The Tube Council North America’s annual Tube of the Year Awards celebrates innovation in squeeze tubes, and several beauty and personal care products are on the winners’ list this year.

Clinique Pep-Start is the big winner this year, with its team taking home the coveted Ted Kline Tube of the Year Award.

Clinique Pep Start’s tangerine-orange squeeze tube, with its slanted applicator tip, has a stylish, modern look. “We wanted to create something that was bright, colorful, immediately recognizable in your purse, and represented the wide-awake feeling that Pep-Start Eye Cream delivers to eyes,” says Eileen Higgins, vice president, global product development, Clinique/Estee Lauder Companies.

Sally Beauty's Heel to Toe took home the Silver Award for Best Innovative Component or Process -- read more about it, along with more details about a few of the winning packages in the story, Celebrating the ‘Tube of the Year’ Award Winners, from Beauty Packaging’s March 2017 issue.

Several beauty and personal care brands are included on the winners’ list, as well as other categories, such as food and pharmaceutical products, which may provide design inspiration.

The winning products are featured in the slideshow above.

The Tube of the Year Award Winning Brands & Suppliers

THE TED KLEIN TUBE OF THE YEAR
Clinique Pep Start Eye Cream, Albea Americas

BEST PERSONAL CARE TUBES

Gold Winner:
Clinique Pep Start Eye Cream, Albea Americas

SIlver Winner (tie)
Freeman Beauty Infusion, Albea Americas

Silver Winner (tie)
A La Maison Coconut Creme Conditioner, Viva IML Tubes

BEST PHARMACEUTICAL TUBES

Gold Winner
Gold Bond Foot Cream, Albea Americas

Silver Winner
Rub A525 Antiphlogistine Anti-Inflammatory, Albea Americas

BEST DENTRIFICE

Gold Winner
Oral Essentials Fresh Breath Toothpaste, Essel Propack

Silver Winner
Sunstar GUM Lalaloopsy Toothpaste, Essel Propack

Bronze Winner
Sunstar GUM Crayola Squeeze-a-Color Toothpaste, Essel Propack

BEST SUSTAINABLE TUBES

Gold Winner
Compliments Organic Garlic Seasoning Paste, Viva IML Tubes

Silver Winner
Freeman Barefoot Lime & Coconut Butter Cream, Albea Americas

BEST INNOVATIVE COMPONENT OR PROCESS

Gold Winner
Eco Low Profile Caps for Tubes, Giflor Plastic Caps

Silver Winner
Sally Beauty Heel to Toe, Kaufman Container

BEST HOUSEHOLD & INDUSTRIAL TUBES

Gold Winner
3M Wood Filler, Viva IML Tubes

Silver Winner
Gorilla Glue Construction Adhesive, Albea Americas

Bronze Winner
LePage No More Nails Adhesive, Plastube

BEST FOOD TUBES

Gold Winner
Compliments Organic Cilantro Seasoning Paste, Viva IML Tubes

Silver Winner
Entube Harissa Chili Paste, Montebello Packaging

Bronze Winner
Cake Mate Dessert Dazzler Decorating Gel, Albea Americas