How to Choose the Best Metal Tin for Your Business
Finding the best tin packaging for your candle, cosmetic or food product is easy when you have all the information. It's important to consider size, shape, and lid type when choosing the best metal tin container for your products. You may want to look for a tin with a clear lid to display colorful candies or loose-leaf teas, whereas a lip balm or beard wax may be better suited to a small flat screw-top tin. Having accurate information from the start is the key to finding exactly what you, and your product, need to succeed.
Why Choose Metal or Tin Containers from Specialty Bottle? Metal containers are a versatile, sturdy and Read More...affordable packaging choice for a wide range of wholesale production applications. Tin containers store a wide range of both dry and solid oil or wax based products effectively and safely. Small tins are often the best choice when considering portability and convenience for products such as lip balm. Large metal storage tins are a good wholesale container option for light-sensitive herbal or food products like teas, coffee or nutritional supplements so they don’t lose their potency or degrade over time. Increasingly, consumers and producers alike are thinking ‘green’ and tin containers are a great option for those concerned with recycling and carbon footprint. Our wholesale metal tins are “tinplate” (tin-plated steel) which is infinitely recyclable, and because the majority of our tins are manufactured in the USA, they have a lower carbon footprint than tins manufactured overseas. Metal tins are lightweight, durable and eye-catching, so customers, retailers and producers choose them time and time again.
Are Tin Containers Safe for Food? YES! All Specialty Bottle metal tin containers are food grade. They’re constructed from smooth tin-plated steel and are coated on the interior with a food-safe resin which helps to inhibit possible chemical or physical reactions like rust or discoloration from contents. Our clear-top tins include durable, crystal-clear PET-acrylic tops that are also food-grade and allow for maximum product visibility. You’ve seen our tin food containers on shelves coast to coast for popular items like loose leaf or bagged teas, ground or whole-bean coffee, chocolates, candies, nuts, gourmet salts and rubs, infused sugars, spices and more!
Choosing the Best Size of Tin Containers For any packaging project, knowing the size you’ll need is often the first step. all of our metal tins, whether for food storage, candle tins, or cosmetics,are listed using ounces by volume. This is an important factor to note as many dry goods are sold in ounces by weight which varies greatly depending on the density of the product. As an example, eight ounces of popcorn will need a much larger container than eight ounces of salt. On the other hand, for cosmetics packaging, the labeling standard is by volume or liquid measure. Lip balm tins will almost always be small tins, such as 1/4 ounce tins and 1-ounce tins. When in doubt, you can always refer to the dimensions listed for each item, which will help determine if the container is right for your purpose. Candle tins are another area where size definitely matters. Knowing the diameter and height of the candle container is a key factor for determining wick size and burn time. The physical size of the candle tin container is often the most important element for marketing and production of wholesale candles in tins.
Which Tin Container Shape is Best for You? We offer a wide range of round, square, rectangular, flat, tall and even oblong metal tin containers with lids. Your product may already require a particular shape or size—a bar of soap or a square tea bag could necessitate a square metallic container with specific measurements. In those cases, Specialty Bottle square tins or tea and storage tins will yield the best results. Our selection of round tins is well suited for poured products or smaller items like candies, candles, mints or gummies. When choosing your ideal metal container, consider portability and storage. Do your products need to stack? Do they need to be small enough for a pocket or purse? If the answer is yes, we have a variety of small tins with lids that will suit your purpose. Whether you’re in search of candy tins, salve tins or candle tins, we have a great variety of shapes to choose from.
Choosing the Best Lid Style for Your Tins Once you’ve chosen the shape or size for your storage tin or small metal container, it’s time to consider the type of lid you want. In many cases, the product itself will determine the style of lid that is required. If you’re shopping for lip balm tins, you may consider a tin with a twist-off lid or a slider tin so customers can access the product on-the-go with ease while minimizing the chances the lid could separate from the container in a bag or purse. Metal containers with lids for storage of food products often incorporate some type of seal to ensure lasting freshness. We have several tin containers with lids that include an additional seal to keep fragrance and freshness in the tin. Our popular TWS6 tall tea tin is just one of the wholesale tin canisters we stock that includes a seal inside the metal lid. For mints, candies or gummies, our hinged tins may be the perfect package to keep contents both safe and accessible. ...Show Less
