If you are a brand owner of cosmetic and want to change a contract manufacturer, or if you want to build up your brand as a newcomer in the cosmetic industry, do you know how to find a reliable contract manufacturer? Today, we would like to share several criteria you had better look at.
1. Do they have an expert sales representative you can ask?
When you ask to consign your idea of cosmetics, you may need an expert how you can create your idea into a product. You can evaluate a person in a contract manufacturer how they can guide you. If the person in that manufacturer is expert of cosmetic, they can give a better suggestion. If you want to create a kind of J-Beauty cosmetic, an expert of cosmetic contract manufacturer in Japan will suggest a trend of cosmetic in Japan, and suggest what ingredients can be used for building up J-Beauty cosmetic, such as Sakura extract, Sake extract, etc. Also, they can suggest which formula or texture is suitable based on the marketing information.
2. What product are they good at?
You may ask what category or product they are good at manufacturing. If you want to produce skincare cosmetics, you can ask and select skincare conscious factory. Or, if you want to create “ Beauty within” product, you may ask if they can produce both of cosmetic and beauty supplement. If the factory has both facilities, you can ask both of them all at once. We, Facelabo has a factory for both of cosmetic and supplement. We can support how you can create cosmetic and health supplement for your brand. Our sale representative will guide you how to build up “ Beauty within” product with their experience, reliable marketing information and a support by our R&D.
3. Do they evaluate the product stability?
Cosmetic is a product which used for your skin. Cosmetic must be safe and stable in accordance with a cosmetic regulation in the country. While you are trying and reviewing the samples, we will be checking its stability. We check the stability of a product with the different range of temperature for 6 months. It is an important period for quality control. You can ask how they evaluate the stability. Therefore, it takes almost 1 year to launch a product. Development of cosmetic product includes the period of quality control.
4. Do they support for document work?
When you launch a cosmetic on the market, you need to register your product with the local ministry such as FDA. Also, when you import a product from overseas, you may need to submit some documents to the custom. Through many experiences, we can advise and provide the documents you need for the registration and import.
5. Does the factory have GMP?
GMP is a certificate to assure Good Manufacturing Practice. This certificate can be one indicator how reliably the factory is. Our production is carried out under GMP in accordance with international standards and the high specifications of Japanese cosmetic factory. Manufactured bulk is subjected to multiple inspections, then prepared for delivery.
Those are the suggestion how you can choose the contract manufacturer of cosmetic.
Facelabo is more than a contract manufacturer, and as your partner, we offer guaranteed and proven quality products and original formulation for your valuable brand. If you are looking for a reliable manufacture, please contact us.