What is a Shive?

The Basics.

The most common definition of shive is "a broad bung hammered into a hole in the top of a cask when the cask has been filled." However, in the skincare and cosmetics packaging world, it has a slightly different meaning. A shive is a plastic disc that sits in the mouth of a jar, underneath the cap. (We sometimes hear it being called an "inner lid")
Another confusion that often crops up with shives is how to say it, so here's the correct pronunciation:

Once the cap has been removed, the shive can then be removed, as you can see in the picture. This provides a more premium experience for your consumer, and also prevents your skincare or cosmetics cream from sticking to the lid and the thread of the jar.

At Richmond, we have the shive shown in the picture, which suits our 50ml glass Richmond Jar and our 50ml polypropylene Stanton Jar. We also have a low profile option for the 50ml glass jar which you can check out here. This is similar to the Shive shown in the picture, except it does not have a pull tab or a recess.

Our shives to suit our 50ml glass and polypropylene jars are made out of polypropylene (perfect for creating a monomaterial, recyclable pack with our Stanton Jars).

Other Options

We can also provide a shive to suit our R3/70 straight-sided jars, as well as a shive to suit our Opal jar.

If you are looking for a custom Shive, perhaps for a different size of Jar, or even with your logo embossed in it, please get in touch with our team; that's the type of project we excel at!