38 X 28 size shrink bands fit half-ounce Boston Round bottles with a standard black phenolic screw-on cap perfectly. I needed a lot of shrink bands quickly. My usual supplier couldn't get them to me as fast as I needed them, so I took a chance with this manufacturer. SO glad I did. They let me ship a very large order of oils on time. These bands are absolutely perfect. They're crystal clear, have nice perforations, and are large enough to shrink slightly over the top edge of the cap and all the way down the neck of the bottle. I couldn't be happier. The perforations tend to stick the band together along one side, which makes it look like there's a sort of narrow tab along one side. You might need to fiddle with each band when you put it over the cap to be sure it's open the whole way in a complete circle. The keys to ordering are knowing how this style of band is supposed to work, and getting the right size bands for your bottle. The band size will be larger than your bottle cap size. It's supposed to be. Don't try to find bands that are the same size as your cap, because they need room to shrink. I called the manufacturer to be sure I got the right size. They're also a heavier material than I am used to. I really put the heat to them, and they did not split along the perforation. They just snugged up to the cap and bottle like they were born together. Read more
Work great, made my lip balms look more professional. I didn't realize how easy these were to use. I liked the cinched top to fit snugly & evenly over the lid. Fit the .15 oz tubes with clear tops the best. Read more
Worked great! I used a blow dryer and it took 2 seconds to seal the lip balm tubes! Highly recommend!!!! Perfect size for homemade lip balm!!!! Read more
These work great to shrink wrap my lip balms for my shows. It has a perforated seem, but it's still a bit tough to just twist open. I like that, since it keeps customers from opening them and putting them back. Very clear so the label shows through nicely. Makes my customers feel good knowing that the balm has not been opened before they received it. Read more
These are very good. Price vs. quality is very appropriate. I will most definitely order again Read more
These shrink bands are very easy to use. As far as length, they are just the right size for my standard lip balm tubes. They are a but wider, which is fantastic! It is much easier to slide the tubes in. They are very easy to open and do not stick together. They seem to be a bit thicker than my previous ones, and it does take a bit longer to shrink with my gun, but they shrink down perfectly. These have saved me a lot of time because of how easy they are to use. I will purchase these the next time I run out. Read more
There are 25.4 millimeters in an inch. These are flattened tubes that are slightly over an inch tall, and when opened up are about an one and one-quarter inches in diameter. The perfect size to go over a Boston round dropper bottle top. You will need a heat gun to shrink these. You can use a blow dryer but you will need an extra set of hands to keep it from blowing it off the bottle, you can also stick them in the oven on low broil, but take care not to get it too hot, or get the element too close if you are using the rubber dropper bottles. Read more
There are some very distinct pros and cons to these wrappers. I noticed the "cons" first. They don't have the perforation around the cap, so the user will remove the entire band instead of just the top section. I also found these unusually difficult to separate/open in order to put the tubes in. When doing 50 tubes at a time, this was a definite drawback. With all of that said, when I went to actually shrink them, they shrunk MUCH faster than any other bands that I've used. This almost made up for the extra time it took to put the tubes in them. In the end, I will probably go back to the bands I've used in the past. Read more
