The printing process
How are condoms printed?
The condom itself is never printed. The foil wrapper around it is. Printing uses a cold process and specialist flexible ink that bonds to the outer layer of the foil only, never reaching the latex inside.
Kissy Bang Bang prints onto a 6×6cm foil wrapper, larger than the 5×5cm industry standard. More wrapper means more room for full-colour artwork, photos, and logos that actually read at arm's length.
The process, step by step
What actually gets printed
A condom comes from the factory already sealed in a foil pouch. That pouch is the print surface. The artwork goes onto the outer plastic layer of the foil, or onto a wrapper applied around it. The condom is sealed away from the whole process and is never handled, opened, or exposed to ink.
Cold print, no heat
The ink is applied cold. There's no heat-curing or lamination step that could transfer warmth through the foil to the latex. The specialist ink bonds to the outer plastic film and stops at the aluminium barrier layer inside the foil. It physically cannot pass through to the condom.
Why flexible ink matters
A foil wrapper flexes constantly in a pocket, a party bag, or a wallet. Standard rigid ink cracks and flakes off when foil bends. Kissy Bang Bang uses a flexible specialist ink that moves with the foil, so the print doesn't crack or rub off. That's the difference between a wrapper that still looks sharp on the night and one that looks scuffed.
Full colour, photos, and logos
The process handles full-colour photographic print, not just one or two spot colours. You can put a photo, a multi-colour logo, gradients, or detailed artwork on the wrapper. The 6×6cm format gives enough surface for the detail to hold up at the size people actually look at it.
Can you print condoms at home?
No, not safely or in a way that lasts. Home printers can't bond flexible ink to foil, and anything you wrap around a condom yourself risks damaging the sealed foil or its expiry integrity. Specialist equipment and the right ink chemistry are what keep the condom inside untouched and certified.
How Kissy Bang Bang prints
We've printed condom wrappers in London since 2007. Flexible specialist ink, cold process, onto a 6×6cm foil that holds full-colour photographic detail. Orders under 1,000 pieces are dispatched in one working day from artwork approval, and orders over 100 pieces get a real photo of the printed wrapper before the run goes ahead.