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Lip Balm Tins
DOLYPACK manufactures empty lip balm tins for brands filling their own formulas. Screw-top, slider, and round click/snap-lid styles cover 5–60 ml, with tooling and decoration matched to the selected size and order. For more closure and sizing detail, see the lip balm tin style guide.
Styles
Lip Balm Tin Styles
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Screw-Top Round Tins
Round lip balm containers with a threaded lid resist popping open in a bag, purse, or shipping carton — the closure of choice for travel-size and subscription-box balm.
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Slider Tins
Sliding lip balm tins open by pushing the lid sideways instead of unscrewing it, giving a slim, pocket-friendly profile popular for stick-form balm and beard products. The same slide hardware scales up to a beard balm tin for brands packaging both lines together.
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Round Click/Snap-Lid Tins
Metal lip balm containers with a press-fit lid cost less per unit than threaded closures and are common for salves and balms poured molten, since the lid does not need to clear threads while the fill sets. This same round profile scales into gift and subscription formats in the round tin box naming guide.
Sizes & Capacities
Lip balm capacities span 5 ml to 60 ml, inside DOLYPACK’s full aluminum range of 5 ml to 6,000 ml. Threaded caps across this span run Ø17.5 mm to 89 mm.
| Size | Capacity | Closures available | Typical use | Product Image |
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| 0.15 oz | ~4 ml | Screw-top, slider | Sample sachets, subscription-box inserts |
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| 0.5 oz | ~15 ml | Screw-top, slider, click-lid | Everyday-carry balm |
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| 1 oz | ~30 ml | Screw-top, click-lid | Standard retail balm |
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| 2 oz | ~59 ml | Screw-top, click-lid | Multi-use balm or salve |
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A separate 60 ml low-profile flat tin is also stocked as a distinct shape. It is shallower and wider than the standard 2 oz round, for brands that want a flatter body without moving up to a full salve tin.
Metal gauge, wall thickness, and liner type are confirmed per drawing once DOLYPACK reviews your container spec, since they vary by size and closure. DOLYPACK does not hold food-safety or cosmetic-contact certifications, so formulas that require certified-contact packaging should confirm compatibility with your own regulatory team before ordering.
Customization & Branding
Decoration options include:
Methods
Embossing or debossing on the lid or body, self-adhesive labels, screen printing, laser marking, and full-color printing
Finishes
Matte, glossy, frosted, metallic, lacquered, and anodized surfaces
Labeling MOQ
Self-adhesive labels, screen printing, and laser marking carry no minimum order quantity
Embossed lids, custom colors, and full-color print runs are scoped after DOLYPACK reviews your artwork, container specification, and target quantity. Tooling complexity and finish, rather than a flat unit floor, set what is required for each run.
Why Source Lip Balm Tins From DOLYPACK
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In-house tooling team develops custom molds and dies for lid, body, and embossed detail instead of routing through a third-party shop.
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441+ tin and jar designs already in production, shipped to more than 80 countries.
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Over 10 years manufacturing metal packaging, with stock tooling for existing shapes and full custom development for new ones.
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Quotes are built from your artwork, container spec, and order quantity — not a generic price list — so the number reflects your actual run.
Need something deeper than 60 ml? The 2 oz metal tins run the same round profile in a taller body, and cylinder tins extend past 60 ml without changing the fill method.
If lip balm sits alongside other lines you are sourcing tins for, the wholesale tin container guide compares sourcing paths across the full catalog.
FAQ
What are the best lip balm tins?
It depends on the use case: screw-top tins resist leaking in bags or shipping cartons, slider tins give a slim retail-friendly profile for stick-form balm, and round click-lid tins cost less for salves poured molten. Match the closure to how the product ships and how it’s applied.
Is there a minimum order quantity for lip balm tins?
No — labeling runs without a minimum, though embossed lids and full-color finishes are quoted by order size once we see your artwork.
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Request a Custom Quote
Send artwork (vector format preferred), the container specification you want (style, size, and capacity), target quantity, and decoration method. Lead time, sample cost, and custom tooling timeline are not fixed figures; they are confirmed as part of the quote.
These details depend on the closure, decoration method, and order quantity, so no two runs are quoted the same way.
