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
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I have so much to learn :) 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!
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!
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
Wow. I never thought I could shrink saran wrap. Very cool and cost effective.
Thanks for making the heat gun part clear to me.
This is really helpful. Thank you.
i never thought about using my embossing gun!!! amazing thanks!
This is very helpful; thank you!!!!
Sweet! I never thought about using saran wrap!! I can hardly wait to give it a try :D
You killed the hedgehog! *cries* :)
Anyway, I have use plastic wrap but never thought to use my heat gun to shrink it. Thanks for the amazing ideas!
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.... :)
Great video. Thanks!
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!
Wow! never thought to use regular saran wrap and a heat gun. Can this technique be used on cold process soap as well?
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.
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:
http://www.brambleberry.com/Making-Transparent-Soap-1-Book-P3732.aspx
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