What is a BOPP Label?

 Every company working with bottles, jars, and cans needs a reliable way to label these products. One particularly popular label type is known as the BOPP label, and it can be found on all sorts of everyday essentials, from jars of food to bottles of skincare lotion and even household cleaning products. They&#;re versatile, easy to make, and are used by companies all over the world to sell and market their products.

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What is a BOPP label, though, why are they so popular, and how are they made? Here&#;s everything you need to know about BOPP labels. 

What BOPP Stands For

A BOPP label is also known as a Biaxially-Oriented Polypropylene label. This may sound complicated and scientific, but it&#;s actually quite simple.

A BOPP label is just a thermoplastic polymer that&#;s stretched flat through one of various methods. That&#;s what &#;biaxially-oriented&#; means it&#;s just being pulled into two different directions until it&#;s label-thin.

Why BOPP Labels Are Popular

BOPP labels are ideal because they&#;re thin, flat, plastic strips that conform well when wrapped around a container. There are many other benefits, which all help explain why BOPP labels are so popular and common, especially for certain kinds of products.

Strength and Reliability

For one thing, they&#;re designed to be strong and durable. This makes them ideal compared to other types of labels, as they won&#;t easily rip or break. Their durability doesn&#;t only extend to strength and flexibility, however. The plastic is also resistant to water, oil, acids, bases, and solvents.

In other words, the labels won&#;t break apart if they get wet or messy, which is why they&#;re so often used for cleaning, food, and skincare products. A label that can&#;t stand up to the product it&#;s advertising is a label that&#;s likely to be easily ruined through the use of the product, which isn&#;t the case when using a BOPP label. They&#;re reliable and versatile and thus can be used for a variety of things that other labels can&#;t be.

This durability, however, doesn&#;t mean that the labels can&#;t still be broken down. They&#;re recyclable, which makes them a bit more eco-friendly than other kinds of labels. Thus, this also means that the containers they&#;re attached to can be recycled as well, without trying to peel off a strong, adhesive plastic first.

Another thing that makes them great for food containers is the fact that they&#;re non-toxic. People can reliably use a BOPP label for food without worrying about making people sick.

All in all, BOPP labels are useful for labeling products without worrying about causing any harm to the buyer, environment, or even the label itself.

Superior Printing Ability

The other significant benefit of using a BOPP label is that they allow for more options and better printing ability. To start, you can have your BOPP labels come in a variety of styles to match your company&#;s intended aesthetic, as well as to fit what the product itself is:

• White labels are the most common, especially for food containers and health or beauty products. You can use them for just about anything due to how simple and basic they are.
• Metallic gold and silver labels are the same as the white labels, except for a stunning gold or silver finish that makes the containers look shinier, classier, and more luxurious.
• Clear labels offer a &#;no label&#; look that can be used in a variety of situations. You&#;ll see the logo and necessary product information, but the rest of the label will blend in with the container, making it appear as though the container was printed on directly.
• Squeezable labels are used primarily for skincare products, like squeezable tubes of lotion. They&#;re also used for plastic drinking bottles. The goal here is to allow people to squash and flex the container without damaging or being restricted by the label.

BOPP is an acronym for Biaxially-Oriented (BO) Polypropylene (PP), a favorite for beauty and personal care products, as well as household, food and beverage brands. And it&#;s easy to see why.

BOPP is a versatile and resilient label material available in white, opaque, metallized or clear. BOPP labels are thin yet rugged, moisture resistant, product resistant, non-toxic and food safe.

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These moisture and solvent resistance qualities are ideal for household products, and acid resistance is a benefit for some food & beverage products. Citrus, tomatoes, condiments, coffee, vegetables, and other food & beverage products with low pH/high acid content may discolor or degrade lesser label materials. Our BOPP label materials adapt to virtually any product line.

BOPP label benefits:

• Thin material
• Superior strength
• Excellent printability
• Flatness (Conforms well to containers)
• Low toxicity (food label suitable)
• Recyclable (No. 5 plastic)
• Product resistant, oil & water resistant

BOPP label options:

• White
• Metallized (silver & gold)
• Clear (for the &#;no label look&#;)
• Squeezable (for tubes and other non-rigid applications)

White BOPP labels

By far the most common BOPP label, white is available with strong permanent adhesives or removable adhesives for required applications. White BOPP is the preferred label material for health & beauty, cosmetic, and personal care labels. White BOPP is also commonly used for food labels. As mentioned above, BOPP is non-toxic and moisture resistant&#; so labeled products that may come in contact with water or oils (and other ingredients) are a great fit for our BOPP material.

Silver BOPP labels

Silver BOPP provides the same excellent durability and product/moisture resistance of white BOPP, with a silver metallic finish. Add flair to your label design with standard silver or a chrome/mirror-like finish.

Gold BOPP labels

Gold BOPP labels are as rugged and product/moisture resistant as white and silver BOPP, with a luxurious, reflective gold finish. Elevate your brand packaging with eye-catching shiny gold labels.

Clear BOPP labels

The elegant no-label look is beloved by spirit, wine, food & beverage, cosmetic, health & beauty, and personal care products. Clear BOPP label material provides the same moisture & product resistant qualities of white and metallized BOPP, with the added benefit of a virtually invisible label&#; even on colored containers. Critically, BOPP labels must be produced with a clear poly liner to smooth out the adhesive prior to application.

Read more about achieving the non-label look here.

Semi-squeezable BOPP labels

Containers that contort with use and handling, such as a lotion tubes, need a label material and adhesive combination specifically designed to be fully squeezable. BOPP labels are not fully squeezable, so for containers with this requirement we recommend polyolefin and polyethylene film.

Polyolefin and polyethylene are fully squeezable and available in clear, white, and bright silver. These materials are suitable for many of the same applications as BOPP, and are the preferred label stocks for your fully squeezable label needs.

To avoid folds, flagging and wrinkles, be sure to work with your label printer to select the best label construction. Material, adhesive, varnish, and overlap of the applied label are critical to successful tube labeling.

Read about common tube labeling problems here.

So what exactly is BOPP?

BOPP labels are very popular and eminently useful, but if you&#;re not curious about the technical aspects of the material, stop reading here!

As we said at the top of the page, BOPP is an acronym for Biaxially-Oriented (BO) Polypropylene (PP). &#;Biaxially-oriented&#; refers to the production method which stretches the base material across two directions, increasing overall strength and clarity. Polypropylene is an amazingly versatile thermoplastic polymer used not only in labels, but furniture, microwave-safe food packaging, clear bags, playing card collector sheets, and thousands of other things.

Combined with the ideal adhesive for your specific needs, a bright white, metallized or clear base material, and printed with the highest quality, Resource Label Group produces beautiful BOPP labels for brands in any industry.

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