Tips for Shortening Ingredients Lists

[Noodge]

Hi all!

I want to start doing some nice labels for my soaps, but getting everything onto such a small label is proving to be a bit tricky (I only do small bars so far) - I don't want to make the font too small to read!

I've started putting things like "Essential oils (Lavender, Bergamot, Rosemary) for example so I don't have to add 'essential oil' 3 times, and could do with some other ways of shortening the list!

Can I add 'shea butter' under 'saponified plant oils'? Or is it different as it's a butter?

I hope I'm making sense, I am very, very tired

All tips welcome, cheers in advance!

 

[artemis]

Speaking as a potential customer: I want to know which plants fall under "saponified plant oils." What if there's something in there I don't like? What if Shea sounds extra special to me? Or what if I'm a palm-free person? Or I have an allergy to almonds? I want to know what I'm getting into.

 

[LilyJo]

Hi there

If you are making and selling in the uk you have to abide by the CSPR labelling provided by your assessor. Speak to your assessor who can advise whilst ensuring you are within the law.

 

[Noodge]

Speaking as a potential customer: I want to know which plants fall under "saponified plant oils." What if there's something in there I don't like? What if Shea sounds extra special to me? Or what if I'm a palm-free person? Or I have an allergy to almonds? I want to know what I'm getting into.

Sorry, didn't explain myself properly after all!
So I would put, for example:
Saponified Plant Oils (Olive, Coconut, Shea, Castor)

Hi there

If you are making and selling in the uk you have to abide by the CSPR labelling provided by your assessor. Speak to your assessor who can advise whilst ensuring you are within the law.

Not selling as of yet, just giving to friends and family

 

[Nona'sFarm]

I believe you're on the right track as long as it meets your labeling laws. I too have concerns about font being too small. On my lip-balm-in-a-pot, I use 2 labels. One side has the name of the product, the product weight, and my logo. The other side has the ingredients and contact information.
What I have found is that if someone wants to know what is in it or if they are sensitive to anything, they usually ask. As long as I can read the labels, then I can satisfactorily answer their questions.

 

[Obsidian]

If its just for gifts, does it have to be labeled according to law?

I just list like this olive oil, water, lye, coconut, fragrance oil, mica. Etc...

 

[LilyJo]

I think from memory, best practice is to get into the habit of a full label but I do understand size and font can get tricky. if you were selling what would you do with your label?

Gifts and samples should be labelled correctly - what happens if someone has a reaction to an ingredient - and bear in mind any insurances you may need to have. If you are making as a hobby and giving a few bars to your family, that's not really a problem but if, say you are testing on mates through FB or something, thats certainly where you may need insurance and correct labels.

 

[steve coleman]

Hi Lilyjo who are CSPR and also if there is no room to put ingredients could you type it on a sheet of paper and give it to the customer

 

[Relle]

Hi Lilyjo who are CSPR and also if there is no room to put ingredients could you type it on a sheet of paper and give it to the customer

Steve the OP is not selling but just wants to learn how to label when giving to family and friends. When labelling you need to put it on the product, a piece of paper wouldn't suffice.

 

[LilyJo]

CSPR is cosmetic safely product report- assessing your product before it can be said.

As I said if it's just mates that's not a problem but more than that you would need to follow the regs and no, a sheet of paper isn't acceptable.

 

[justjacqui]

Because the essential oils are only for fragrance purposes you may be able to just list them parfum/aroma.