Shrink wrapper...?

[Jamison]

Looking to wrap about 30 bars at a time. Any recommendations on a shrink-wrap setup? I looked on eBay, but there's so much on there.

Thanks.

BTW, has anyone ever seen a vegetable-based plastic shrink wrap?

 

[carebear]

I just use an 8" hand impulse sealer and a heat gun, I think I got them at http://shrinkwrapstore.com/ There are probably cheaper places, but I bought mine about 6 years ago.

 

[Jamison]

Very nice... that's pretty affordable. I also heard of sleeves, but they don't fully seal and was told I need to air-seal M/P soap.

I was planning on perforated plastic for the CP soaps.

 

[xyxoxy]

http://www.nationalshrinkwrap.com

 

[BakingNana]

I get mine from

http://www.nationalshrinkwrap.com/page/page/4625591.htm

I use the wand system (click on the systems button on their home page -- I use the first one on the list).

I use polyolefin that is perforated for my CP. (If you are not familiar with the perforated, you can't actually see any perforations -- it's not like it has holes in it or anything). The advantage of polyolefin over PVC is that polyolefin is biodegradable and does not contain phthalates. I've been very happy with it. They also have a nice "how to" video on soap wrapping, and their customer service has been excellent.

 

[Jamison]

The wand style is much more what I'd want to use for this. And there is bio-degradable film! I'm stoked for that.

$250... hmmmmm. I'll have to think about that since I plan to only use this for MP soap. I do a paper wrap and twine around my CP soaps.

 

[welovesoap]

Amathia Soapworks actually has a blog post about their biodegradable shrink wrap. I'm hoping to use it for my products in the future, too.

Here's a link to her review: http://www.amathiasoapworks.com/2011/08/04/soap-packaging-shrink/#comment-422395664

 

[seaturtle]

I also use the wand system from nationalshrinkwrap.com. At first I was hesitant to invest so much money into the system but never regretted it. I wrap 16 bars at once in a couple of minutes. The perforated polyolefin film is great for cp and the customer service is excellent.