Self-adhesive Labelling
Health & Beauty labels clear-on-clear

Background

Health & beauty labels can of course commonly be found in humid environments, for example in bathrooms. As such these labels need to be humidity , alcohol  and rub resistant. In addition, they are often applied on squeezable containers which creates an additional requirement of deformability. Therefore either co-extruded or PE facestocks are used for this type of labels. Self-adhesive labels as such (aka ‘pressure sensitive labels’ or PSL) are made by printing onto a laminated construction of 3 layers: a release liner (otherwise known as the backing paper, carrier or glassine), a layer or adhesive and the facestock material. The laminate is printed and then converted in a roll containing the requested number of labels per roll. A web-fed process brings a high label application speed on the packaging line and allows for more embellishing processes. In addition, its flexibility of application is enormous, either during or after the filling process and on any type of surface/container just by taking another glue.

Production details

What is the value of digital printing?

The number of different products and versions in health & beauty and toiletries are rising continuously. On top of that, retailers are sub-segmenting and pushing their own private (retail) brands in different ranges on the market (economical, high-end, family, etc.). As the consumer base in most economies isn’t increasing, the run lengths per SKU is declining which creates the need to look for other printing methods that are more cost effective, such as digital. Furthermore, digital printing with Xeikon offers:

• a choice in print technology Panther (UVIJ) for tactile, glossy look and feel or Cheetah (Dry toner) for
• offset look and feel
• high opaque white on both Panther and Cheetah presses
• cost efficient run lengths up to 4,000 line meter (13,000 linear ft)