To provide a refill insert that makes it possible to easily replace a molded cosmetic, such as lipstick, that is housed in a container body.

A refill insert 1 that is characterized in that an engagement piece 2 that can elastically deform toward the inside is provided to an outer side surface of an insert that holds a lower end of a molded cosmetic 5 and in that a first engagement protrusion 3 and a second engagement protrusion 4 are provided to an outer side surface of the engagement piece at different heights.

To provide a refill insert that makes it possible to easily replace a molded cosmetic, such as lipstick, that is housed in a container body.

A refill insert 1 that is characterized in that an engagement piece 2 that can elastically deform toward the inside is provided to an outer side surface of an insert that holds a lower end of a molded cosmetic 5 and in that a first engagement protrusion 3 and a second engagement protrusion 4 are provided to an outer side surface of the engagement piece at different heights.

A refillable dispenser including a casing and a platform for receiving consumable material. A knob rotatably mounted at a bottom end of the dispenser is mechanically coupled to the platform such that rotating the knob moves the platform up or down within the dispenser. Gripping arms connected to the platform are configured to flex toward a longitudinal axis and engage the consumable material when the platform is away from a top travel position such that the consumable material is secured to the platform. The gripping arms are configured to flex away from the longitudinal axis and release the consumable material from the platform when the platform is at the top travel position.

A refillable dispenser including a casing and a platform for receiving consumable material. A knob rotatably mounted at a bottom end of the dispenser is mechanically coupled to the platform such that rotating the knob moves the platform up or down within the dispenser. Gripping arms connected to the platform are configured to flex toward a longitudinal axis and engage the consumable material when the platform is away from a top travel position such that the consumable material is secured to the platform. The gripping arms are configured to flex away from the longitudinal axis and release the consumable material from the platform when the platform is at the top travel position.

A shaping method of a solid cosmetic material and a solid cosmetic container filled with the solid cosmetic material, in which a solid cosmetic material used by grinding an upper surface thereof is solidified to fill an inner container of a cosmetic container with an extra space so that the solid cosmetic material does not come into close contact with an inner surface of the inner container of the cosmetic container, a cosmetic material plate on which the cosmetic material is seated is smoothly guided in an up-down direction, and the upper surface of the solid cosmetic material is smoothly cut as a portion of the cosmetic container is rotated so that the solid cosmetic material is discharged by a predetermined amount. An upper surface of the cosmetic material is maintained flat.

A shaping method of a solid cosmetic material and a solid cosmetic container filled with the solid cosmetic material, in which a solid cosmetic material used by grinding an upper surface thereof is solidified to fill an inner container of a cosmetic container with an extra space so that the solid cosmetic material does not come into close contact with an inner surface of the inner container of the cosmetic container, a cosmetic material plate on which the cosmetic material is seated is smoothly guided in an up-down direction, and the upper surface of the solid cosmetic material is smoothly cut as a portion of the cosmetic container is rotated so that the solid cosmetic material is discharged by a predetermined amount. An upper surface of the cosmetic material is maintained flat.

Disclosed herein is a refill intended to be removably mounted on an actuation base and configured to receive a cosmetic product. The refill includes grooves and/or ribs configured to cooperate respectively with all or part of ribs and/or grooves of the actuation base so as to allow the refill to be mounted on the actuation base to allow an entry and/or an exit of the cosmetic product. To that end, the grooves and/or ribs of the refill extend longitudinally over a part of the height of an internal skirt toward a first end of the refill.

Disclosed herein is a refill intended to be removably mounted on an actuation base and configured to receive a cosmetic product. The refill includes grooves and/or ribs configured to cooperate respectively with all or part of ribs and/or grooves of the actuation base so as to allow the refill to be mounted on the actuation base to allow an entry and/or an exit of the cosmetic product. To that end, the grooves and/or ribs of the refill extend longitudinally over a part of the height of an internal skirt toward a first end of the refill.

A method for manufacturing a cosmetic stick having at least two different colored portions includes inserting a pin into at least one mold cavity of a mold body, filling the mold cavity containing the pin with a first cosmetic material of a first color, and then recovering the excess first cosmetic material from a top surface of the mold body. The pin is removed from the mold cavity leaving a void in the mold cavity, and a guard plate is placed over the top surface of the mold body, the guard plate having a hole over the mold cavity. The void in the mold cavity is filled with a second cosmetic material, the second cosmetic material being a second color that is different than the first color. The excess second cosmetic material is then recovered from a top surface of the guard plate.

A system for refilling a dispenser includes a refill assembly having refill base, a refill stick receptacle and a refill cover, and a dispenser having a dispenser stick receptacle a stick receptacle carrier and a propel-repel mechanism for longitudinally advancing and retracting the stick receptacle carrier within the dispenser. The dispenser stick receptacle is configured to be replaced by the refill stick receptacle by (1) removing the refill base from the refill cover with the refill stick receptacle engaged with the refill cover; (2) engaging the refill base with the dispenser stick receptacle and then removing the dispenser stick receptacle from the stick receptacle carrier by pulling the refill base away from the stick receptacle carrier; (3) engaging the refill cover with the refill stick receptacle engaged therewith with the stick receptacle carrier; and (4) removing the refill cover by pulling the refill cover away from the stick receptacle carrier.