In short:
- Dashleigh's 10 ml bottle labels are 2.375 x 1.25 in., about 6 x 3.2 cm or 60 x 32 mm;
- they cover the front and sides of a 10 ml vial or dropper bottle and stop short at the back;
- 3 ml and 5 ml vials are too short for them and take a 2.6 x 0.75 in. band.
"What size label for a 10 ml vial" sounds like it should have one answer, and mostly it does. The catch is that the word "vial" covers everything from a slim perfume sample to a stubby dropper bottle. Here's the standard size in inches, centimeters and millimeters, a one-minute check for your own bottles, and what to use when yours turn out smaller.
What size label fits a 10 ml vial?
Dashleigh's 10 ml bottle labels are 2.375 x 1.25 in. (about 6 x 3.2 cm, or 60 x 32 mm), with corners rounded to 1/8 in. The 1.25 in. height sits on the straight wall of the bottle below the shoulder. The 2.375 in. width covers the front and both sides and stops short at the back, so there's no overlap to line up, and you can still see how much is left in the bottle.
| Measurement | Inches | Centimeters | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 2.375 in. | 6 cm | 60 mm |
| Height | 1.25 in. | 3.2 cm | 32 mm |
| Corner radius | 1/8 in. | 0.3 cm | 3 mm |
Which bottles does it fit?
It's cut for 10 ml dropper bottles in amber, cobalt or clear glass, and it doubles as a 10 ml vial label on sample and perfume vials. Small screw-cap and spray bottles of a similar width take it too.
To check yours, wrap a strip of paper around the bottle and mark where it meets. It should measure a little more than 2.375 in. around, and the bottle needs at least 1.25 in. of straight wall. If the strip comes up short, the label will overlap at the back, and you'd be better off with the slimmer 3 x 1 in. essential oil label, which wraps almost all the way around a 10 ml dropper.
Other small bottles
- 10 ml roller bottles: the 2.2 x 1.7 in. roller labels are taller and go almost all the way around. See the roller bottle label size guide.
- 15 ml dropper bottles: a 3 x 1 in. label covers the front and both sides.
- 3 ml and 5 ml vials: too short for a 1.25 in. label. A 2.6 x 0.75 in. band (Dashleigh template 8445) is made for them.
The essential oil bottle label size chart puts all of these side by side.
Waterproof and oil resistant?
Yes, both materials are. White vinyl and clear gloss are polyester films, so essential oils, carrier oils, water and condensation won't smear the print or lift the edges. White vinyl gives a bright, full-color label. Clear gloss lets the glass show through, and dark type reads best on it because home printers can't print white.
Printing 10 ml labels at home
Both materials are inkjet only, so they aren't made for laser printers. Free template 8389 opens in Canva and downloads for Word, Pages and PDF, set up to the sheet so there are no margins to measure.
- Put the blend or product name in the middle of the label, which faces forward, and the ingredients or batch date on the ends that wrap to the sides.
- Print one page on plain paper at 100% scale and hold it against a label sheet to check the line-up.
- Set the printer's paper type to Labels or Glossy, so it lays the ink down slowly.
- Give the sheet 10 to 15 minutes to dry before you peel.
The free label designs include 10 ml looks you can edit if you'd rather not start from a blank page.
How many do you need?
Eighteen labels fit on an 8.5 x 11 in. sheet, in three columns of six, and a pack is 5 sheets, or 90 labels. That covers a first run of blends or a box of samples. Labelling a whole line? Twelve blends of 20 bottles each is 240 labels, which three packs cover with spares, and several packs bring the multi-pack discount in the cart. White vinyl and clear gloss both count toward it, so you can mix them.
Skincare and candle shops often tuck a 10 ml sample into each order. A run of matching sample labels is an easy way to make those look finished. See the essential oil labels page for every small-bottle size, or start with the 2.375 x 1.25 in. 10 ml bottle labels.
