Handmade soap keeps giving up oil long after it is cut, and ordinary paper shows every spot. This range prints greaseproof sheets that wrap the whole bar and narrow bands that go round its middle, for makers who sell at markets, in farm shops and online.
Written quote in one working day, free design proof. Minimum order 1,000 sheets or 1 roll.
Choose any of the 2 soap wrap papers, upload your logo and drag it into place on the sheet. A free proof follows before anything prints.
Upload a logo and it appears on this sheet
A cold-process bar is still curing when it reaches the shelf. Water is leaving it, the surface is hardening and a thin film of unsaponified oil, the superfat, keeps coming to the face. On plain kraft or card that oil shows as a dark patch within a fortnight.
Greaseproof paper is beaten dense enough to hold the oil at its surface. The sheet stays matt, the print stays sharp and the bar goes on breathing through the paper, which a plastic film would stop.
The same sheet creases like tissue, so a wrap folds tight with no tape and a band holds a straight edge round the bar.
The two products in this range cover different jobs. One hides the bar and protects every face; the other shows it and carries the name.
| Format | Made for | Usual pick | Worth knowing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom soap wrapping paper | Bars sold boxed or loose where every face needs covering; gift sets; bars sent in the post | All-over repeat, blank panel or single logo, 1–4 colours | 200 × 200 mm square | One sheet wraps one standard bar; folded ends tuck under with no tape |
| Printed soap bands | Bars sold on a market table or shelf where the soap itself is the display | Logo and scent on the front third, 1–2 colours as the usual pick | 50 × 230 mm | Overlaps 20–30 mm at the back; closes with a glue dot or sticker |
Choose the wrap if the bar travels, sits in a gift box or has a plain top. Choose the band if the bar has a swirl, a textured top or a colour worth showing. Plenty of makers use both: a wrap for posted orders and a printed band for market bars.
A 200 × 200 mm sheet takes a standard 100 g bar this way with nothing wasted. The soap wrapping paper page has the full size table against bar weights.
Measure round the bar's girth and add 20 to 30 mm for the overlap; that gives the length. Width is the design choice.
Wider is not better. A 75 mm band on a small bar hides the thing you are trying to sell.
Kraft takes one dark colour well: black, bottle green, a deep brown. Add a second and the brown of the sheet muddies it. White stock shows a pastel truthfully and carries a two or four colour pattern without fuss.
Both papers in this range print with food-safe soy and water-based inks and we match Pantone solid-coated references. On kraft the match sits a shade darker than the swatch; the free proof shows you how much.
Text on a greaseproof sheet should stay at 7 pt or above. Ingredient lists and weights in grams are the usual small print, and they read better on white than on kraft. The guide to choosing paper weight explains why wraps sit at 35 to 45 gsm and bands heavier.
Wrapping before the cure is done. Four to six weeks is the usual wait; a high-olive bar needs longer. Wrap early and the paper darkens from inside.
Storing wrapped bars in a sealed tub. Glycerine draws moisture from the air, beads on the bar and wicks into the paper. Keep stock in an open crate in a cool, dry room.
Measuring the thinnest bar. Loaf-cut bars vary, so size the wrap or band to the thickest one. Our guide to wrapping bar soap walks through cure, storage and sizing in order.
Send the bar dimensions, the number of bars a month and whether you want a wrap, a band or both. A written quote follows within one working day.
Send your logo and we lay out a free proof: an all-over repeat or a blank-panel wrap, or a three-zone band with the overlap shaded. Edit it as often as you like before approval.
Printing takes 4 to 6 working days once the proof is approved; delivery to UK mainland addresses is free, tracked and takes 2 to 3 working days. The minimum is 1,000 sheets or bands. Start on the soap paper quote form.
The questions UK buyers ask before a first order. Type a word to filter the cards, or open one for the full answer.
A band if the bar's top or swirl is worth showing and it sells from a table.
A band if the bar's top or swirl is worth showing and it sells from a table. A wrap if it travels, sits in a gift box or has a plain face. Many makers run both.
Yes. Even a cured bar gives up a little superfat at the surface over months, and a card band darkens where it touches.
Yes. Even a cured bar gives up a little superfat at the surface over months, and a card band darkens where it touches. Greaseproof stays even.
200 × 200 mm for a bar about 90 × 65 × 25 mm. The girth plus overlap and the length plus end folds both land under 200 mm.
Yes, on the 65 or 75 mm widths. Keep it at 7 pt or above and on white stock if the list is long; on kraft the small print loses a little crispness.
Not on its own. Sweating is glycerine drawing water from the air, and paper breathes, so the fix is dry storage in an open crate.
Not on its own. Sweating is glycerine drawing water from the air, and paper breathes, so the fix is dry storage in an open crate. The wrap keeps the beads off the print.
Kraft for a one-colour rustic look and a cream bar; white for pastels, multi-colour patterns and small text.
Kraft for a one-colour rustic look and a cream bar; white for pastels, multi-colour patterns and small text. Both are greaseproof, so neither spots.
Yes, and it is a good look for a gift bar: a patterned wrap with a plain band carrying the scent over it.
Yes, and it is a good look for a gift bar: a patterned wrap with a plain band carrying the scent over it. The band also holds the wrap's overlap closed.
Go wider as the bar gets taller so the band keeps its proportion: 50 mm on a 65 mm tall bar, 65 or 75 mm on a bar over 80 mm.
Go wider as the bar gets taller so the band keeps its proportion: 50 mm on a 65 mm tall bar, 65 or 75 mm on a bar over 80 mm. Length is the girth plus overlap either way.
Either. A glue dot is quicker and sits flat; a tuck works on a 30 mm overlap with a stiff 50 to 60 gsm band.
Either. A glue dot is quicker and sits flat; a tuck works on a 30 mm overlap with a stiff 50 to 60 gsm band. A small round sticker is the third option.
Wrap each bar in a patterned sheet and add one wider band, cut to a custom length, round all three.
Wrap each bar in a patterned sheet and add one wider band, cut to a custom length, round all three. The band holds the set together and carries the name.
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Name the paper, a size and a quantity, and attach a logo if you have one. A written price and a free design proof come back within one working day. Rather talk it through? Call +44 7578 382054 or message us on WhatsApp.
