For decades, cosmetics have concealed blemishes and impurities. The go-to beauty enhancer, the average American woman spends more than $300 a month getting all dolled up. Putting on face is a multi-billion dollar industry. Even when the mascara or foundation is just out of reach, a digital blusher, or Snapchat filter, is the go-to for a self-boost or synthetic camouflage to woo potential suitors. Yes, we are a vain nation. If we look good, we feel good and we perform well. But cosmetics and makeup are more than looking pretty. Makeup and accentuating natural beauty is a rite of passage for young women worldwide. Everyone deserves to feel like a princess once in a while, and as these young women blossom into adulthood, makeup becomes the war paint of a cut-throat corporate world. But there’s a not-so pretty side of cosmetics. Many industrial solvents, including ethyl and isopropyl alcohol, can be found as the base chemicals for a variety of skin care products and cleansers. Failure to safely store these products during manufacturing can give a cosmetic company a blemish that Covergirl can’t cover.
Flammable Storage for Denatured Alcohol and Formaldehyde
Even smaller cosmetic labs require bulk storage of flammable chemicals, commonly found as precursors in many cosmetic products. Cleaners, hair products, and even fingernail polish removers rely on these hazardous materials to put the finishing touches on millions of complexions. While it might sound counterintuitive to laden beauty products with unnatural substances in lieu of a “more natural look,” pharmaceutical and healthcare companies also rely on the bulk versatility of these chemicals to mass produce consumer products. Until breakthroughs in organic makeup garner a lion’s share of the marketplace, these potentially volatile, yet otherwise stable chemicals, will hold their place in our medicine cabinets and vanity mirrors for years to come. U.S. Hazmat Rentals can offer a line of fire-rated storage lockers to contain bulk precursor chemicals and keep hazardous materials separate from the manufacturing process.
Protect Company Trade Secrets and Breakthroughs With Cosmetic Chemical Storage
Cosmetics are a competitive industry. The very existence of the product suggests a fierce competition of users to look the best and weed out potential competition. Extreme cases of beauty restoration and transformation, such as plastic surgery, prove the allure of concealment and enhancement aren’t just passing trends. And there will always be a slew of companies competing for every last dollar. Like with any competitive industry, a fierce rivalry exists for captivating attention and appealing to our more natural human proclivities. So, your research and development branches are likely logging long hours to rush the next breakthrough product to the shelves. When your chemists finally come up with that everlasting foundation or waterproof eyeliner, you will likely want to keep your secrets under lock and key. Our steel-weld chemical storage lockers can not only keep dangerous precursor chemicals from interacting, but they can also store sensitive stages of research and development for new products.
Segregated Chemical Storage Can Aid in Dangerous Transferring Processes
Handling and transferring large quantities of flammable materials necessary to cosmetic manufacturing doesn’t come without certain risks. Precursors, such as isopropyl alcohol, are commonly stored in 55-drum barrels. When the time comes for divvying out smaller portions for testing or production, many workers rely on the traditional “tip and pour” method to distribute the alcohol to a smaller container. This practice will invariably result in spills or even physical injury from straining and lifting the heavy barrels. Workers must also be weary of a static charge causing a fire during the wiping down of the barrels following pouring. Our chemical storage lockers can mitigate some of the unnecessary risks that come with transferring and distribution. Our wide swinging doors allow for the easy storage and retrieval of drum barrels via forklift. An innovative spill sump containment system can also safely collect spills in the event they occur.
