Biodegradable And Compostable Component For Cosmetic Packaging

Abstract

A biodegradable component for a package for storing and dispensing a cosmetic product or a beauty care product is made from compressed fibrous biomass bound by a cosmetically compatible and compostable binder.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A biodegradable component for a package for storing and dispensing a cosmetic product or a beauty care product, the component comprising:
 a compressed fibrous biomass bound by a cosmetically compatible and compostable binder, the component adapted to store, dispense or apply the product.   
     
     
         2 . The component of  claim 1  further comprising at least one surface adapted to contact and have increased adhesion to the product. 
     
     
         3 . The component of  claim 2  wherein the surface is adapted by structure including at least one of lugs, recesses, patterning, dimpling, grooving, embossing and knurling. 
     
     
         4 . The component of  claim 1  further comprising at least one surface adapted to have increased adhesion to the product, the increased adhesion provided by at least one of free portions of biomass fibers extending from the surface and rough topography of the surface. 
     
     
         5 . The component of  claim 4  wherein the surface is further adapted by structure including at least one of lugs, recesses, patterning, dimpling, grooving, embossing and knurling. 
     
     
         6 . The component of  claim 1  wherein at least one surface of the component is adapted to store, dispense, or apply the product in the form of at least one of a pressed powder, a loose powder, a liquid, a stick, a rod, a bar, a pomade, a cake, a paste and a gel. 
     
     
         7 . The component of  claim 1  wherein at least one surface is treated to resist penetration of the product or an ingredient of the product. 
     
     
         8 . The component of  claim 7  wherein the at least one surface of the component is treated by at least one of being sealed, coated, veneered or clad. 
     
     
         9 . The component of  claim 1  wherein the biomass is selected from at least one of wood pulp, cellulose, bamboo, willow, bagasse, corn, rice straw, reed, bulrush, coconut, agave, flax and palm. 
     
     
         10 . The component of  claim 1  wherein the cosmetically compatible and compostable binder is selected from a biodegradable one of polyurethane resin, polyester, aliphatitic polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoate, denatured starch, a natural polymer, a polyisocyanate, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyhydroxybutyric acid, polyhydroxyvaleric acid, a polyhydroxycarboxylic acids, polybutylene succinate, polybutylene adipatea. 
     
     
         11 . The component of  claim 1  wherein the component is at least one of a pan, a cup, a base, a lid, a cap, an applicator, a spatula, a dipper, a spoon, a rod, a bottle, a jar, a hinge and a frame. 
     
     
         12 . The component of  claim 1  further comprising a living hinge. 
     
     
         13 . The component of  claim 1  wherein the cosmetically compatible and compostable binder is a naturally occurring constituent of the fibrous biomass.