Hints Packaging Your Products

Marie Browning, author of Totally Cool Soapmaking for Kids, recommends the following for packaging your soaps and other bath/body products:

Wrapping Your Soap

* Wrap soaps with plastice wrap before packaging. This keeps your soaps fresh and the fragrance from dispersing. Plastic wrap also prevents soap from marring or dampening the decorative packaging.

* If glycerin soap is not wrapped, it will dry out and white crystals will form. These crystals are unsightly, but they are harmless and will not affect the performance of the soap.

* After the soap is removed from the mold, let the soap come to room temperature. Use a cling free plastic wrap and tightly wrap your soap, taping the ends neatly at the back with clear cellophane tape. I recommend covering the tape with a cute sticker or if your selling your soaps have a sticker with your business information on it.

Choosing Containers

* For safety sake, use plastic containers for bath products tht will be used in and around the bath and shower. Many craft stores and bathroom shops stock plastic containers. You also may want to check out kitchen supply stores for this type of container.

Labeling Your Products

* Label all fragrance-crafted products for indentification. For example, if you create a product that looks too good to eat, you will want to label it with a warning!

* Include instructions for use as needed.

* Laminated labels stay fresh-looking evenr in the high humidity of a steamy bathroom. A hand-crank laminating and adhesive application system is perfect for quicklyand easily applying and protecting your labels. Check out your local craft stores for a product by Xyron that will work in this situation. Clear packing tape can also be used to cover labels before gluing them on the containers. I personally have used shrink wrap bands for covering labels on lip balms.

Storage

* Store fragrance created products out of direct light in a cool dry place.

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