Stay Calm and Grow A Mustache

Supporting Movember to raise awareness to men's health issues!

Brrrrrrrrrr

It's not quite 127 degrees below zero, but 15 degrees below zero is dangerously cold.  Luckily we have lip balms to help keep our lips from getting too chap in this second round of "polar vortex" weather.  We can supply your business with a variety of lip balms that you can hand out to customers...they will think of you everytime they use the lip balm....hmmmm, that's better than a business card!

Jump Around...

Our lip balms are traveling again.  We made an appearance at the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.  Unfortunately a resounding "Jump Around" rendition between the third and fourth quarters wasn't enough to help our Badgers on to victory.  At least the weather was nicer in Florida than Wisconsin!

What will you give?

A simple question, yet, an impactful response.   

With so much discussion of Black Friday and Cyber Monday following a Day of Thanksgiving—our thoughts recently turned on this Tuesday to: “What will you give?”

Well, our staff here at Alliance Packaging Group, Inc., was quick to answer and responded through action on that very important question.  Through Tuesday, December 3, 2013, our efforts and community involvement reaches locally with useful lip balm samples and donations to the Saukville American Legion and a local bank to share with participants at an annual run/walk.  On a larger scale, our products, (i.e. – lip balms, hand sanitizers and sun screen) were included in care packs that are often shared with the homeless in Milwaukee through the tireless work of Mr. Bob’s “Under the Bridge” program—which was started back in 2007.  In addition, we continue to support the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, Balance Inc., North Texas Rehabilitation Services, Ozaukee County National Night Out, Advocates of Ozaukee County and Celebrate Grafton, Family Sharing of Grafton and Saukville Community Food Pantry.  Yes, a small sampling of giving back, but, on this #GivingTuesday™, it is our way to make mention on how WE GIVE and IMPACT our communities. 

What will you give? 

Have a great #GivingTuesday—EVERYDAY!

So many ways to say THANKS and so many wonderful things (i.e. - recipes) to MAKE:

Like so many families do at this time of year, preparations are being made in kitchens across our nation, prepping and preparing the proper portions in making their delectable dishes.  Likewise, we continue our family tradition here at Alliance Packaging Group.  This week, we reached a benchmark in our formulations (i.e. - recipes) for our cosmetic and FDA approved products:  750 custom formulas specifically developed to meet our customer's unique requests and high standards.

On behalf of our entire staff here at Alliance Packaging Group, Inc., we would like to extend a warm and heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving wish to you and your family.  THANKS!

Lipstick versus Lip Balm-Ask Dr. Ginger!

One of our fine providers of flavors and fragrances has a great blog.  Below is a recent entry.  Sometimes this blog writes itself!
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Dear Dr. Ginger-
As an avid lipstick-wearer, I’m really getting sick of the awful taste of it. Lately I’ve been switching to lip balm or lip gloss because of the nasty taste of lipstick and I’ve found the others to be a more desirable taste. Why does lipstick taste so bad and why can’t they taste like lip balm?
-Cosmetics Consume-r


Dear Cosmetics Consume-r,
You mean that your tube of “fruit punch” lipstick doesn’t taste wonderful? I feel your pain- I can’t say I enjoy the taste of lipstick either. That’s partly because you’re not supposed to eat lip stick.
There are many rumors of women consuming three to 10 pounds of lipstick in their lifetime, which has been dis-proven many times. That number may be outlandish, but it is still possible for women to consume more lipstick than they should.
The main reason for why lipstick doesn’t taste good is that is made of chemicals. There are some (not all) lipsticks out there that are not actually approved for human consumption. If you are afraid of this, you should research the product online first.
Of course, some of the non-natural lip balms that are flavored are actually full of chemicals, too, which isn’t always best for you, either. It is best to avoid these and look for natural ingredients in lip balms as these are actually beneficial to your health!
My advice to you is to look for more natural lip color products to replace your typical lipstick tube or switch to lip balm or lip gloss. Lip balm and lipstick both have their own benefits so it is really up to the wearer what product they want to use. For example, lipstick is used for coloring, and lip balm is to protect your lips from drying up.
To answer your overall question: a typical lipstick has chemicals that don’t taste so great. Look for lip balms or lipsticks that are full of natural ingredients. These are great for you and taste much better.
If you’ve got a flavor of lip balm you want, you should let your favorite flavor company know and recommend Northwestern Extract to get a specific flavor!
Hopefully this answers your question.
Write back soon!
-Dr. Ginger

why use hand sanitizer?

 

 

New bird flu strain seen adapting to mammals, humans (April 12, 2013)

Source: news.wisc.edu

Yoshihiro Kawaoka talks with a group of media representatives during a tour of the Influenza Research Institute on Feb. 13. A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new global flu pandemic. The collaborative study, conducted by a group led by Masato Tashiro of the Influenza Virus Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and Yosh...

It had to happen sooner or later.  Mother nature is most adaptable and ingenious  in the world of nature.  Permeations are moving fast and there are still some very simple precautions you can take.

1. Stay away from areas with the outbreak.
2. USE YOUR HAND SANITIZER FREQUENTLY.

Alliance Packaging Group is a leading hand sanitizer provider out of our FDA approved labs and manufacturing  facility.
See us if you needs us.
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Lip Licking

Of the many ways to cause your poor lips to dehydrate, lip licking is near the top.  We all love soft and pliable lips.  We love good breath and healthy teeth.  But you have to get past the dry and chapped lips first. If you your lips, use lip hydration.  One of the nice things about the 300 plus lip balm formulas we keep in the secret vault, there is a lip balm to please everyone and anyone.  Have a better formula or idea?  Find me and we will conquer the world. America's Best Private Label lip balm makers right here.

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The Sun has been rediscovered!

As snow continues to clog the mighty month of March and Spring that is to come is lost some where, I thought it would do us all good to see what we can expect to see one of these days.  2013 has us with plenty of broad spectrum sunscreen for our clients and we sure hope to use some sooner rather than later.  Come on April, bring us SUN SHINE!

Love and Lotion

If you love them, put sunscreen on them!  Broadband SPF 30 Sunscreen is ready for the marketplace.  Calling all private labelers, come and get it.

We all know that sunscreen is essential.  If you don't believe just go to a skin clinic and watch the sad faces of people seeking treatment for their melanoma or seeking life for their dried and wrinkly skin.

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Private Label Mecca

The hard part about marketing your company's abilities is when you reach the road block of disclosure.
We are a private label manufacturer and lab, FDA sanctified and specializing in body and skin care products, lip balm and a wide variety of specialty products and lubricants.  And it would be easy to impress the world if we could publish all the labels of the great products we make.  But we can't with out upsetting the applecart.  So we do it the old fashioned way, we use Professor Harold Hill's unique think system.  We think our way to new clients.  We are thinking about you right now.
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