When it comes to custom label printing there are thousands of material options for labels.  Choosing the best-match material is very important.  How you want your custom labels to look is only a small part of choosing label materials that are right for your product.  You have to consider how your product will be manufactured, your product's container type, even the ingredients in your product can affect your label material options.  Plus you'll need to consider how your product will be shipped, stored, and what your label will be exposed to throughout its life span.  

Below are our most popular material options for labels to help get you started in choosing label materials that are right for your product:

White BOPP (Permanent)

What is white Bopp?

Our most popular and versatile label material option, that is suitable for most applications!  Highly durable with a general-purpose permanent acrylic adhesive. To increase durability, or create different finishes White BOPP can be used with a gloss or matte laminate, or UV varnish.

Suggested Applications: Rigid containers, water bottles, cosmetics, bath and body products, food labels, vitamin and supplement products, agricultural, and commercial products.  Great material for labels that will be exposed to water, chemicals, or moisture!


Clear BOPP (Permanent)
Ultra-clear material option for labels designed to provide the no-label look on glass, clear, and dark-colored rigid plastic containers. General-purpose permanent acrylic adhesive. Temporarily repositionable. Clear BOPP can be used with a Gloss or Matte Laminated, or UV  Varnishes.

Suggested Applications: Rigid containers, water bottles, cosmetics, bath and body products, food labels, vitamin and supplement products, agricultural, and commercial products. Great material for labels that will be exposed to water, chemicals, or moisture!


Semi-Gloss Paper (Permanent)
Our most widely used material option for labels.  Super smooth semi-gloss paper. The all-temperature adhesive provides good room temperature performance and excellent cold temperature performance. Can be used with a Gloss or Matte Laminated, or UV Varnishes.

Suggested Applications: Rigid containers, cosmetics, food, bakery, nutriceutical, promotional products, and most prime label applications.


Chrome BOPP metallic
Metalized bright silver material option for labels. For product labeling and special applications. General-purpose permanent adhesive. Can be used with a Gloss or Matte Laminate, or IV Varnishes.

Suggested Applications: Cosmetics, food, bakery, industrial, nutriceutical, promotional products, and most prime label applications.


Matte Paper:
An economical choice for applications with an all-temperature adhesive.  Ultra-smooth, printable, smudge-resistant.  This product is ideal if you need a label that will allow you to handwrite information on it or is for short-term use.  

Suggested Applications: Bar code applications, handwritten information, cosmetics, food, bakery, nutriceutical, promotional products, and most prime label applications.


Laminates and Varnishes:

Gloss Laminate: Clear polypropylene overlaminate. Provides a high gloss shiny surface that offers excellent acid, chemical, oil, and water resistance.

Matte Laminate: Clear polypropylene overlaminate. Offers a low glare surface that offers excellent acid, chemical, oil, and water resistance.

Gloss UV Varnish: Provides a high gloss finish with excellent UV and scratch resistance. Appropriate for outdoor use.


They are many more options available if you need help choosing label materials that are right for your product please feel free to Contact Us with any questions you may have.