Cosmetic Labels.

Oils, creams and moisture attack paper facestock, so we print cosmetic labels on BOPP and PP films. Film holds its print when a jar is handled with wet or oily fingers, and the edges do not wick up product and stain.

Paper still has a place on dry outer cartons and gift tags. On the container itself we would always go with film.

An extended-content label adds peel-and-reseal booklet layers inside the same footprint, and a shrink sleeve turns the whole container into print area. Both solve the problem of mandatory copy that will not fit on a single-layer label.

We place the mandatory copy first and design around it, because on a small container the minimum type height decides the layout before anything else.

We print on clear film so the label disappears against the glass and the graphics look printed straight onto the container. It has been the classic premium look in cosmetics for a long time.

Opaque colours need a white ink layer printed underneath, otherwise the product shows through them. Dark or tinted glass needs a heavier white to keep small text legible.

Cold foil, spot UV and soft-touch laminate all work at label scale. Cold foil takes CMYK printed over it, so metallic gradients and coloured foils are possible, which hot foil cannot do.

Spot UV on a matte ground is the usual small-format accent. For a prestige range, a metallised facestock gives a full metal surface without foiling every label.

Any size, since we cut every label to its own die, from small tube and lip balm labels to full wraps. Measure the flat area of the container where the label will sit, and keep clear of shoulders and curves that would cause wrinkles.

If the container tapers, send us one. A tapered jar needs a curved label shape, and we'll draw it from the real part.

Film labels with a laminate or waterproof coating handle steam and wet hands well. The adhesive has to match the container, since PE squeeze tubes, PET bottles and glass each hold a label differently.

We test the label on your actual container before the run. A mismatched adhesive is what usually makes cosmetic labels lift at the edges.

Yes, cosmetic labels start at 500 pieces. That quantity suits a first batch of jars or tubes, and it leaves enough to try the label on the filling bench before a larger reorder.

If you have several products in the same container, tell us, since they can often run on the same material and die.

Cosmetic labels are printed and finished within 7 to 10 business days of proof approval. A rush run takes 5 to 7 business days.

We'd suggest a sample first, which takes 5 to 7 business days, so you can apply labels to your real containers. The charge for the sample labels is taken off the production invoice.