Soap packaging requires the protection of the soap, but it’s also an opportunity for brands to display their creativity and communicate with their customers. With packaging options ranging from eco-friendly materials to elegant boxes, finding the right packaging can be a journey. This article explores 25 different packaging options that may help you find the right match for your soaps.
1. Simple Cardboard Box
This packaging is customizable and fun. It brings logos, scent names, and themes to the customer through its cute little box shape and window cutout that allows for viewing and smelling the soap inside. Add little prints to the outside of the box for added design, or keep it simple with a scent name and logo.
2. Paper Sleeve
A paper sleeve is a simple yet fashionable packaging for soaps. The paper can be printed with different designs and offers locations for all information about the soap, like scent and company name, ingredients, and any other details to be communicated with the customer.
3. Paper Banner Wrap
A paper banner wrap packaging for soaps is a simple and minimalistic way to add a business's info to the soap without taking away from the design of the soap itself. Many soaps are colored and have swirls in them; therefore, a simple, single-colored banner wrap is perfect for communicating with the customer without distracting from the soap.
4. Paperboard Cutout Box
Paperboard boxes are a perfect option for soap packaging. They are eco-friendly and attractive to the eye with their cutout window and simple prints. These paperboard boxes are perfect for soap businesses looking to protect their soaps from dents and damage without keeping the scent hidden inside.
5. Fully Paper Wrapped
A simple paper wrap is another excellent option for soap packaging. Paper is cheap to have custom printed and easy to apply to the product. Sellers can order printed paper in bulk and wrap the soaps themselves or outsource it. Either way, this packaging option allows for protecting the soap and showcasing the brand's personality through prints and designs.
6. Cardboard Sleeve
A printed cardboard sleeve is an attractive way to package soaps. The sleeve offers the seller space to display their brand, scent information, and product size while keeping the soap accessible for inspection by customers. This type of packaging would be ideal for soaps that are sold from the shelf rather than shipped, as the packaging offers a more aesthetic appeal than protection from damage.
7. Candy Wrapper Design
Find creative ways to wrap soaps in packaging that resembles candy wrappers. This packaging idea draws attention to itself through its unique presentation. The soap is wrapped in strong paper and then wrapped again by a paperboard banner with branding information.
8. Kraft Paper Wrap
Wrapping soaps in kraft paper is about as simple as it gets. This packaging offers a vintage feel through its simplicity, brown color, and simple logo printed on the front. Kraft paper is a good option for packaging soaps as it is a strong paper that keeps the soap safe and brings consistent presentation.
9. Tear-Open Bag
A tear-open bag is a wonderful way to preserve soaps and their scents over long periods of time. The bag allows for custom printing and may be more expensive, but customers can have the assurance that other customers haven’t touched their soaps and that the scents have not faded by being on a shelf for unknown lengths of time.
10. Cardboard Slide-Open Box
For sellers wanting to give their soaps a high-end feel, a cardboard slide-open box is a great option. The soap bars are secured in a compartment that is slid into a protective outer box. The outer box can be printed and tied with a bow for added details.
11. Printed Paper Wrap
Printed paper wraps are a fun way to package soaps that are easy and simple. Sellers can purchase printed paper and wrap their soaps, securing the paper with a sticker indicating the scent of the soap that it contains.
12. Paper Wrapped in a Cardboard Box
For assorted soap collections, cardboard boxes are a secure option for packaging. The soaps may be wrapped in paper with information about each different soap and then placed together in a hinged cardboard box.
13. Kraft Paper Bag with Paperboard Banner
Wrapping soaps in kraft paper and then adding a paperboard banner is an elegant packaging option. This adds more to the packaging than simply using kraft paper to wrap the soaps in a way that is still minimal and aesthetic.
14. Paper Wrap with Logo Sticker
A simple paper wrap for packaging soaps is an ideal option when trying to save money on packaging. But by adding a logo sticker to the wrap, sellers can bring a sense of customization to their packaging without needing to spend a lot.
15. Hinged Cardboard Box with Paperboard Wrap
Hinged cardboard boxes for individual soap bars are a wonderful way to package soaps for shipping or for gifting. These little boxes keep the soaps safe from damage and offer essential presentations for sellers looking to make a lasting impression.
16. Hinged Cardboard Box with Crinkle Paper
Hinged cardboard boxes with crinkle paper to keep the soaps in place are a secure option for sellers concerned about their soaps arriving to their customers without any damage. This packaging supports the soap bars and adds excitement to the opening of the soaps.
17. Paper Linked Cardboard Box
Cardboard boxes are an excellent way to package and ship soaps. However adding a paper lining to the inside of the inside of the box can add elegance and personality to the packaging without spending a lot of extra money on the packaging.
18. Three-in-One Paperboard Wrap
For soap collections, wrapping each bar of soap individually and then wrapping them together is a unique and different way of packaging that offers visual appeal and security to the soaps. The soaps are secured together and won’t be separated, while also presenting themselves and their brand with ease.
19. Kraft Paper and Burlap Wrap
For a vintage look and farmhouse appeal, packaging soaps in kraft paper and burlap is the perfect option. The kraft paper is a safe way to package the soaps, and the burlap banner adds a vintage touch thats difficult to replicate any other way.
20. Plastic Bag with Ribbon and Tag
Customers will feel like they are receiving a goody bag with this plastic bag packaging. Plastic bags preserve the scents of the soap from fading and allow for full visualization of the soap. With ribbon and tag wrapped around the top, customers will feel they are unwrapping a gift, whether its a gift or not.
21. Canvas Drawstring Bag
Little canvas drawstring bags for packaging soaps may be pricier than other options, but this option is perfect for specialty soaps and seasonal soaps that are only available through certain times of the year. This bag is an added bonus for the customer as it is reusable and will likely hold the scent of the soap for some time.
22. Cardboard Box with Assorted Collections
For soap sellers offering assorted soap bundles, cardboard boxes are the way to go. The cardboard box is filled with crinkle paper that holds the soaps in an orderly fashion and keeps them safe as they likely get shipped to their customers.
23. Cardboard Window Box
Many soap businesses add fun colors to their soaps and mix colors together, creating unique soap bars where no one soap is the same. This windowed box packaging puts those beautiful colored soaps on full display while keeping the soaps safe with crinkle paper.
24. Tissue Paper Wrap with Paperboard Banner
Tissue paper adds a delicate feel to soap packaging and can contain prints that are custom or not. Although tissue paper is delicate, this packaging also offers a paperboard wrap around the tissue paper to ensure the soap stays safe and allows businesses to display their logos and scent names.
25. Cardboard Box with Assorted Paperboard Wrapped Soaps
There’s something about opening a cardboard box with attractive products neatly placed inside that makes a customer want to have that opening experience all over again. This packaging offers that type of experience, where not only does the customer experience the opening of the box, but also neatly placed and wrapped soaps inside.