Custom Wig Boxes
A wig has a three-dimensional cap and no structure of its own. Put one in an empty box and it collapses, creases along the cap edge, and comes out looking like something that has been in a drawer for a year.
- Builds
- Window boxes, closed boxes, lay-flat cartons, hanging-loop builds
- Forms
- Die-cut card domes, folded card cradles, molded pulp head shapes
- Board
- 18–24pt folding; heavier where the box is large and unsupported
Get a price for Wig Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
The form is the product, the box is the wrapper
An internal form — a die-cut card dome, a molded pulp head shape, or a simple folded card cradle — holds the cap open so the wig keeps the shape it was styled in. Everything else about the box follows from how much room that form needs.
A card dome is the cheapest version and it works. It is a few pieces of die-cut board that assemble into a curved support, and it costs a fraction of a molded form while doing almost the same job.
Style the wig onto the form before photographing it. What the customer sees in the box should be what they saw online.
Lace fronts need their own consideration
Lace damage is not repairable and it is invisible until the wig is fitted, which makes it an expensive and late-discovered return.
- Lace is fragile and creases permanently if folded against itself.
- The hairline should sit flat against the form, not bent over an edge.
- A tissue interleaf between lace and board prevents fiber transfer and snagging.
- Anything with adhesive tabs attached needs them isolated so they do not stick to the pack.
Box formats against how it sells
The lay-flat option is honest and much cheaper, and it means the customer receives something that needs restyling. Whether that is acceptable depends entirely on your price point.
| Window box with form | Retail and online; shows the style as it will be worn |
|---|---|
| Closed box with form | Premium and protective; the unboxing is the reveal |
| Lay-flat carton | Cheapest to post; the wig is bagged and the shape is not preserved |
| Box with a hanging loop | Salon display; the wig hangs rather than sits |
Posting a large light box
A wig box with a form inside is bulky and weighs very little, which is the worst combination for carrier pricing — it is charged on volume, not weight, across every service.
Cutting the box down is usually impossible without losing the form, so the saving has to come from the outer instead. The volumetric arithmetic is in our guide to how carriers charge by volume.
What has to be on it
Cap size, length, texture, density, and whether the hair is human, synthetic or blended — plus whether it can be heat-styled, which is the question that generates complaints when it is missing.
Print those on the front and on the short edge, because these are stocked in stacks in salons and drawers at home, the same reasoning as across our hair extension packaging range.
Wig Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Builds
- Window boxes, closed boxes, lay-flat cartons, hanging-loop builds
- Forms
- Die-cut card domes, folded card cradles, molded pulp head shapes
- Board
- 18–24pt folding; heavier where the box is large and unsupported
- Inners
- Tissue interleaf between lace and board
- Cap size, length, texture and fiber type on face and short edge
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. One side or both, with spot colors where a match has to hold.
- Color
- CMYK as standard. Uncoated and kraft stocks print lighter and warmer; a spot color is the only exact match.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, creasing plus or minus 0.5 mm, confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, made once and kept. Foil and emboss dies per artwork, also kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade board and inks where the carton touches food, with the interior left plain.
- Sustainability
- Mono-material board wherever the product allows; recycled-content and FSC stocks; no claim printed the pack does not earn.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build wig boxes on
A folding carton is one sheet of board, so the board is the product. These are the stocks we run for cartons, what each is good at, and where it lets you down.
Natural kraft
Unbleached folding board. Warm, hides marks, costs least. Mutes color — one or two flat colors print well, photographs do not.
250–350gsm sleeves; 14–24pt cartonsWhite SBS
Solid bleached sulfate: bright, coated, the retail carton standard. Takes accurate color and every finish. Shows scuffs sooner than kraft.
14–24ptWhite lined chipboard
A recycled gray core under a white printing face. Cheaper than SBS and slightly duller; the back of the sheet stays gray.
16–24ptKraft-look coated
A kraft face over a coated inner. The natural look with a barrier behind it — the answer where oil, grease or moisture would mark plain kraft.
14–20ptRecycled-content board
Post-consumer fiber with a gray-brown cast. Right for outers and inner components; poor for bright whites and photography.
16–22ptMicro-flute E and F
A fine corrugated layer where a carton needs structure it cannot get from board — a large panel, a heavy product, a box that ships alone.
E 1.5 mm; F 0.8 mmUncoated and textured
No clay coat, or a linen or laid grain. Print reads softer and warmer; a deboss goes deeper. Photographs do not sit well on it.
280–350gsmMetallised and pearlescent
A metallic or pearl face for a shelf that needs to catch light. Costly, and it fights a photograph — a mark or a pattern suits it better.
16–20ptNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
- 01
Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
- 02
We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
- 04
Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
- 05
A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Every finish here is a decision about light on a shelf, not about luxury.
Matte lamination
Reads considered, hides marks, takes a ballpoint.
Gloss lamination
Lifts color; glares under shop lighting.
Soft-touch
Velvet in the hand; shows fingerprints in a bag.
Hot foil
Real metal leaf — the most reliable premium signal.
Emboss / deboss
Shape with no ink; works in the dark.
Spot UV
Gloss shapes on a matte field.
Uncoated kraft
Warm, natural, mutes color.
Textured stock
Texture in the paper; cannot scuff off.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing a folding carton so the die comes out right: wig boxes
Measure the product, not the box it is in now. A carton is built around what has to fit inside it, assembled — cap on, lid fitted, folded if it folds — at its widest point in each direction. Send those three numbers and say which is which.
- Length x width x height
- Internal, always. External dimensions include the board and are what the carrier measures, not what the product needs.
- Clearance
- 2–3 mm a side for a snug fit; more where an insert or void fill goes in. A carton cut exactly to the product is slow to pack and transmits every knock.
- Board thickness
- Heavier board takes internal space from the product. It matters most on small boxes, where four walls of 24pt is a real share of the cavity.
- Varies between batches?
- Glass, textiles, molded parts and cured soap all do. Measure several and build to the largest.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm on folding board. Confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Units
- Metric or imperial, as long as you say which. Mixing them in one spec is where mistakes happen.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Wig Boxes in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about wig boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
Do I really need an internal form?
If the wig should arrive wearable, yes. Without one it collapses flat and creases along the cap edge.
What is the cheapest form that works?
A die-cut card dome — a few pieces of board assembled into a curve, at a fraction of a molded form.
How do I protect a lace front?
Lay the hairline flat against the form, never bent over an edge, with a tissue interleaf between lace and board.
Why is postage so high on wig boxes?
They are bulky and light, so every carrier prices them on volume. The saving has to come from the outer, not the form.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes, with the internal form quoted alongside.
Should the box have a hanging loop?
For salon display, yes — the wig hangs rather than sits, and it shows the length and fall properly.
Do I really need an internal form?
If the wig should arrive wearable, yes. Without one it collapses flat and creases along the cap edge.
What is the cheapest form that works?
A die-cut card dome. A few pieces of board assembled into a curve, at a fraction of a molded form.
How do I protect a lace front?
Lay the hairline flat against the form, never bent over an edge, with a tissue interleaf between lace and board.
Why is postage so high on wig boxes?
They are bulky and light, so every carrier prices them on volume. The saving has to come from the outer, not the form.
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