Aerosols Uses and Benefits
Aerosol dispensers are essential to everyday life, helping deliver products safely, effectively, and conveniently.
From personal care and household items to specialised industrial and healthcare uses, aerosol dispensers make it easier to apply products, protect them from contamination, and extend their shelf life.
In Europe, manufacturers continue to lead aerosol production, supporting innovation, quality, and safety across many applications. In 2024, European manufacturers produced more than 3.4 billion aerosol units.
Aerosol dispensers deliver solutions across many products and industries
They play a role in various products and sectors, providing solutions that improve daily life and support essential services.
Personal care
We use aerosols every day for personal hygiene and beauty routines. They help people apply deodorants, hairsprays, shaving gels, styling products, and other personal care items easily and hygienically.
Aerosol packaging protects products, extends their shelf life, and ensures a clean consistent application.
Household
We count on aerosols to make our homes cleaner, safer, and more comfortable. We use them in air fresheners, insecticides, cleaning sprays, and care products for fabrics, furniture, and other surfaces.
Aerosols help us apply the right amount of product exactly where it’s needed, reducing waste and improving efficiency. The sealed packaging prevents leaks and keeps the product effective over time.
And many others
We depend on aerosols in many other areas, from healthcare and food products to industrial and automotive care. We use aerosols for cleaning, lubricating, marking, protective coatings, and paints in workshops and factories.
In healthcare, aerosols help deliver medicines safely and hygienically, such as inhalers and wound sprays, and they’re also used in veterinary treatments.
Some food products, like whipped cream, rely on aerosol packaging for the right texture and delivery.
Aerosols support innovation, protect the environment and ensure safety
Aerosols offer many advantages for users, manufacturers, and society:
Safe and secure packaging
Creates the pressure that pushes the product out. This can be a compressed gas, like nitrogen, or a liquefied gas, such as hydrocarbons or dimethyl ether.
Less waste, more recycling
Aerosols deliver precisely the amount of product needed, reducing waste. Empty containers are recyclable in many systems.
Clean and hygienic application
Aerosols allow products to be applied without direct contact, reducing exposure to germs and contamination.
Extended product shelf life
Sealed packaging protects products from air and contamination, helping them stay effective for longer.
Essential healthcare products
Aerosol technology enables products like inhalers, wound sprays, and specialised healthcare solutions that would not work otherwise.
Convenient and easy to use
Aerosols are lightweight, portable, and easy to use, providing consistent results with every spray.
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