A bare lip gloss tube rolls around inside an oversized shipper and arrives scuffed. Custom lip gloss boxes solve that. They are printed folding cartons cut from 16pt to 24pt SBS paperboard, scored and glued to hold a single tube or a multi-piece set with almost no play, and closed with tuck ends or seal ends so the applicator wand stays put through transit.
Indie beauty founders and private-label sellers buy them most often. They are the wrong call if you ship unlabeled tubes in bulk to a contract filler.
Free Sample: Request a free sample, and we ship it within three business days.
Custom lip gloss boxes protect the tube through fit, not bulk. A carton scored within 1mm of the tube diameter stops lateral movement, which is what loosens caps and starts wand leaks in transit. The 18pt SBS caliper holds crisp edges through repeated retail handling. Soft-touch lamination resists scuffing on dark backgrounds, where fingerprints show first. Board caliper drives most of this, and the paperboard thickness guide covers where 16pt stops working.
Absorbs drop impact without inserts.
Shrugs off humidity and condensation.
Under stacked retail pallets.
Show tampering at a glance.
For clean shelf stacking.
Readable from six feet.
Holds skin-tone gradients.
Hides fingerprints on dark artwork.
Six structures cover nearly every lip gloss order:
Single tubes run straight tuck. Three to six tubes need an auto-lock bottom, so the base does not bow.
We match Pantone Solid Coated within Delta E 2.
Foil and spot UV sit on the front panel or top tuck.
Windows take a 0.010″ PET patch.
Inserts and Fitment: Inserts come as folded paperboard wells or die-cut EVA foam, cut to your tube diameter.
Ordering takes three steps: send specs, approve a sample, confirm production.
Send dimensions, quantity, board preference, print files, and your in-hand date.
We ship a white-box mockup with a digital proof in three business days. You approve before plates are cut.
Production runs 8 to 10 business days. One revision round adds two days.
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Our structural team has built die lines for cosmetics brands for over a decade, so we catch fit problems before plates cut. In-house designers rebuild low-resolution artwork at no charge. Wholesale tiers start at 100 units, which lets a new label test three SKUs without warehousing 5,000 cartons.
Every run prints on 18pt or heavier SBS with a press-side color check against your approved proof. Orbix Packaging assigns one account contact who answers the same day.
Custom lip gloss boxes run on 16pt to 24pt SBS paperboard, start at 100 units, and ship 8 to 10 business days after proof approval. Orbix Packaging quotes from the table below, and every line reflects what actually runs on a folding carton press. Board stock carries FSC Chain of Custody certification, and each die line leaves back-panel room for the ingredient declaration FDA requires under 21 CFR 701.3.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Material Options | 16pt, 18pt, 20pt, 24pt SBS C1S (350 to 500 GSM); 18pt natural kraft; 1.5mm greyboard for rigid two-piece; E-flute corrugated for multi-tube shippers |
| Printing Options | Offset lithography at 175 LPI, CMYK plus two spot colors; HP Indigo digital for runs under 500; screen printing for solid metallic panels |
| Color Options | CMYK 4/0 or 4/1, Pantone Solid Coated and Uncoated matching, opaque white underprint on kraft, pastel tints held at 5% dot |
| Finishing Options | Soft-touch matte or gloss lamination, spot UV, hot foil in gold, silver, rose gold or holographic, embossing, debossing, aqueous coating |
| Customization Options | Straight and reverse tuck end, seal end, auto-lock bottom, sleeve and tray, hang-tab card, 0.010" PET window patch, paperboard wells, die-cut EVA foam inserts |
| Minimum Order Quantity | 100 units digital, 500 units offset |
| Turnaround Time | 8 to 10 business days after proof approval, 5 to 6 day rush available |
| Shipping Coverage | All 50 U.S. states and Canada, free freight above 1,000 units |
Send your tube diameter and fill volume and we cut the die line to match. Building a matched set? Pair these with custom lipstick boxes on the same press run.
Sleeve-and-tray sets and rigid two-piece boxes present best as gifts. Add a magnetic closure or foil-stamped lid, and keep the footprint under 4 inches for stocking fit.
Fit first. The carton should hold the tube with under 1mm of play. After that, legible brand name, clear shade name, and back-panel space for ingredients.
We print labels and cartons together, which keeps color consistent across both. Ask any vendor whether labels and boxes run on the same press before splitting the order.
Ask about board caliper, minimum order, proof turnaround, Pantone matching tolerance, and whether the die line accounts for your cap height. Get answers in writing before artwork starts.
The printed outer box is a folding carton. The tube itself is primary packaging. Shippers, sleeves, and inserts are secondary. Vendors quote faster when you use those terms.
FSC-certified kraft or SBS with soy-based inks and aqueous coating stays curbside recyclable. Skip lamination and foil, since both films block repulping in most municipal streams.
Choose tuck end, seal end, auto-lock bottom, sleeve, or hang-tab card. Add windows, foil, spot UV, soft-touch film, and paperboard or foam inserts on any structure.
Repeat one visual anchor across every SKU. Same foil color, same panel layout, shade name in the same position. Shoppers recognize the pattern before they read the name.
A single carton ships in a 6x4x2 inch mailer. Six-tube sets need 32 ECT corrugated with a paperboard insert, otherwise the cartons shift and scuff.
Contrast beats decoration. One saturated background color with a foil logo reads from six feet. Small type and pastel-on-pastel artwork disappear under retail lighting.
Need more information? 100-unit minimums and a free physical sample let you test artwork before committing to a full run. Get wholesale packaging from Orbix Packaging and request a custom quote with your die line, quantity, and in-hand date.