RainShadow Labs is pleased to provide complete labeling support to our RSL clientele. RSL understands the necessity of being competitive and on the cutting edge when it comes to personal care products. RSL covers these criteria exceptionally well, with our elegant and refined product development and manufacturing. Yet for our customers the question still remains, "what do we put this wonderful product into?"

At RSL we intend to stay true to what we are known for, which is excellent product formulating, development and manufacturing, along with unbeatable customer service. It is with this commitment in mind that RSL will never attempt to be a labeling vendor as well. The field is vast and the nuances are dynamic. As your Formulation House of choice, what we can do for you is direct you to what we consider to be the very best of the best as far as labeling manufacturing is concerned. Below you will find links to time tested, tried and true, eco friendly premiere labeling vendors. You will be pleased to find that there is an option for zero minim runs. This will make your product launch very manageable alongside of RSL low minimum requirements. Please mention that you are working with RSL when you contact either preferred vendor. They will take excellent care of you!

Both featured vendors of choice are full process labeling companies. Their skill set includes graphic development and support as well as label design. As you move into this aspect of your product development and launch, it is useful to procure quotes from multiple vendors in order to get a clear view of where you are at in this market, as well as what is available to you.

Once you have selected your packaging, please keep in mind that a full set of every item (inserts, lids, tubes, bottles, jars, etc.) will be required by your labeling manufacturer as well as the team at RSL. The packaging for your labeling vendor will be used to verify that the correct paper, adhesive, size and labeling direction are used in your customized process.

Label Vendors:

Natural Source Printing:

Natural Source Printing is a high quality green printer, green consultant, green trainer, and a source for unique eco-friendly products. They are the producer of FiberStone® tree-free, water-free, waterproof stone paper.

With Natural Source Printing's eco-friendly printing options - you can have eco-friendly paper labels that are tree-free and 100% waterproof! Your film labels can be printed with soy inks. They also offer green labels that can be printed with 80% less plastic!

Natural Source believes you deserve a green printing solution that involves more choices. Let them show you what is possible in green printing without compromising your budget. Natural Source printing is that Green Printer!

Being an FSC certified printer and a carbon neutral company, Natural Source Printing understands that there are many ways to print green. They also know that not all printing projects can be printed 100% green. With just one phone call their sustainability consultants can point you in the right direction and guide you through the process of printing packaging, and marketing materials in a more green and sustainable manner.

www.naturalsourceprinting.com
Natural Source Printing, Inc.
phone: 866-551-4NSP
fax: 562-394-0533
E-mail: info@naturalsourceprinting.com

FiberStone® short run labels are here!  What is Fiberstone you ask?
Tree-Free Water-Proof Stone Paper:
NO Water Consumption
NO Bleaching Chemicals
NO Air Pollution

Natural Source Printing, Inc. has initiated the patent process on stone paper labels and is pleased to bring FiberStone® label stock to market. FiberStone® labels are completely waterproof- inks adhere without the need for varnishes or overlaminates!

You've been asking and they've been working hard on a short run label option for you. Natural Source Printing is happy to announce that they've perfected our digital coating and are now able to offer short run digital labels.

Whether you need 5, 50 or 500 labels Natural Source Printing can accommodate you! Call or email today for a custom quote on your short run FiberStone® label project!

Natural Source Printing is extending their most popular offer! Get a FREE waterproof FiberStone® 100 page perfect bound notebook with your print or stock item order this month only! Hurry, supplies are limited.

Use Promo Code: FreeNotebook

Rose City Label

Rose City Label is a full service label design and printing company.  Since 2003 we have partnered with Rainshadow to help nearly 100 boutique cosmetics companies just like you get their product off the ground.  With traditional, long run roll label printing, you will never outgrow Rose City Label, but SHORT RUN DIGITAL ROLL LABELS are now a huge part of our business.  No plates, no film, and no setup fees make these an ideal choice for your product.  We are a Clackamas County certified Green business and we look forward to helping you.

See our company in action at our website - www.rclabel.com

Call us today at 800-547-9920.  Ask for Heidi Deitz, our customer service manager and primary contact for all our important Rainshadow customers.

Labels and what you need to know:

If we are applying the label for you, make sure to see the label specifications below (rewind #4 with 3 inch core and no overlap on the bottle or on the roll).

Do your homework. Please check out the FDA website http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-lab1.html for up-to-date information on labeling requirements. We will evaluate your label for your ingredient decks and proper fill quantities, but we will not get involved in any marketing or labeling claims.

Contract Packaging - More information on Labeling:

• When making your labels allow extra time to get them to us. Your production time quote does not start until we receive all items to be used in your order production such as labels, bottles, fragrance, or special ingredients.
• Paper labels should be coated with a UV or similar coating to avoid “scuffing” of the label in transport. It is preferable for toiletries with paper labels to have a coating to guard against smearing when they come in contact with moisture. Consult your label professional for additional help.
• Make sure your label company tests its adhesive on the type of bottle you are using, whether ours or other packaging.
• We must see and approve the shape and size of your labels prior to quoting pricing and scheduling on a production run. Odd shapes or sizes may not fit on our assembly machine and may require hand labeling, which is more expensive.
• The label core size required to fit on our machine is a 3” core. Please let your label company know.
• Ship the labels to: RainShadow Labs, Attn: Susan, 300 Port Ave, St Helens, OR 97051.

Packaging Vendors

Container and Packaging   

Container & Packaging Supply stocks over 2,200 different items in its fulfillment centers and has access to thousands more through its nationwide network of vendors and manufacturers. We supply plastic, glass, and metal jars, bottles, buckets, drums, sprayers, caps, lids, closures and more. Please contact us at 1-800-473-4144 or customerservice@conpak.net for more information.

Compax

Jesse Keene with Compax.net is the RainShadow Labs preferred contact. You can email Jesse at jkeene@compax.net or call him at 801-608-4272.  Compax.nex is currently re-vamping their website and we will have updated information June 2011.

Contract Packaging – Providing your own bottles

If you are providing bottles for RainShadow to fill and you are not using one of our stock bottles, we must see the bottle and cap prior to quote to confirm that the quote will be correct. Unusual shaped packaging may not fit into our assembly machine and may require hand labeling that would affect the quote. In order for a time quote to be done, we will need you to mail us 1 of each of your bottles, caps, and labels.

What you can do with excess packaging

RainShadow Labs will warehouse your unused packaging materials here at our facility in between orders. There is a monthly pallet fee of $35 per pallet for component storage. If at any point a customer requests their materials to be inventoried, there is a $45/hour inventory fee.

We will not warehouse any packaging materials that are not relevant to orders that we have in house for your particular company. We are not offering to be a storage facility for you, but we are offering to greatly diminish your costs by managing your excess packaging from one order to another in order to eliminate excessive back and forth shipping of unused materials.

For more information on contract packaging and filling services, please contact us at info@rainshadowlabs.com or call 503-366-3413 ext. 23.

Weights and Measures:

You can use these measurement equivalents on your labels. FDA requirement does say to have both ounces and ml conversions on your personal care product labels (for more information on FDA requirements see http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-lab1.html)