Made to your size- 100 boxes
- Custom sizes & styles
- Free dieline support
- Quality print options
- Proof before production
- 8–12 business day production
Lip balm boxes cover three jobs: a single carton around one stick or tin, a multi-pack that holds a set of flavours, and a counter display that sells them loose at the till. Because the product is so small, the box is often doing more to sell it than the tube is, and the main challenge is finding room for the required text on very little board. Inserts with punched holes keep sticks upright and in order.
Small sticks, big shelf impact
Custom Lip Balm Boxes
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Product features
Built around the jobPunched stick-holder inserts
Hang-tab options
Fits sticks, tins and pots
Tear-away display headers
Tin wrap sleeves
Fold-out text panels
Kraft carton option
Specifications made for your product.
Technical snapshotEvery final specification is confirmed against product weight, packing method, print coverage, route, and order volume.
View artwork preparation guide- SKU
- bm-1105
- Dimensions
- Custom-made around the product and packing workflow
- Materials
- SBS paperboard, Kraft paperboard, Recycled paperboard
- Printing
- CMYK, Pantone, white ink, or unprinted
- Finishes
- Matte, gloss, soft-touch, foil, embossing, spot UV
- Quantities
- Starting at 100 on selected configurations
- Proofing
- Dieline and digital proof
Big impact for a small stick.
Artwork and materialsA lip balm carton has tiny panels, so the brand and the required text share every millimetre. A clear layout matters most on a box this small. Our packaging guides cover sizing, materials, print, and cost in more depth.
Tiny panels and display headers
We set your artwork on small single cartons, multi-packs or counter displays, with a fold-out or back panel kept for text. On displays, the tear-away header carries your brand right to the till.
Explore print and finishesSBS, kraft or recycled board
SBS gives bright colour for flavour ranges, and kraft paperboard gives a natural, paper-only look with darker inks. Recycled paperboard adds a softer tone, and we keep text sizes readable on whichever board you choose.
Explore material decisionsChoose your box
Tell us your stick, tin or pot size with the cap on, and how the balm is sold.
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We recommend a single carton, multi-pack or display, with the board and insert to suit.
Finalize the order
Confirm the format, board, insert, hang tab, flavour artworks and the quantity of each.
Build the dieline
We draw the box around your tube or tin, with stick holes spaced in any insert.
Approve the proof
Review each flavour's artwork, the text panel, header and insert layout on the digital proof.
Roll on production
Your lip balm boxes are printed, cut, folded and glued, checked and packed ready to fill.
Best for
Lip balm sticksBalm tins and potsFlavour gift setsTill-point displaysWhat changes the price.
Cost factorsEvery project is quoted individually. These are the choices that move the price on almost every order.
- Format
- A single carton is simplest; a multi-pack or display box with an insert has more parts and more folding.
- Tiny size
- Very small cartons are fiddly to fold and glue, which can make per-box assembly slower.
- Hang tab
- A peg-hole header adds board height and a punched hole to the cutting tool.
- Flavour versions
- Each flavour with its own artwork is a separate print plate or file to manage.
Buyer guidance
Choosing this format
Single, multi-pack or display?
Decide where the balm will be sold first: on a peg, in a gift set, or loose on a counter.
A single carton suits a premium stick sold on a shelf, where the box makes a small product look worth its price. A multi-pack holds three to six sticks in a row and is popular for flavour sets and gifts.
A counter display box opens into a tray with a raised header and holds a dozen or more loose sticks, each with its own label. It is the format for impulse sales at the till.
- Single carton for shelf
- Multi-pack for sets
- Display tray for the till
Holding a stick upright
A punched board insert with a hole per stick keeps them standing, spaced and easy to lift out.
Lip balm sticks are light and roll easily, so a flat box lets them slide to one corner. A raised board deck with round holes holds each one upright with the cap showing; send us the stick diameter and we size every hole just over it.
Tins and flat pots are different: they sit in a shallow recess or a card well instead, so they do not tip over when the box is opened.
Fitting the text on a tiny carton
With panels a few centimetres across, the required text competes with the brand for every millimetre.
A single lip balm carton might have side panels only a little wider than a thumb. Ingredients, net weight and any warnings still have to fit, so many brands use a fold-out or a back panel kept just for text.
Keeping that text at a readable size can rule out some layouts on a box this small, so set the text panel first and fit the design around it. On a multi-pack, the outer box can often carry the full information for the set.
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Explore box styleQuestions about lip balm boxes.
Box style FAQsWe’ll confirm the exact details that apply to your structure and volume.
Read all frequently asked questionsWhat size box does a standard lip balm stick need?+
We size every lip balm box to your own tube, because sticks vary between makers. Many are a little over 1.5 cm across and around 7 cm tall. Measure yours with the cap on and send us the figures, and we allow a millimetre or so of clearance on the width and a little more on the height. For a multi-pack, we also set the gap between sticks, since the insert holes decide the box length.
Can lip balm packaging be kraft and plastic-free?+
Yes. We can make a kraft carton or a paperboard multi-pack with a board insert, with no plastic at all, and paper push-up tubes suit a round-hole insert or a simple sleeve. Kraft takes dark inks best, so pale colours and fine white text can look weak. We show you how the ingredient panel will read on the proof before anything is printed.
How is a lip balm counter display shipped and set up?+
We make lip balm counter displays that travel as a closed carton with the sticks already inside. At the shop, the lid folds back or tears away along a perforation to form the raised header, so staff only have to open it and stand it on the counter. We score the header fold so it stays up, and size the insert so the sticks cannot tip over in transit.
Can you make a box for lip balm tins?+
Yes. We make cartons for lip balm tins, which earn their place when the tin label is too small for the full ingredient list, when tins are sold as a gift set, or when the lids need protecting from scratches. A printed sleeve that wraps around the tin is a lighter option than a full carton and still gives you room for your branding and product details.
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