Tall cartons for aerosol hair sprays, pump sprays, texture mists and heat protectants, sized to the can or bottle and cap. Made from stiff SBS paperboard so the box doesn’t bow, printed in full color, and available in travel sizes and salon gift sets.
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Hair spray cans are tall and narrow, and a tall narrow box has one weakness. It bends. Use thin board and the panels bow out, the top flap pops open, and the whole thing looks tired after one week on a shelf. Custom hair spray boxes are made with that in mind, using board stiff enough to stay square around a full can.
Professional salon brands, indie styling product companies, barbershops selling their own line and private label labs all order these. Most sell in salons and online both, so the box has to look good under bright shop lights and then also get chucked into a shipping carton by someone in a hurry. Two jobs.
Not the same fit at all. An aerosol is just a cylinder, so we need the diameter and the height with the cap on and that’s pretty much it. Pumps are fussier, there’s a shoulder and a neck and then that mist head poking out to one side, so sometimes the box has to be wider up top than at the bottom.
Our aim is a can that slides in without a fight and doesn’t spin once it’s there. Pump bottles get a little paperboard neck insert from us so they stand straight and the head isn’t jammed up against the top flap. Keep the actuator cap on during shipping, too; a box that’s a few millimetres short can press down on a nozzle and slowly leak.
Think of a tall box as a lever. The higher it is, the more force a small knock at the top puts on the bottom corners. That’s why we suggest a heavier SBS paperboard for full size cans, especially above about 8 inches tall. It holds its shape, keeps the tuck flaps closed and stacks better in a case.
When you ship to salons or stores in bulk, put the cartons in a corrugated outer case with dividers if the cans are heavy. Our guide to shipping beauty products has a few tips on outer cartons that apply just as well to styling products.
Travel size sprays are a good add on sale. They need their own smaller carton, and they often sell best in a counter tray by the register. Then December rolls around and everyone wants gift sets, a spray and a shampoo and maybe a styling cream sitting in one box with an insert, and if all your artwork already matches it looks like a proper set and not three random bottles.
Finish? Salon brands keep asking us for matte lamination plus a spot UV logo. Gloss if your colors are loud. A bit of metallic foil on the name is easy to spot from across a crowded salon shelf, which is kind of the point. If you also sell color, hair color boxes can be printed to match. For other beauty cartons, see custom cosmetic boxes or the full cosmetic boxes range.
Our team sets up your dieline and lays out the artwork at no extra cost, and checks the file for print issues before proofing. Minimums are low, often around 50 boxes depending on the style. You’ll get a digital proof, a physical sample if you want one, and production in 10 to 12 business days after approval, with free ground shipping in the USA.
With the cap on. The box needs to fit the product exactly as it will ship, cap included.
Only if the sizes are close. Pump bottles usually have a wider head, so we’d typically make two dielines with shared artwork.
Yes, if the board is thick enough. We’d recommend a heavier SBS for tall cans so the carton stays square and the flaps stay closed.
Building a full product line? Take a look at custom printed bath bomb packaging boxes, luxury rigid cosmetic gift boxes, custom lip gloss boxes and custom cream boxes. Everything in this range is listed under cosmetic boxes.
