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But cork jars and compacts?
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And cork can be cut from a layer of bark without harming trees.
Miraculously, “cork trees are not highly combustible.
(Suberin, a waxy substance that is part of cork’s cell walls, may smooth skin.)
The line’s packaging includes cork caps and more easily recyclable materials like aluminum.
And cork can be upcycled.
Munich-based Corpack manufactures cosmetics containers using a blend that includes cork powder leftover from wine cork production.
By now you’re probably wondering: Why aren’t all of my lipsticks packaged in cork?
Well, fungi can grow on cork and might make a product go bad.
Though it is effective for single-use purposes, like sealing wine, after it’s used, cork expands.
But Corpack is developing new blends of cork and other biodegradable materials.
“We’re just at the very beginning.”
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