Patent Application
20240043194
The present invention relates to a packaging material and a package bag produced therefrom, and in particular to a packaging material for hair dye and a package bag mainly produced therefrom.
In general, hair dyes contain some corrosive ingredients. If the containers for hair dye do not have sufficient corrosion resistance, the containers may be corroded by the hair dye. Or, if the containers for hair dye are hit by a physical pressure such as an external impact, they may spring leaks, and then the hair dye would contact oxygen gas or water vapor in the air to make the hair dye deteriorated and fail; besides, the textual instructions or figures shown on the package may be destroyed to be hardly identified.
In the past, package bottles are used to accommodate the hair dye. However, the package bottles usually have a large capacity for accommodating dozens of usage amount. Once the package bottle is opened, it may be difficult to seal the package bottle completely, so that deterioration or failure of the hair dye may easily occur. Moreover, regardless that the textual instructions or figures are directly printed on the external wall of the package bottle, or are printed on a plastic film which is adhered to the external wall of the package bottle, it is very likely that the textual instructions or figures printed on or adhered to the external wall of the package bottle cannot be recognized because the package bottle is contaminated or stained by the hair dye whenever the hair dye is dispensed.
Hence, in order to solve the problem raised from the container, the applicant has begun to develop disposable package bags for hair dye in the early years. For example, TWI569958B provides a method of making an aluminum foil material for packaging hair dye. According to the method, a polyester film, an aluminum foil, a vacuum-electroplated polyester film and a polypropylene film are bonded together with an adhesive and then are hot-pressed by a hot press machine; after they stand for a predetermined time, the aluminum foil material for packaging hair dye is obtained. After successive production and research and development in recent years, although the above-mentioned method enables the disposable package bag for hair dye to have good corrosion resistance, it is still found that the package bags cannot solve the problem of damage to the textual instructions or figures when acidic or alkaline dyes are respectively accommodated in the package bags.
To overcome the shortcomings, an objective of the present invention is to effectively reduce or even avoid the occurrence of contamination of textual instructions or figures on a package bag, so as to enhance the value of the product packed by the package bag.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a packaging material with improved corrosion resistance against hair dye, so as to alleviate the problems of hair dye leak caused by the peel-off of the inner layer of the packaging material.
The invention is to provide a packaging material for hair dye comprising a protective layer, a light-shielding layer and a sealing layer. The protective layer has an outer side and an inner side opposite to the outer side, and the printed layer is laminated on the inner side of the protective layer; the light-shielding layer is disposed between the inner side of the protective layer and the sealing layer.
The sealing layer has a single-layer structure or a multilayer structure; when the sealing layer has the single-layer structure, a material of the sealing layer comprises a polyester, a polyamide, a polyethylene or a polypropylene; when the sealing layer has the multilayer structure, the multilayer structure has multiple sublayers, and the multiple sublayers are each independently made by a material selected from the group consisting of: a polyester, a polyamide (PA), a polyethylene (PE), a polypropylene (PP) and any combination thereof; and the materials of the sublayers are different from each other.
Through disposing the printed layer on the inner side of the protective layer, the textual instructions or figures shown in the printed layer are not easily damaged by abrasion, so the difficulty in identification will be avoided. Also, since the packaging material for hair dye of the present invention includes the light-shielding layer and the sealing layer made by the specific materials, the package produced therefrom has an improved corrosion resistance, and the textual instructions or figures shown in the printed layer will not be eroded or stained by the hair dye and they can maintain intact for a long time.
Specifically, a material of the protective layer comprises a polyester, but it is not limited thereto. Preferably, the polyester may be polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Preferably, the protective layer may have an average thickness ranging from 6 micrometers (μm) to 24 μm, but it is not limited thereto. More preferably, the protective layer may have the average thickness ranging from 6 μm to 18 μm.
Specifically, the printed layer may be integrally laminated on the inner side of the protective layer by a conventional printing method. The ink to constitute the printed layer may be a water-based ink, an oil-based ink or a UV ink, but it is not limited thereto.
Preferably, the light-shielding layer may comprise a metal foil or a PET layer with a metal-plated layer thereon, but it is not limited thereto. Specifically, the light-shielding layer only needs to be opaque. Preferably, the metal foil may be an aluminum foil. Preferably, the PET layer with a metal-plated layer thereon may be a PET layer with an aluminum-plated layer thereon.
Preferably, the light-shielding layer may have an average thickness ranging from 4 μm to 15 μm; more preferably, the light-shielding layer may have the average thickness ranging from 4 μm to 13 μm.
In accordance with the present invention, the material of the sealing layer comprises a polyester, a PA, a PE or a PP. For example, the polyester may be PET; the PA may be Nylon 6 (PA6) or Nylon 66 (PA66). The PE may be a high density polyethylene (HDPE), a medium density polyethylene (MDPE), a low density polyethylene (LDPE) or a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE).
In some embodiments, the sealing layer has the single-layer structure; that is, the packaging material for hair dye includes the protective layer, the printed layer, the light-shielding layer and the sealing layer from top to down. Preferably, the material of the sealing layer with the single-layer structure may comprise PE, but it is not limited thereto; more preferably, the material of the sealing layer with the single-layer structure may comprise LLDPE; therefore, the packaging material for hair dye can have better weather resistance and better corrosion resistance. In this embodiment, the sealing layer with the single-layer structure may have an average thickness ranging from 55 μm to 85 μm; preferably, the sealing layer with the single-layer structure may have an average thickness ranging from 60 μm to 80 μm.
In other embodiments, the sealing layer has the multilayer structure, and the multilayer structure has multiple sublayers. For example, the sealing layer may be a double-layer structure, which has a first sublayer and a second sublayer. The first sublayer mainly promotes the bonding between the sealing layer and the light-shielding layer, so as to enhance the overall stability of the packaging material for hair dye; besides, the second sublayer can provide a better anti-corrosion function. Accordingly, the packaging material for hair dye includes the protective layer, the printed layer, the light-shielding layer, the first sublayer of the sealing layer and the second sublayer of the sealing layer from top to down. Preferably, a material of the first sublayer may comprise the polyester or the PA; preferably, a material of the second sublayer may comprise the PE or the PP. In this embodiment, preferably, the sealing layer with the multilayer structure may have a total thickness ranging from 25 μm to 95 μm; more preferably, the sealing layer with the multilayer structure may have an average thickness ranging from 30 μm to 85 μm.
Preferably, the first sublayer may have an average thickness ranging from 5 μm to 25 μm; more preferably, the first sublayer may have the average thickness ranging from 10 μm to 20 μm. Preferably, the second sublayer may have an average thickness ranging from 20 μm to 70 μm; more preferably, the second sublayer may have the average thickness ranging from 20 μm to 65 μm.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a package bag, which is produced from the packaging material for hair dye.
Specifically, the packaging material is subjected to a sealing process to define a storage space, which is configured to accommodate the hair dye.
In some cases, the storage space has one storage chamber, and the package bag with one storage chamber can be a package bag for one-part hair dye.
In other cases, the one storage chamber of the package bag may be heat pressed to form a partition element at the central portion of the one storage chamber; or, a spacer may be sandwiched as a partition element, so as to divide the one storage chamber into two storage chambers. Accordingly, the two storage chambers may be respectively filled with different hair dyes; that is, the package bag with two storage chambers can be a package bag for two-part hair dye, each part is accommodated in one storage chamber.
In some embodiments, the partition element may be parallel to bilateral sides of the package bag, and the two storage chambers each have a respective opening, the two openings being adjacent to each other (i.e. set left and right).
In other embodiments, the partition element may be sandwiched in the package bag, therefore, the two storage chambers are set front and rear.
Hereinafter, one skilled in the arts can easily realize the advantages and effects of a packaging material for hair dye and a package bag produced therefrom in accordance with the present invention from the following examples. It should be understood that the descriptions proposed herein are just preferable examples only for the purpose of illustrations, not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Various modifications and variations could be made in order to practice or apply the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
First, one surface of a PET film with an average thickness of 12 μm was used as the inner side, and a printed layer was formed thereon by a general printing method. Next, said PET film laminated with the printed layer was sized on the surface of the printed layer and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, a 12 μm PET film with an aluminum-plated layer was adhered to the printed layer through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a first composite laminate; wherein the PET film with an aluminum-plated layer had an aluminum foil side and a PET side opposite to the aluminum foil side.
After that, the first composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a first semi-finished product. The first semi-finished product sequentially comprised the PET film, the printed layer and the PET film with an aluminum-plated layer, and the surface of the printed layer was joined to the aluminum foil side.
Further, the PET side of the PET film with an aluminum-plated layer of the first semi-finished product was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, a LLDPE film with an average thickness of 70 μm was adhered to the PET side through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a second composite laminate; then, the second composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for 4 days (38° C. to 46° C.) in a storage room, and finally the packaging material for hair dye A was obtained. The packaging material for hair dye A sequentially comprised the PET film, the printed layer, the PET film with an aluminum-plated layer and the LLDPE; wherein the surface of the printed layer was joined to the aluminum foil side, and the PET side was joined to the LLDPE film.
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First, one surface of a first PET film with an average thickness of 12 m was used as the inner side, and a printed layer was formed thereon by a general printing method. Next, said first PET film laminated with the printed layer was sized on the surface of the printed layer and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, an aluminum foil with an average thickness of 9 μm was adhered to the printed layer through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a first composite laminate; wherein the aluminum foil had a first side and a second side opposite to the first side.
After that, the first composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a first semi-finished product. The first semi-finished product sequentially comprised the first PET film, the printed layer and the aluminum foil, and the surface of the printed layer was joined to the first side of the aluminum foil.
On the other hand, one surface of a second PET film with an average thickness of 12 μm was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, a cast polypropylene film (CPP film) with an average thickness of 40 μm was adhered to the sized surface of the second PET film through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a second composite laminate. After that, the second composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a second semi-finished product. The second semi-finished product comprised the second PET film and the CPP film.
Afterwards, the second side of the aluminum foil of the first semi-finished product was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.); subsequently, the second PET film of the second semi-finished product was adhered to the second side of the aluminum foil through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a third composite laminate; next, the third composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for 4 days (38° C. to 46° C.) in a storage room, and finally the packaging material for hair dye B was obtained. The packaging material for hair dye B sequentially comprised the first PET film, the printed layer, the aluminum foil, the second PET film and the CPP film.
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First, one surface of a first PET film with an average thickness of 12 m was used as the inner side, and a printed layer was formed thereon by a general printing method. Next, said first PET film laminated with the printed layer was sized on the surface of the printed layer and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, an aluminum foil with an average thickness of 9 μm was adhered to the printed layer through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a first composite laminate; wherein the aluminum foil had a first side and a second side opposite to the first side.
After that, the first composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a first semi-finished product. The first semi-finished product sequentially comprised the first PET film, the printed layer and the aluminum foil, and the surface of the printed layer was joined to the first side of the aluminum foil.
On the other hand, one surface of a second PET film with an average thickness of 12 μm was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, a LLDPE film with an average thickness of 60 μm was adhered to the sized surface of the second PET film through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a second composite laminate. After that, the second composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a second semi-finished product. The second semi-finished product comprised the second PET film and the LLDPE film.
Afterwards, the second side of the aluminum foil of the first semi-finished product was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.); subsequently, the second PET film of the second semi-finished product was adhered to the second side of the aluminum foil through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a third composite laminate; next, the third composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for 4 days (38° C. to 46° C.) in a storage room, and finally the packaging material for hair dye C was obtained. The packaging material for hair dye C sequentially comprised the first PET film, the printed layer, the aluminum foil, the second PET film and the LLDPE film.
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First, one surface of a first PET film with an average thickness of 12 m was used as the inner side, and a printed layer was formed thereon by a general printing method. Next, said first PET film laminated with the printed layer was sized on the surface of the printed layer and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, an aluminum foil with an average thickness of 9 μm was adhered to the printed layer through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a first composite laminate; wherein the aluminum foil had a first side and a second side opposite to the first side.
After that, the first composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a first semi-finished product. The first semi-finished product sequentially comprised the first PET film, the printed layer and the aluminum foil, and the surface of the printed layer was joined to the first side of the aluminum foil.
On the other hand, one surface of a PA film with an average thickness of 15 μm was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.). Subsequently, a CPP film with an average thickness of 40 μm was adhered to the sized surface of the PA film through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a second composite laminate. After that, the second composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for a day, so as to obtain a second semi-finished product. The second semi-finished product comprised the PA film and the CPP film.
Afterwards, the second side of the aluminum foil of the first semi-finished product was sized and then was sent to an oven (40° C. to 70° C.); subsequently, the PA film of the second semi-finished product was adhered to the second side of the aluminum foil through a hot pressing wheel (40° C. to 60° C.) to form a third composite laminate; next, the third composite laminate was cooled by a cooling wheel (15° C. to 25° C.) and then was left to stand for 4 days (38° C. to 46° C.) in a storage room, and finally the packaging material for hair dye D was obtained. The packaging material for hair dye D sequentially comprised the first PET film, the printed layer, the aluminum foil, the PA film and the CPP film.
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Next, the disposable hair dye was filled into the package bag 1, and said opening was sealed to form a sealed package bag 1 for one-part hair dye, and the one storage chamber 20 accommodated the hair dye.
In other embodiments, the packaging material for hair dye 10′ in
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In other embodiments, the packaging material for hair dye 10′ in
The packaging materials for hair dye A to D were sequentially analyzed by the test methods described below. In order to ensure the experimental significance of the characteristic analysis, the package bags produced therefrom were each respectively formed in the same manner from the corresponding packaging materials for hair dye, and the package bags were each analyzed by the same test method. Therefore, it can be understood that the main differences in characteristics between each group of the packaging materials for hair dye were caused by the differences in materials and thickness of the constitutive layers of the packaging materials for hair dye.
The packaging material for hair dye A was used to form six samples of the package bag shown in
In each group, three samples of the package bag were respectively used to fill with Hair Dye I, and the other three samples of the package bag were used to fill with Hair Dye II.
Hair Dye I: an alkaline dye containing 7 wt % of ammonia and pH value ranging from 9 to 11;
Hair Dye II: an acidic dye containing 12 wt % of hydrogen peroxide solution and pH value ranging from 2 to 4.
Each group of samples were placed in an environment keeping the temperature at 18° C. to 30° C. and a humidity of 40% to 50%, and the samples were opened by cutting after the specific days (i.e. 30 days, 60 days and 90 days). The Hair Dye I or the Hair Dye II filled therein was poured out and then the samples were respectively washed and followed by airing; finally, the samples were observed by naked eyes to ascertain whether the inner side of the sample (that is, the sealing layer of the packaging material for the hair dye) was peeled off or eroded, and observation results were recorded in Table 1.
When the peeling or erosion phenomenon of the inner side of the sample was not observed, it was determined as passing the stability test, which was indicated as “O” in Table 1; on the contrary, when the peeling or erosion phenomenon of the inner side of the sample was observed, it was determined that it did not pass the stability test, which was indicated as “X” in Table 1.
The packaging materials for hair dyes A to D were respectively used to form six samples with the same size of the package bag shown in
The stability test in the incubator at a higher temperature environment was to simulate the stability of the package bag stored for a longer time. In principle, the samples were stored in said incubator for 30 days to simulate the situation that they were stored at room temperature for 1 year. The samples were stored in said incubator for 60 days to simulate the situation that they were stored at room temperature for 2 years. The samples were stored in said incubator for 90 days to simulate the situation that they were stored at room temperature for 3 years.
Each group of samples was placed in an environment keeping the temperature at 40° C. to 50° C. and a humidity of 40% to 50%, and the samples were opened by cutting after the specific days (i.e. 30 days, 60 days and 90 days). The Hair Dye I or the Hair Dye II filled therein was poured out and then the samples were respectively washed and followed by airing; finally, the samples were observed by naked eyes to ascertain whether the inner side of the sample (that is, the sealing layer of the packaging material for the hair dye) was peeled off or eroded, and observation results were recorded in Table 2.
When the peeling or erosion phenomenon of the inner side of the sample was not observed, it was determined as passing the stability test, which was indicated as “O” in Table 2; on the contrary, when the peeling or erosion phenomenon of the inner side of the sample was observed, it was determined that it did not pass the stability test, which was indicated as “X” in Table 2.
In Table 1, all of the results of the stability test show that when the packaging material for hair dye of Examples 1 to 4 comprises the specific layers and the specific stacking order thereof, the package bags produced therefrom can have good stability at room temperature; that is, the package bags produced therefrom can have good corrosion resistance at room temperature. Accordingly, the printed layer disposed on the inner side of the protective layer can maintain intact and avoid being eroded or stained by the hair dye. In addition, the results also illustrate that the package bags produced therefrom are suitable to package the hair dyes with different pH values.
From the results of the stability test in Table 2, since the LA and LB accommodating Hair Dye II can pass the stability test of 90 days in the incubator, it shows that the LA and LB are especially suitable to package an acidic hair dye. On the other hand, since the LC and LD accommodated Hair Dye I can pass the stability test of 90 days in the incubator, it shows that the LC and LD are especially suitable to package an alkaline hair dye.
Further, since the LA and LD in Table 2 can pass the stability test of 30 days in the incubator both in the case of filling with the Hair Dye I and Hair Dye II at a higher temperature, it can demonstrate that when the packaging material for hair dye sequentially includes a PET film, a printed layer, a PET film with an aluminum-plated layer thereon and a LLDPE film or when the packaging material for hair dye sequentially includes a PET film, a printed layer, an aluminum foil, a PA film and a CPP film, the packaging material for hair dye can have better stability.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the instant disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
