings are laid out on the dieline with the artwork, so the regulatory content is legible and the front panel stays clean.
- Ingredient and usage panels
- Batch code and barcode areas
- Period-after-opening marks
- Multi-language back panels
Products we pack
From a single serum to a twelve-piece set.
Skincare
Serums, creams, cleansers — tuck cartons with inserts for droppers and pumps.
Color cosmetics
Lipstick, palettes, mascara — window cartons and metallic boards.
Fragrance
Rigid boxes with fitted inserts; foil and soft-touch wraps.
Hair care
Auto-lock cartons for heavier bottles and tubs.
Gift & travel sets
Sleeved trays and rigid boxes with multi-cavity inserts.
Samples & minis
Small tuck cartons and sachet sleeves.
How it works
From product to sector-ready packaging.
You do not need a dieline, a spec sheet or print-ready artwork to start. You need to know roughly what you are packing.
Tell us the product
Dimensions, weight, how it is sold and where it travels. A photo is enough to start.
Structure & dieline
We recommend the construction for the sector and issue a dieline with any insert marked.
Board, print & finish
Stock and finishing chosen for the shelf, the courier or the gift table.
Proof & production
You approve a proof before anything runs. Quantities and lead time are stated in writing.
Delivery
Finished packaging is delivered free to your address in the United States, flat or assembled as the structure requires. Allow 3–5 working days for ground shipping after production.
Start a quote
Three answers is all it takes to open a job.
Structure, board and finishing come next — with our team, on the full quote form.
No account needed. Artwork and reference images can be attached on the next step.
Cosmetic packaging questions
Before you ask.
Anything not covered here, put it in the notes on your quote and we will answer it directly.
Ask on your quoteWhat is the best box for a skincare bottle?
A reverse-tuck folding carton in 16pt–18pt SBS with a board insert to hold the bottle central. Add soft-touch lamination for the sector's expected feel.
Can you print the ingredients list and barcode?
Yes. You supply the regulatory content; we lay it out on the dieline with your artwork and make sure it prints legibly.
Do you make rigid boxes for fragrance?
Yes — lid-and-base or magnetic greyboard boxes with a fitted insert, wrapped in printed or specialty paper.
Which finish is best for cosmetics?
Soft-touch lamination is the sector standard: it feels premium, hides fingerprints and photographs without glare. Foil or spot UV on the logo adds contrast.
What do you need to quote cosmetic packaging?
The primary pack's dimensions, quantity, structure preference if you have one, finish preferences and your artwork or logo. A photo of the bottle or tube helps.
Resources
Guides for beauty brands
Packaging finishes explained: lamination, foil, emboss, spot UV and windows
What each finish does, what it looks like, what it combines with and when to specify it. The short reference for anyone briefing a custom box.
Read the guideRigid boxes vs folding cartons: which should your product be in?
The two constructions behind most custom product packaging solve different problems. Here is how to choose between them on weight, price point, delivery and feel.
Read the guidePreparing artwork for custom printed boxes
Dielines, bleed, color, resolution and finish layers. What print-ready packaging artwork looks like and how to get there from a logo.
Read the guide
Related packaging
Packaging used in beauty.
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