Ingredient Science
AHA and BHA Exfoliating Products: pH, Buffering and Claims
The percentage on the front of the bottle tells you less than the pH on the technical file. Understanding free…
Insights & Guides
Everything we have learned from 15 years of manufacturing for global beauty brands — shared openly.
OEM Guide
Sheet Masks and Hydrogel Patches: Manufacturing at Scale
Sheet masks look like the simplest product in skincare and behave like the hardest to fill. Fabric, loading we…
Certifications
Fragrance in Body Care: IFRA Limits for Private Label
Fragrance is the fastest way to differentiate a body care line and the most common cause of compliance problem…
OEM Guide
Cleansing Balms and Makeup Removers: Formulation Notes
The cleanser category looks simple and is not. Removal performance, melting point and packaging compatibility …
OEM Guide
Private Label Sunscreen: SPF Testing, Claims and Fill Limits
Sunscreen behaves like a cosmetic commercially and like a drug regulatorily. That combination makes it the mos…
Ingredient Science
Retinol and Anti-Aging Formulas for Private Label Brands
Everyone wants a retinol product. Most first attempts fail stability testing. The decisions that decide whethe…
Certifications
Skin Brightening Products: Claims You Can and Cannot Make
Brightening sells in every market and gets products pulled in many of them. The line between an allowed cosmet…
OEM Guide
Sensitive Skin Formulation: How to Build a Gentle Product Line
Sensitive skin is the fastest growing claim in skincare and the easiest to get wrong. This is how a formulator…
OEM Guide
Choosing Packaging for Cosmetics: Airless, Dropper, Tube or Jar
The pack is not a container you choose after the formula. It decides viscosity, fill weight, claims and a mean…