In this week’s episode I show you how important it is to wrap your soap to prevent dew or sweat from forming on your soap. I also show how to assemble Bramble Berry’s soap boxes and some other ideas for wrapping your soap. While this episode has no explosions or fireworks, it’s an important episode to watch if you’d like to give your soap away or package for sale.
Soap Queen TV Episode 11: Packaging Ideas from Soap Queen on Vimeo.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Beautiful finished soap bar
Plastic wrap
Heat or embossing gun
Optional:
Clear tape
Label
Ribbon
Decorative paper
Soap box
Organza bag
Once you’ve made the bars of melt & pour soap, should you wrap them right away or let them “cure” for a couple of days? Also, once they are wrapped, how long will they last? I just made the 8 bars of Gardeners Soap & was thinking of giving them for Christmas. If properly wrapped, will they keep until then?
Good morning, Michelle!
Unlike cold process soap, once your M&P soap has hardened, you are able to use it. If you are making it as a Christmas gift and want to keep it properly stored until then, we suggest wrapping it fully with plastic wrap. Then, keep it in a dry and dark place until you are ready to gift it! I hope this helps. π
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I love the soap queen show it’s the best thank you for all that you do with soap making .
We are so glad to hear that it helps you out, Happy Soaping! π
-Becky with Bramble Berry
can i wrap the cupcake soaps the same way?
Hi Hope!
It really does depend on the type of cupcake soaps you are packaging. With M&P cupcakes you can wrap it in saran wrap (you want it to be airtight) and use a heat gun and careful shrink wrap it. With C&P soap cupcakes it is best to let them breathe, so we suggest keeping them in a package with air flow, like a tulle or organza bag!
https://www.brambleberry.com/Bags-C129.aspx
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Hi,
Thanks for the amazing idea of using a heat gun to wrap soap. I’ve been making beautiful soaps, but the packaging has been looking awful.
Do you know about what temperature the heat gun should be? I live abroad and can’t find a heat gun in the hardware store, and am going to order it from a laboratory supply company, and want to make sure the temp. is right.
thanks!
Good morning Ornitte!
We use the heat gun around the low-to-medium range, not too hot because it can melt your soap! =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Anom, I'm so sorry that I missed this question last week. My bad.
If you'd like to learn more about transparent soapmaking, the book 'Making Transparent Soap by Catherine Failor' is a good place to start.
You can get it here:
https://www.brambleberry.com/Making-Transparent-Soap-1-Book-P3732.aspx
You guys are SO awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the compliments and for telling me what really surprised you and 'worked' for you about the video. I really appreciate the feedback.
Deep South, CP soap requires air flow to 'breathe' and maintain a really good shelf life so you don't want to saran wrap CP soap for long. A little bit of air flow with the soap is good.
Wow! never thought to use regular saran wrap and a heat gun. Can this technique be used on cold process soap as well?
I just had to try out the saran wrap and heat gun, and WOW!, I love it! I have been using saran wrap for years, and it looks so much better with the heat gun. It is really nice with soaps that are funky shaped. Thanks so much for the new (to me, anyway) tip!
Great video. Thanks!
i am so lucky.
my wonderful husband "donated" his contractor-grade heat gun to me!
I was borrowing it all time and finally he just said "you can have it" and went to Lowe's for another.
I was thrilled! It is one of my favorite kitchen tools!
The other one is my PJ's tool kit.
But it died a couple weeks ago….. I am so sad. Gottagetanotherone…. π
You killed the hedgehog! *cries* π
Anyway, I have use plastic wrap but never thought to use my heat gun to shrink it. Thanks for the amazing ideas!
Sweet! I never thought about using saran wrap!! I can hardly wait to give it a try π
This is very helpful; thank you!!!!
i never thought about using my embossing gun!!! amazing thanks!
This is really helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for making the heat gun part clear to me.
Wow. I never thought I could shrink saran wrap. Very cool and cost effective.
Hello , i 've been making soaps for quite some time now and what i was wondering is if you can show us how to create a soap base (using hot process or hot process method ) apropriate for melt and pour techniques.It is widely accepted among soap-makers that rebatching is a nightmare . But how melt and pour soaps are so easily heated and poured in containers to create all kinds of soap.What is the difference ?
Thank you
Awesome video. . . I had never thought about using my heat gun on the cling wrap! I am so going to make a loaf of soap this weekend!
I have so much to learn π I was afraid to use the saran wrap as packaging for fear it would melt with the heat –
I'm using the shrink wrap material and although it's okay I still can't get it to look completely flat and nice-looking.
Thanks Anne-Marie!