Once you start making your own skincare, haircare or aromatherapy blends at home, one small problem turns up fast: everything starts looking the same.
A good set of sticky labels solves it in seconds, identifying what's in a bottle, when it was made, and how it's meant to be used, without you having to remember or guess.
Why label your homemade creations?
A blank label does more work than it looks like it does:
Quick identification When you've got three or four bottles on the go at once, a glance at the label beats unscrewing every lid to work out what's what.
Tracking dates
Homemade cosmetics generally have a shorter shelf life than shop-bought ones, noting the date made (and a rough use-by) on the label is the easiest way to keep on top of that, rather than relying on memory.
Recording the recipe
Jotting down the ingredients and quantities used means you can recreate a favourite blend exactly, or tweak it next time, instead of trying to reverse-engineer it from scratch.
A personal touch on gifts
A labelled, handwritten bottle reads as considerably more thoughtful than an unmarked one, worth bearing in mind if a homemade cosmetic is going to someone else rather than staying in your own bathroom cabinet.
For everyday DIY cosmetics
Our Small Blank Labels are sized for most dropper bottles and jars from 5 ml upwards, and come with a laminated, moisture-resistant finish built to cope with a steamy bathroom shelf rather than peeling or smudging after a week.
For bigger batches or larger containers, our Large Blank Labels do the same job at a bigger size, and our Blank Jam Jar Labels are a nice practical option if you're making balms, scrubs or masks in small jars rather than bottles.
For organising an essential oil collection
Anyone building up a proper essential oil collection knows the problem of a drawer full of near-identical small bottles. Our Mini Card & Sticker Kit is built specifically for this, sized to fit our mini wooden storage boxes, with small stickers for the bottles themselves and cards for the box's slots, so you can tell your lavender from your rosemary at a glance, without lifting a single bottle out to check.
A thoughtful finishing touch for a gift
A set of labelled, homemade cosmetics also makes a genuinely nice gift for her, or for anyone who appreciates a natural, personal touch over something bought ready-made. A clearly labelled bottle, with the ingredients and a date on it, reads as considered rather than thrown together at the last minute.
Looking for a recipe to label? Our recipes and tutorials selection and our advice section are both worth a browse if you're starting from scratch.
