Our Step by Step Product Development Process

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1. Concept Development

• Translating your brand idea into a product brief.

• Identifying target market, product type (serum, cream, cleanser, mask, etc.).

• Benchmarking competitors.

• Setting performance & sensory goals (e.g., lightweight gel vs rich cream).

2. Formulation (R&D)

• Selecting active ingredients (e.g., niacinamide, peptides, acids).

• Choosing base system (oil-based, emulsion, gel, anhydrous, etc.).

• Developing first lab samples.

• Adjusting texture, pH, fragrance, stability.

• Iterations / refinements until you approve the formula.

3. Prototype Samples​

• Includes 2 sample adjustments 

• Sensory testing (feel, spreadability, absorption).

4. Stability & Compatibility Testing

• Ensuring product doesn’t separate, discolor, or lose potency.

• Packaging compatibility (formula doesn’t corrode or leak in packaging).

• Accelerated conditions (heat, light, humidity).

5. Safety & Regulatory Preparation

• Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR).

• Preservative efficacy (challenge) testing 

• Microbiological testing.

• Product Information File (PIF).

• INCI ingredient listing & compliant labelling text.

6. Packaging Development (may be bundled or separate)

• Advising on suitable packaging (jar, pump, tube, dropper, airless).

• Checking compatibility with the formula.

• Label artwork guidance (claims, allergens, batch coding).

7. Pilot Batch / Scale-Up

• First larger batch made in manufacturing setting.

• Adjusting mixing, heating/cooling, fill processes to match lab formula.

• Quality control checks (viscosity, pH, microbial safety).

8. Final Manufacture & Filling

• Full production under GMP standards.

• Filling into packaging, labelling, boxing.

• QC sign-off for consistency.

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Payment Steps:

1. 50% of deposit before formulation

2. another 50% after samples approval

3. Before testing (for all testing's at ones)

4.  For All documentation

5. For numbers above 6,7,8. 

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​Product Development Brake down Cost (VAT Included): NO HIDEN COST 

 

Custom Formulation / R&D~  Development fees - £1,000-£2500 (simple, advanced, vegan, cruelty free, actives) per SKU  ​

Samples / Prototype - 2 sample revisions; additional samples revisions ~ £250,  premium or speciality packaging or large scale sample runs incur extra.​

Stability Testing - £700

Preservative Efficacy Test (Challenge Test / PET) - £800 

CPSR / Safety Assessment / Regulatory Compliance -  water-free CPSR £300, complex / water-based ~ £500 -£700 depending on number of ingredients. 
PIF / compliance documentation - £800

Artwork / Labels Design  -  £1,000  

Manufacturing / Fill & Finish (small batch 100 units):

Pilot batch (100 units) - £800

Packaging (100 airless bottles + labels) - £250 this section only as an example, can be less, can be more, depends on your chosen packaging

Filling & assembly- £400

Shipping & admin£ - 150