Formulation lock
Bench formulation with preservative system selected from microbial robustness data on parallel matrices.
Step
01
CAT_03
Personal care
Skincare, haircare, oral, baby, deodorants, men's grooming.
CAT_03 · Sector dossierCOVERAGE MAP
Personal care
Skincare, haircare, oral, baby, deodorants, men's grooming.
Personal care lives or dies on microbial robustness and sensory finish. Our network is screened for in-house microbial challenge testing (PET) and panel-scored sensory evaluation — the two filters that catch most launch failures.
Partners in-network
98
Avg lead time
38 days
MOQ band
3k – 25k units
Active briefs · 90d
72
In-scope sub-categories
01Skincare (cleansers, serums, moisturisers, masks)
02Haircare (shampoo, conditioner, masks, styling)
03Oral care (toothpaste, mouthwash, whitening)
04Baby care (bath, lotion, oil, wipes)
05Deodorants (roll-on, stick, spray)
06Men's grooming (beard, shave, post-shave)
07Sun care (SPF emulsions & sticks)
08Hand & body wash
Network capability profile
Capabilities in-network
- · Anionic, cationic and amphoteric emulsion processing
- · Cold-process formulations for thermosensitive actives
- · In-house microbial challenge testing (USP 51 / ISO 11930)
- · SPF in-vivo and in-vitro testing partnerships
- · Tube, jar, bottle, pump, airless and sachet filling
- · Hot-pour stick filling for deodorant and SPF
- · Patch-test panel co-ordination (50 / 100 / 200 panel)
Certifications screened
- · CDSCO Cosmetic Licence
- · ISO 22716 (Cosmetic GMP)
- · BIS IS 4707 compliance
- · COSMOS / Ecocert (organic SKUs)
- · Cruelty-Free / Vegan certifications
- · Halal (for export markets)
Pack formats supported
- · Tube 30 / 50 / 100 / 150ml (laminate or plastic)
- · PET / glass bottle 30 / 50 / 100 / 200ml
- · Airless pump 15 / 30 / 50ml
- · Jar 30 / 50 / 100g
- · Sachet 5 / 7 / 10ml
- · Stick 30 / 50g
How a brief moves through
Stability + PET
12-week accelerated stability run in parallel with preservative efficacy test on D0/D7/D14/D28.
Step
02
Sensory panel
Internal trained panel plus 50-respondent consumer panel before tooling sign-off.
Step
03
Pilot to commercial
Pilot batch on production-spec line, label compliance check, then first commercial release.
Step
04
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