Candles have various types of packaging, but one thing that remains common in all of them is the cautionary labels. Warning and safety labels are included in candle packaging to protect the consumers from fire. To meet industry standards, product owners need to include these labels in order to offer instructions and warnings to consumers. The good news is that the safety information can easily be added into a candle label design. The following tips will direct you on how you can create candle labels that communicate vital safety information.
Considerations For Cautionary Candle Labels
Before product owners were required to print warning and safety labels for candles, there were many cases of fires related to candles. To stop this, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) developed and improved industry standards in 1997 to include cautionary labels in candles to help protect and educate consumers. The new set standards required candle manufacturers to have a tag or cautionary listing the key rules of fire safety. These rules include:
- Keep away from children
- Keep away from items that are flammable
- Burn within sight
A manufacturer is also required to add further instructions on how to burn the candle properly. As a candle manufacturer, you need to keep up with changes on testing and analysis in order to update instructions and warnings on your labels.
Research Safety And Labeling Standards
Designing a candle label without having a clear strategy can adversely affect your cautionary labels in different ways. These include order delays, additional designer costs, multiple artwork revisions and other unforeseen setbacks. Take time to research competitors and standards to see typical statements used on candle labels.
You also need to examine your label printer material and printing capabilities to better ensure your candle labels will last through the use of the candle. Candle labels are mostly printed on metalized film, metalized silver paper, semi-gloss paper and clear film to suit quality requirements and a variety of styles.
How To Make Candle Warning Labels That Stand Out
In today’s world, consumers are in a hurry to get over with their shopping and they usually don’t have time to read through product labels. Since there is no surety that consumers will read through your cautionary label, you can help to make the message more noticeable by incorporating graphics into the label design. Another way to make cautionary information more noticeable is by using different colors for text.
You can use bright colors to highlight key safety points. Color red is more suitable to make text jump out than cool colors. Be careful to use the right format in a cautionary label. Strategically, use space, bullet points, boxes and lines to make it easier for consumers to read and retain the safety information.
Conclusion
Always ensure that you provide consumers with accurate and complete information on how to use a candle product. If you are not sure how to design a cautionary label, consult an experienced label printer to help you with the design of your candle label. For more information about candle labeling, feel free to contact Cut Sheet Label and our representatives will be more than happy to assist you in any way.
