Child resistant packaging has become more and more important of late, especially with the development of the recreational cannabis industry in almost a dozen states over the last decade. There are a lot of other products that need this kind of security, too, including confections that include alcohol infusions for adult dessert treats and non-food products like incense and potpourri that could easily be mistaken for food by a small child. With this variety of needs, you’d probably expect the packaging industry has to offer a lot of solutions to meet everyone where they live, and you’d be right. What might surprise you, though, is that there has emerged a front-runner for childproof packaging that works for most companies because it can be tailored to a variety of needs.
Tear-Resistant and Tear-Proof Materials
The key to childproofing custom flexible packaging is making it almost impossible to tear open on accident. Creating a specific access point that requires a significant use of fine motor skills is generally the key to passing the federal testing guidelines, and the more impermeable the seal the better for your business and your products. After all, if a barrier can resist damage being inflicted on it by a curious toddler who wants to open it up, it’s going to be able to take a few bumps and jostles in transit without having its integrity compromised.
Seamless Plastic
Bags without seams are often a good choice, and the plastic options that generally get used in their manufacture are rugged, but they are also very often prone to changes in flexibility with temperature. That means they could be easier to tear in the heat, or for some chemical compositions, brittle in extreme cold. As long as their temperature thresholds are not crossed, they maintain their tear-resistant status. Most of the time, they are only tear-resistant, though, relying on the strength of an adolescent or adult to tear them open. Sometimes they have resealable locks, but often these are not designed as childproof features.
Mylar Pouches
The most popular wholesale child resistant bags on the market today are made from rugged mylar, usually in a thickness that is several times what you’d expect if you’ve ever handled mylar baloons. These pouch designs typically use seals at the seams that cannot be simply pulled apart because they bond the materials together. Single-use or resealable designs are available, too. The key to resealable childproof bags is a specific design that makes reopening the seal difficult for kids with developing fine motor skills. Of course, child-proof bags are most effective before they are first opened, and the most important defense after they have been accessed is a good high shelf.
Brand Your Child-Proof Packaging
Custom mylar pouches with your graphic design and one of today’s hottest childproof designs are a good way to appeal to customers on multiple levels, and finding the right design is a matter of working with experts who will give you feedback before printing your packaging, so you get exactly what your business needs for its next wave of products.
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