Creative Handmade Soap Containers – A Competitive Advantage

Why is handmade soap packaging important? With a lot of competition from other homemade soap makers and commercial producers, packaging is important in order to attract people to buy your products. Remember that the soaps you make are more expensive than commercial ones. The difference in cost lies in the extra effort, dedication, time and skill you have put into making your artisan soaps, which are the reason your customers buy your products. The best way to get an edge on the competition is by using creative packaging.

There are many ways to package your soaps, from simple to elegant, from rustic to modern, and even from conventional to futuristic. Regardless of which way you choose to package your handmade soaps, what will matter is how much time, care and effort you want to put in.

Here are some packaging ideas you can work on based on the impression you would like to convey to your clientele:

1. For easy wrapping, you can use colored Japanese paper. However, you should wrap your soap in plain white paper first because colored Japanese paper tends to stain the item, especially when there is moisture. What you can also do is use the same color of paper and soap to avoid any discoloration.

2. You can use multiple wrapping papers with various designs to choose from, or you can even design your own to achieve that unique effect.

3. You can use plain white paper and you can stamp it with your logo or design. Make a custom stamp that you can use anywhere.

4. You can use materials such as scraps of fabric such as tulle or organza or some indigenous material that you can find.

5. You can also use cardboard boxes that you have made yourself or you can also use corrugated cardboard.

6. When wrapping or packaging your soap, you can either wrap all of the soap or you can just use a packaging strip and place it in the middle of the soap bar. You can also wrap half of the soap with the other half exposed.

7. It is also important to decorate your soap packages with twine, ribbons, lace or string.

8. You can also design your own labels instead of simple price labels for your soaps and attach them with twine, ribbon or twine.

9. You can also use your business card as a label, design it in such a way that you can fold it in half to make it look like a mini card. It will serve dual purposes as a business card and label for your handmade soaps.

10.You can also have gift bags made from cheap but colorful fabrics that your customers can reuse. You can even embellish it with beads, plastic trinkets, or charms.

Having unique packaging for your handmade soap will make your products stand out and will also demonstrate the effort and care that you put into each item. A unique and eye-catching packaging will definitely have an edge over the competition.