Homemade Soap Boxes Idea for Small Business

Soaps are an essential part of our daily bathing routine. There are thousands of soaps packed in soap boxes and placed on shelves in the markets all around the world. There are thousands of different brands that are producing a large variety of soaps, and so the competition in this industry is a lot. Big brands have the money and resources to invest in the packaging and advertisement of their soaps. However, this is not the case for small businesses. They do not have enough amount of money to invest in their packaging or advertisement for their products. Such small companies that are often home-based feel that they cannot compete with the big brands. Although it might seem impossible, there are actually some ways in which small companies can compete and increase their sales more than the big brands. One of the most effective ways is to make homemade soapboxes.

Why Homemade Boxes?

Custom designing of packaging is used by almost every brand as it is a very effective way of building a brand name and at the same time, advertising products. These big brands often seek the help of famous designers to help them perform this task. As being a small company, you cannot afford designers, so making custom soap boxes at home is the best option for you.

You can do this in a variety of ways by using simple tools available at most homes and just recycling old stuff. These ideas are also great for beginners in this industry. All you have to do is just follow the instructions, and your soap packaging boxes will be ready. These ideas are listed and explained step by step below.

Using Old Boxes

This is, without a doubt, a great way to make the best out of the waste. You can get used boxes of soap from friends and family. When you have 100 to 200 boxes, then you are ready to go. As you are a small scale business, you do not need to purchase soap boxes wholesale. Even making 200 boxes with the help of your family and friends will be perfect. You will also need a craft paper on the color of your choice. You can use light colors such as peach, light green, sky blue, or can go for darker shades such as red, orange, and blue. You can choose whatever you like. Also, you will need a paper glue stick, a string, and a black marker. When you get all these things, then you can begin with making your box. Start by cutting smaller pieces of craft paper and sticking them all around the box using your paper glue stick. You have to make sure that you have covered each and every part of the box with your craft paper. Once you have done that you can now punch small holes in the lid of the box and opposite side of the box. These both can be joined using a string, and then both ends of the string can be tied, making a cute knot or even a bow.

You will open the string to take out your soap and then tie it back again when you put the soap back again. Now, after completing this, you can use the black marker to draw a cute bunny, cat, or just a smiley on the front of the box, and with this, you are all done.

Using Washi Tape

Two different patterned Washi tapes and old boxes are only requirements for this method. All you have to do is neatly paste washi tape all-around your boxes. Each and every corner must be covered with this tape. After fully covering the box with one, use the other to add a pattern. You can cut two pieces of the second tape and place them in a crisscross, parallel or perpendicular manner above the first tape. This will give a unique and distinguished look to your box.

Using Templates

This method is also as simple as the method explained before this. All you need this time is a computer with an internet connection, card stock, hot glue gun, and a few ribbons. There are different templates of all sizes of boxes available on different websites on the internet. You can take the exact template size and cut the cardboard you have in the exact same manner. Once you cut it, you can follow the instructions to make the box by used hot glue. This will be a self-made cardboard box. You make soap subscription boxes in this manner too. Then you can cover this box with any paper you like or simply add designs and place ribbons on the box. These are some of the ideas to make boxes for soaps at home. These can be altered to make a box that fits your style. The boxes made using these methods will surely become the customer’s favorite as they are handmade and unique.