When a brand entrusts the manufacturing of its cosmetics to a CDMO/OEM, it is not just outsourcing a production phase. It is placing the quality, safety, consistency, and, ultimately, part of its brand’s reputation in the hands of that manufacturer. That is why...

Cosmetic Ingredients: What Really Determines the Efficacy of an Active Ingredient Choosing the cosmetic ingredients for a formula should not be limited to including active ingredients that are currently trending or those that are best known to consumers. Retinoids,...

Launching a cosmetics brand involves making many decisions before arriving at the final product. One of the most important is deciding how to develop the formula: starting with an existing solution and adapting it to the brand, or developing a custom cosmetics product...

Launching a cosmetics brand no longer necessarily requires starting with large-scale production. More and more companies are turning to small-batch contract manufacturing models that allow them to validate an idea, reduce initial risk, and enter the market more...