One of my goals for Eva Jenae Naturals has always been to shrink our environmental footprint — and that starts with packaging. Instead of cardboard boxes or shrink wrap that just gets thrown away, I wrap and label our soap bars with seeded paper.
What makes the paper special
Seeded paper has tiny seeds embedded right in it. Plant it, and it grows wildflowers instead of sitting in a landfill. I use it for both our soap labels and our thank-you cards. Right now I'm still printing and cutting every label myself — I haven't found a printer yet that can run this paper through without destroying the seeds, so it's a hands-on process from start to finish.
From cured bars to beveled edges
Before any bar gets wrapped, it has to cure. In this batch, 70 bars of our peppermint and tea tree soap cured for six weeks. Curing lets the water in the soap evaporate, which makes the bars last longer and produce a better lather.
After curing, I bevel the edges of each bar for a cleaner, more finished look — a small beveler with a blade on the underside smooths every edge. It only takes about 20 minutes to bevel all 70 bars. It's a newer step in my process, and honestly, I'm still deciding if it'll stick around long-term.
Nothing goes to waste here, either — the soap shavings left over from beveling get saved and added to our sizzle soap pouches for personal use.
Wrapping it up
To attach the labels, I use a simple glue stick. It's non-toxic and gentle enough that it won't damage the seeds in the paper. I keep the labels minimal but complete: all the ingredients, our website, and contact information, without any wasteful extras in the packaging.
Once everything's wrapped and labeled, the bars go straight to our product wall and into inventory on the website — ready to go.
It's a slower way to package soap, but it's one more way we try to keep our footprint small without cutting corners on quality.
Watch the original video: Printing Plantable Soap Labels & Wrapping Soap