Custom Soap Sleeves
A soap sleeve is a loop of printed card that slides over the bar and covers its middle, leaving the soap visible at the top and bottom. Buyers can see the colour and pick the bar up by the sleeve, which keeps hands off the soap.
Sleeves use less board than a box and store flat in a drawer. They suit firm, dry, well cured bars sold at markets, in shops and online with a mailer box around them.
What you can specify
- Coverage
- Sleeves usually cover half to two thirds of the bar. More coverage gives more print room.
- Board
- White card for bright colour, kraft card for a natural look.
- Full colour outside. The inside can carry a short note or care advice.
- Join
- Glued overlap at the back, sized so the sleeve grips and does not slide.
Sizes
- Standard barDrawn for a bar about 90 x 60 x 30 mm
- Chunky barDrawn for a bar about 95 x 65 x 40 mm
- Guest barDrawn for a bar about 70 x 50 x 25 mm
- Your sizeSleeves are drawn to your bar exactly
Every pack is made to order. If none of these fit, give us the size you need in your quote request.
Who orders this pack
- Handmade soap brands
- Market stalls
- Zero waste shops
- Hotels and guest houses
- Wedding favour makers
About this pack
Will the sleeve slip off in a bag or box?
Not when it is sized from your cured bar. Bars shrink a little as they cure, so measure the bar as it will be sold, not as it leaves the mould.
Where do the ingredients go?
A sleeve has less room than a box. Most sellers print the essentials on the sleeve and the full details on the bar listing or an insert. What the law requires is your call as the seller.
Can the sleeve be composted or recycled?
It is printed card, widely recycled in the UK when clean. If your brand avoids coatings, ask for the sleeve uncoated and it stays a simple paper product.
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Get a price for custom soap sleeves
Pack style, bar size, quantity and print. If you are not sure about any of them, say so and we will help you decide.