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In the May Q&A, Allison asked: I have a question for all—I would love to find a decent waterproof label. Though my supposedly waterproof labels hold up to water, the permanent ink I use always becomes a blur. Thank you for any suggestions! 🙂 I don’t make products for sale, but this comes up in our...
We don’t necessarily think of labelling our products as being an essential part of product creation, but when you accidentally use mentholated foot lotion as a facial moisturizer, you’ll realize that we must label everything! Original post from January 24, 2010…Why you must label everything! Look at the picture to the left. Look at the...
So here’s an example of a label I use on my foot scrub bars. I package these in cellophane bags and close it with the label. I like to include three major pieces of information – the name of the product and fragrance, instructions for use (if it isn’t obvious), and a simplified ingredient list....