Please read our Design Notes and Stamping Instructions.

Design Considerations
Your handcrafted soap becomes more unique and distinctive when stamped with your name or logo. The design for your stamp should be unique and recognizable so your customers will be reminded of you and your great products every time they see the design.

When creating this design, simple is always best. Complex designs, shapes, or detailed fonts do not make the transition to a stamp well. The best designs are simple and clean, with open space between medium thick lines. Usually a name or a logo (but not both) is the most effective.

These butterflies help illustrate what works and what does not. The design on the left works very well for stamping soap, but the other two have far too much detail to make a successful stamp.

Remember, you want a clean, sharp image that will be recognizable through several uses of the soap. This will remind your customers just where to find more of that wonderful soap!

1. To get the best impression, be sure to cut your bars evenly with as flat a surface as possible. An uneven surface will give you an uneven impression.
   
   
2. Let your soap 'breathe' for a day or two after cutting before stamping it. You want your soap to be soft enough that it takes the impression well, but dry enough that the stamp releases easily. Depending on your recipe and climate, stamping your soap sometime within the first week after cutting usually gives the best results. By varying your recipe (hard oils vs soft, amount of liquid in your formulation, etc.) a considerable amount of control is possible. And with a bit of practice you'll soon find the optimum time for stamping with your given recipe and climate. (Tips for determining the best time to stamp on FAQ page.)
   
   
3. Position the stamp on your soap, and give it a couple of easy taps using a hammer or mallet. Practice a couple of times first on a scrap piece of soap and you'll soon get a feel for how much pressure is needed.
   
   
4. 4. You can use the stamp with commercial pre-made soap bases (melt & pour). Just remove the soap from the mold as soon as possible and stamp immediately. You can also add a bit of distilled water (1-2 oz. per pound of base) to the soap to keep it soft and "stampable" longer. (M&P tips on FAQ page.)