A beauty, household and personal care company that ships directly to consumers is seeking solutions that minimize damage to products that occurs during shipping. Examples of products that are shipped include: fine fragrance, skin care, color cosmetics, jewelry and personal care products such as shampoo, body wash and bubble bath. Products range in size and shape. These products are shipped using companies, like UPS, in cardboard boxes without cushioning included in the box.

We want to explore new packaging solutions that would reduce the amount of damage happening during transit. New packaging solutions may range from improvements to the cardboard box, replacements of the cardboard box, inserts and/or improvements to secondary packaging (the box the product sits in when on the shelf in a store) and/or any other out the box solution. Product care solutions such as shipping peanuts, air bags, etc. have been considered already and should be considered out of scope.