I wrap them all different, but with natural wrapping.  Homemade paper, jute twine, raffia.  What I like the looks of the best is homemade paper wrapped around, then a piece of jute tied around with the label inserted between the paper and twine.  But it takes ALOT of homemade paper when you're making ALOT of soap!  Sometimes I just don't have enough time to do it all of the time.  Then I wrap a few strands of raffia around and punch a hole in the label and slip the raffia through before tying a knot or simply a piece of jute twine around the bar and slip the label in.  I love the natural look best!

However, if you're selling soap, there are LAWS about labeling!!!  I did not know this for quite a while…..but I have now remade all of my labels that are sold with my soaps.  I find it easiest not to claim the soap has a specific purpose……..it's soap!

Plain soap is not a Cosmetic or Drug

Manufacturers who create soaps are still held
responsible for creating a safe product. Soap that makes no claims to do
anything than its intended purpose, that is, as a cleansing agent is not a
cosmetic under FDA guidelines and is not subject to the rigorous labeling
guidelines of cosmetics. Instead it is regulated by the US Consumer Product
Safety Commission, an independent federal regulatory agency which is charged
with protecting the public against unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths
associated with consumer products. The Federal Hazardous Products Acts gives
jurisdiction to CPSC for regulating "…all noncosmetic, nondrug
substances used in the home." 

Soaps that are Cosmetics or Drugs

However, there are exceptions to this. Once a
manufacturer uses verbiage which claims that the soap has a special use other
than that which it is intended for – such as claiming that the soap has special
moisturizing properties or that it treats or cures a certain skin condition,
then the soap as per labeling is not just plain soap anymore but is now a
cosmetic or even a drug and subject to the regulatory guidelines of cosmetics
and drugs. In addition, what sets plain soap apart from cosmetic soaps is how
they have to be labeled. A soap that claims it has special properties that will
enhance or alter the molecular structure of the user has to be labeled with
ingredients listed in International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients
format. International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients AKA INCI, is a
special naming convention which classifies ingredients used in cosmetic and
body care manufacturing based on scientific, Latin or English names. 

The Fair Packaging Act of 1967, sets specific
guidelines for labeling products which states that all products should have the
basic components listed below- Please note that if you are making regular soap which
has no other claim than as a cleansing product then these guidelines apply to
you:

This statement is taken from the Federal Trade
Commission's Website

"The FPLA requires each package of
household "consumer commodities" that is included in the coverage of
the FPLA to bear a label on which there is: 

* a statement identifying the commodity, e.g.,
detergent, sponges, etc.; 

* the name and place of business of the
manufacturer, packer, or distributor; 

* and the net quantity of contents in terms of
weight, measure, or numerical count (measurement must be in both metric and
inch/pound units)."