Cosmetic Labels

Custom cosmetic labels for your product packaging that stand out on every shelf

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Our cosmetic labels are here to help your luxury skincare range or boutique cosmetic brand stand out from the crowd. We print quality labels for businesses across the UK, offering a range of sizes, shapes and finishes for maximum customisation. Read on to learn more about our cosmetic labels, or use our online calculator to be quoted an instant price.

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    Practical labels for cosmetics, tailored to your needs

    Cosmetic labels play an essential role in the highly competitive cosmetic and beauty industries, where products need to catch the target audience’s eye. As such, we use state-of-the-art printers, materials and inks to ensure your cosmetic labels are of superior quality. You can also get your stickers made in any size or shape, from 20mm circles to nearly 300mm squares. We even have an in-house design team available to create designs for you, or we can use templates of your own choosing.

    Cosmetic product labels also need to be durable and long-lasting, as cosmetics are often exposed to water, tough chemicals and regular handling. We recommend ordering your printed cosmetic labels on our polypropylene plastic (PP) material with permanent adhesive, and adding matt or gloss lamination. Although laminated PP labels are more expensive than unlaminated paper labels, they are also completely waterproof and impervious to peeling or fading.

    How our labels are used

    Cosmetic labels are as wide-reaching and versatile as the products they’re applied to. These state-of-the-art, fully personalised cosmetic labelling stickers are designed to be used by anybody who manufactures, distributes or sells beauty and self care items.

    You could, for example, add cosmetic labels to your latest range of shampoos and shower gels. Their waterproof nature means your products can live in wet showers and bathrooms without the print job running or the label falling off.

    Our cosmetic and beauty labels can be applied to products containing abrasive substances like alcohol, acetone and/or essential oils, too. The lamination makes them oil- and chemical-resistant, so any spilled residue can be wiped off without affecting the print quality.

    You can even use our cosmetic labels on lip balm, hand lotion and other personal care items that tend to be used multiple times a day. The added lamination will keep the information legible, while the high-tack adhesive will keep the labels firmly attached to their surfaces.

    Cosmetic labelling regulations and extra info

    Labelling Requirements for Cosmetics in the UK

    All cosmetic labels for products sold in the UK must include the following information:

    • Ingredient list
    • Name and address of the product manufacturer or supplier
    • Best Before date or the Period After Opening (PAO) symbol
    • Any cautions or warnings
    • Batch number or lot code
    • Product function (if not obvious)
    • Weight or volume of contents

    More detailed information on supplying cosmetic products to the UK, including labelling regulations, can be downloaded from the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association’s website.

    Cosmetic Label Specifications

    • Material: Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) Film in white, clear or metallic (matt, gloss and textured paper also available but not recommended for cosmetic products)
    • Lamination: Matt and gloss available and highly recommended for cosmetic products
    • Oil/Chemical Resistant: Yes, with lamination
    • Scratch Resistant: Yes, with lamination
    • Minimum Application Temperature: +0°C
    • Service Temperature: -30°C to 80°C
    • Adhesive: Permanent (temporary adhesive also available but not recommended for cosmetic products)
    • Waterproof: Yes, with lamination
    • External Weathering: 1-2 years
    • Regulations: REACH and RoHS compliant

    Our cosmetic labels are durable, versatile, and perfect for giving your products an extra edge. To order your own, head over to our online calculator and enter your customisations to receive an instant price.

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    We recommend the following guidelines if you’re uploading your own designs:

    • Files: Flattened PDF or JPEG (recommended) or EPS, AI, PSD
    • Resolution: 300dpi
    • Bleed: 3mm
    • Safe Area: 3mm
    • Colour: CMYK

    For more in-depth technical guidelines, please click here .

    Not sure about these specs? You can upload what you have, and with our Artwork Check Guarantee, we’ll manually review the artwork and inform you if any adjustments are required. Alternatively, our graphics department can edit your artwork and apply these fixes for you upon request, and then send you a proof for approval before printing.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

If you are selling any cosmetic product in the UK, you will require two cosmetic labels - a brand label with marketing and brand elements, and an information label that complies with the UK’s labelling regulations.

To determine the correct sized cosmetic labels for your products, we recommend using a tape measure and finding out the following:

  • The container’s height, not including any lids
  • The container’s width (at its widest and narrowest points, if the width varies)
  • The container’s circumference (for cylindrical containers or if intending to use wrap-around labels)
  • The container lid’s diameter

If you are still unsure, why not get in touch with our support team? They will be more than happy to help you.

Not necessarily, but we highly recommend choosing waterproof labels because of their unmatched durability. Many cosmetic products are kept in wet places like showers and bathrooms, and some contain abrasive chemicals that can damage the printwork on non-waterproof labels.

Yes, our polypropylene labels with lamination are flexible enough for use on squeezable cosmetic containers such as lotion tubes and shampoo bottles. They maintain strong adhesion without peeling or wrinkling, even with regular squeezing and handling. For best results on flexible packaging, always choose polypropylene with lamination.

Serving the UK for over 12 years, we’ve built a team of print experts backed by the latest printing technology in our factory here in Doncaster. It allows us to meet orders of any size with the highest standards of professional printing.

We have ISO accreditations (Cert No. 20115 - ISO 9001 & ISO 14001), are a British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) platinum member, and won the Medium Business of the Year award at the 2023 Doncaster Business Awards.


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