Reusable aerosol design
Master Industrial Design Engineering 2022
This project was done within the course Packaging Design & Management 2 in commission of Trivium. The aim of this project was to create a reusable packaging of metal for a cosmetic product. Reusable packaging here means packaging that can be refilled at home, in-store, or in the factory. After a preliminary concept meeting with Trivium, it was decided to create a reusable aerosol packaging design, as this provided an interesting challenge.
The challenge with creating a reusable aerosol is the fact that everything should be airtight in order for the propellant not to escape. A regular deodorant can, namely, contains liquid deodorant and a pressurized propellant. Only when an opening is created through pressing the nozzle, the liquid deodorant can be pushed out by the propellant. A refillable process should thus be able to handle pressurized gasses, which would better be done in-store or in the factory.
The newly designed aerosol can has a new valve design that allows for it to be refilled.
Eventually, when the valve is worn down, the cans can be sent back to the factory, where the valve system can be replaced.
This project was done in cooperation with; Floor Stefess, Evan Sibbald and, Laura van den Berg.
This project was done as an educational project for the University of Twente, there is no official connection to the company of Nivea, all their rights are reserved to them.