OEM Guide
Fragrance Development for Private Label: Briefing and Approving a Scent
A scent is chosen in seconds by a consumer and justified over months by a brand. The difference between a smoo…
Insights & Guides
Everything we have learned from 15 years of manufacturing for global beauty brands — shared openly.
OEM Guide
Writing a Brand Brief a Cosmetic Manufacturer Can Actually Use
The quality of the first sample is set by the quality of the brief. Most of the back and forth in a developmen…
Certifications
Cosmetic Batch Release: Who Signs Off and What They Check
A batch is not saleable because it was produced. It is saleable because someone with the authority to do so re…
OEM Guide
Working With an Overseas Manufacturer: Running the Project Well
The technical capability of a factory rarely determines whether an overseas project runs well. What determines…
Certifications
Post-Market Surveillance: Complaints, Adverse Events and Recalls
The work that keeps a cosmetic product legal does not stop when it goes on sale. Complaints have to be triaged…
OEM Guide
Component Compatibility: Testing Pack and Formula Together
Compatibility problems rarely announce themselves at the start. They appear at month four as a vanished fragra…
OEM Guide
Sample Management: Development, Retention and Stability Samples
When a complaint arrives in month nine, the only way to know whether the batch was made correctly is to test t…
OEM Guide
Warehouse and Inventory Control at a Cosmetic Factory
A factory can have an excellent chemistry team and a weak warehouse, and the weakness will eventually surface …
OEM Guide
Line Changeover and Allergen Control in Cosmetic Manufacturing
Changeover is the point where two products meet. For most ranges it is an efficiency question. For anything ca…