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…
Insights & Guides
Everything we have learned from 15 years of manufacturing for global beauty brands — shared openly.
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
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…
Industry News
Production Capacity and Line Booking: Planning Around Peak Season
Brands ask a factory how many units it can produce. The useful question is what is already booked in the week …
Certifications
Inside the Factory Laboratory: What Gets Tested In-House
The factory laboratory is not a smaller version of a third-party testing house. Its job is to catch problems w…
OEM Guide
Powder Cosmetic Products: Blending, Filling and Dust Control
Powders are deceptively simple. There is no emulsion to break and no preservative system to fail, but segregat…