What to wrap soap in?

[Bret]

I'm planning on ordering a soap mold (3 x 4 x 1) from Wholesale Supplies Plus. But it's too big for the soap box (2 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 1 3/16) on that site. The soap I ordered is mp. What's the best way to wrap it? Saran wrap? I want something nice and neat, and for selling later on (after everything's been tested, etc). But also for storage.

 

[Tabitha]

Boxes would not owrk for 2 reasons. M&P must be kept air tight & M&P sticks to paper products because of the high glycerin content.

I wrap mine very snug in saran wrap then drop it down into a clear cello bag or place it in a clear acetate box depending on the presentation I need.

Saran alone will not protect the bar, you will get ding & nicks & people poking their fingernails into it :roll: .

If you use a cello bag or acetate box alone the soap will bounce around inside the bag/box & leave an undesireable trail like a snail....

 

[dragonfly princess]

I use cello bags for my MP soap bars. I don't have a problem with bouncing around when they go in the mail from MI to Alabama. Alto, I do use bubble wrap envelopes.

I buy my bags from a store called the flower factory, if you would like me to pick some up, I would be happy to. It is a vendor store.

 

[Tabitha]

While it *may* make the postal trip OK, if it sits in a store or a market or is at a craft show & more than 4-5 people pick it up, you will have snail trails & you will cus because you will have to re-bag & relabel everything.

 

[Bret]

Since I haven't made anything yet, I'm glad I asked first. I never would have known that and would have been stuck with the boxes. I thought I read somewhere that you could use wax paper? Maybe with a seal on the back to keep it together?

 

[pepperi27]

I read somewhere that someone used parchment paper? While it sounds good I wouldnt try it. I say that because there are tons of bases out there that will act differently because everyones weather conditions are not the same. I have made mp from one company and even in the humid weather, the soap did not have moisture or anything. I was even able to wrap up the soaps in wax paper. But, these are my own testing yours will obviously be different from mine Saran Wrap you can never go wrong with!

 

[Tabitha]

BTW: The reason you want to wrap it air tight is so it won't shrivel & shrink.

 

[Guest]

I wrap my soap in cigar bands, and strong fabric like tissue paper.

But I make CP soap... I know MP has to be fully covered.