mylar packaging protects your products, keeps them fresh, and is child-resistant for ultimate safety
The growth of therapeutic herbs and supplements, edibles, and medicinal products has exploded in the United States. But the growing number of entrepreneurs selling them need to find ways to preserve their freshness, keep odors from permeating, and protect children from accidentally opening the package.
Custom Mylar Packaging, Made From Flexible Materials
What Are The Advantages Of Custom Mylar Bags For Growing Businesses?
Custom mylar packaging has many benefits for supplement, food, and herbal product producers. From beautiful finishes to barrier properties, as well as the cost savings for startups, custom mylar pouches are helping brand owners grow their businesses.
Great For Helping To Grow Your Business
Are you just getting started? With custom mylar packaging from ePac, you can do short initial runs and not spend a fortune to look professional. Or maybe you’ve already gained market traction, but want to make quick packaging design changes to respond to shifting market trends. ePac’s got your back, with small minimum orders, quick turnaround times (5-15 days), no plate fees, and locations around the world to meet your just-in-time demands.
Let your packaging sell your product for you
A huge part of selling packaged consumer goods, supplements, and natural products is how you look on the shelf – or on your e-commerce site. Your bags will really stand out with ePac’s cutting-edge digital printing capabilities and packaging finish options. High-definition graphics, colors that pop, and create a premium aesthetic, allowing your brand to give off a fun yet trustworthy vibe.
Engage with customers through connected packaging
ePac provides you the options to engage with your customers by adding a unique QR code to every bag. You can interact with your customers via loyalty and rewards programs, show your COA document, and verify your product’s authenticity when they scan the code. More importantly, the page that your QR codes redirect to can be updated any time.
Keep your products fresh
You’ve taken care to develop creative, natural and unique products. Maybe you’re even committed to sourcing organic, clean ingredients while avoiding artificial preservatives. With ePac’s high barrier films, you keep moisture and air out, and your natural goodness in. Our resealable options allows consumers to enjoy products longer, even after they’ve opened it.
Keep your products safe and out of the wrong hands
ePac’s certified child-resistant packaging gives your customers peace of mind by keeping loved ones safe. Our packaging has been certified by third party agencies to meet federal test requirements*
Features and Benefits of Custom Mylar Packaging
Why Choose ePac?
no plate fees
With ePac’s proprietary digital printing technology, you don’t have to pay for expensive plate fees. Just send your designs over to us and you’re off to the races.
low minimums
Growing brands don’t have to splurge on large minimum orders. ePac accepts low minimums to get your product out into the market and test new SKUs.
fast time to market
When you choose custom mylar packaging from ePac you get your bags in 5-15 business days* – the fastest turnaround time in the industry!
sustainable
If you’re committed to reducing your carbon footprint impact on the environment, you’ve found the right partner. With ePac’s environmentally friendly options we’re your sustainable packaging partner.
Happy Customers.
How To Order Custom Mylar Packaging From ePac
request a quote
Call us or fill out our quote request form. We’ll get back to you in less than 24 hours.
approve artwork
Whether you work with your own prepress designer, or you hire us, once you approve your artwork you’re almost there.
print + finish
Our advanced digital printing process eliminates the need for plates so your packaging can be ready in as little as 5 days.
ship
We’ll ship your bags directly to your co-packer, warehouse or wherever you tell us to ship.
Get the best custom mylar bags with ePac
Our mylar bags are child-resistant and smell-proof
Child-resistant mylar bags are a popular choice of product packaging for flowers, medicinal herbs, cartridges, and edibles. Their scent-proof and odor-resistant nature make them a great way to keep products that are known for their strong fragrance from infiltrating its surrounding environment. Our pouches are designed to meet all the industry standards for child-resistant packaging designed for storing medicinal items, including being certified child-resistant, tamper-evident, opaque, and resealable.
You can store food and other items with our mylar bags
Mylar packaging bags are excellent material for food products that need to be protected in an airtight environment. Because of its high-barrier properties, food is protected against moisture and oxygen entering or exiting the package, extending shelf-life, and keeping your product fresh.
Our mylar bags are eye-popping and stand out on the shelves
With ePac’s innovative digital printing technology and the variety of finishing options – such as matte, soft-touch matte, gloss, and metallized – your bags will just plain look good. Using enticing product photos, artistic designs, or even transparent or clouded windows, you can make a statement directly from retail shelves, or your online store’s virtual shelves.
You can store food and other items with our mylar bags
Wherever you are in the world, you can produce your bags locally from a locally owned manufacturer. Avoid spending your hard-earned dollars on overseas vendors who will take 6+ weeks to deliver your bags. ePac has 16 U.S. locations, and 8 international locations. We care for the local community and for the environment, so we partner with local entrepreneurs to provide you with packaging that travels only a short distance from one of our manufacturing plants to where you are.
Sustainability
At ePac we’re committed to helping brands like yours care for the environment. We take care to deliver the right eco-friendly packaging so your brand can fulfill its sustainability goals and lessen its carbon footprint.
Recyclable PE-PE Films
Our 100% Polyethylene (PE) films are fully recyclable and customizable to include high-barrier structures, providing optimal product protection.
Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Films
ePac offers Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) films, which uses ~28% less virgin polymer, since it’s replaced by PCR resins. We are able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ~15.25%.*
Compostable Films
If you want fully-compostable packaging options, ePac has you covered. At the end of the product life cycle, this type of packaging can be broken down into non-toxic components.
Custom Mylar Bag Packaging FAQ’s
At ePac we’re committed to helping brands like yours care for the environment. We take care to deliver the right eco-friendly packaging so your brand can fulfill its sustainability goals and lessen its carbon footprint.
What makes our custom mylar bags different?
ePac’s digitally printed, certified child-resistant mylar bags are available in a wide variety of films and structures, and ready to ship within 15 business days. Our high-barrier, custom-printed flexible pouches are certified by third party agencies to meet federal test requirements, odor + moisture resistant, and resealable.
What are the pouch dimensions?
You have the option to choose to between custom-sized stand-up and lay-flat pouches or our standard sized pouches.
Do you meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Certified Child Resistant Packaging requirements?
Yes! According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, child-resistant packages “must be designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open within a reasonable time, and not difficult for normal adults to use properly.” Our press-to-close child-resistant zippers combined with our digitally printed stand up or lay flat pouches, ensure your products are safely secured, while still standing out on the shelf.
What are your film structures and material options?
- Print Substrates include PET, Metallized PET, PE, and BOPP
- Recyclable films
- Finishes available in:
- Traditional Matte
- Soft-touch Matte
- Gloss
- Metalized
- High-barrier and multi-layer sealant films
- Specialty laminate films
- Metalized PET and foil
- Freezer safe options
Is your custom mylar packaging certified safe based on U.S. safety standards and required certifications?
Yes! Our child-resistant mylar pouches have been tested and certified by third-party agencies to meet federal test requirements provided in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, (CFR 16, Part 1700), and as referenced by A.S.T.M. D3475. Our CR packaging also meets the requirements for special packaging as stated in the U.S. Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The resealable closure provides access for adults but secures the seal of the pouch to reduce the risk of children accessing the contents inside.
What custom mylar bag options do you offer?
Our custom child-resistant mylar bag options include the following:
- High vapor barriers that block moisture, oxygen, and aroma from entering or exiting the package
- Puncture and tear-resistant
- Different hang hole options
- Round
- Sombrero
- Transparent or clouded windows
- Metalized films
- Tear notches
- Certified Child-resistant zippers
- Available in a wide range of sizes
- Pouch bottom / gusset options including DOY Seal, K-Seal, Plow Bottom, 3 side Seal (3SS).
We strive to provide custom solutions for each and every person. For custom requests, please contact our team here or by calling us at 844-623-8603.
With ePac’s proprietary digital printing technology, you don’t have to pay for expensive plate fees. Just send your designs over to us and you’re off to the races.
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