Bulk Cream Manufacturing: Find a Supplier

14 Jun

A moisturizer is a great product to start your beauty line with! It is a versatile product and the foundation of any good skin care routine.

With so many labs offering higher and higher minimum order quantities (MOQ) post-pandemic, the cost of starting a quality beauty business with a private labeler or manufacturer has become more costly, but there is another option. Working with bulk manufacturers gives you, the innovative entrepreneur, the opportunity to start a beauty brand on a budget while still providing high quality products to your customers.

In this blog, we will discuss why you should work with a professional manufacturer for cream formulations specifically, and where you can find high-quality cream manufacturers to start your beauty brand. Let’s go!

Why Work with A Manufacturer

It can be beneficial to work with a professional manufacturer for most beauty products to avoid the risks associated with formulating and manufacturing at home, but creams pose a special case for working with a manufacturer to produce the product.

The main reason you will most likely need to work with a professional manufacturer to create cream products can be summed up into one word: EMULSIFIERS

Emulsifiers are the ingredient in creams that make the product - well - creamy. By definition emulsifiers are used to combine oil and water and create a homogenous mixture keeping them together (Source). This stable mixture of oil and water is what gives creams their creamy texture and prevents them from separating over time.

It turns out oil and water actually DO mix thanks to emulsifiers.

Unlike some other beauty products, emulsifiers require special equipment and expertise to properly use in a formulation, which is why it so important to work with a manufacturer to produce the actual product.

If you are looking to save costs on manufacturing, it may seem tempting to try formulating with and mixing with emulsifiers at home, but working with a cream manufacturer will most likely save you money and a big headache in the end.

To save costs, however, you can purchase cream products in bulk and choose to fill the product into containers at home or work with a separate contract filling partner.

Cream Manufacturers: A comparison

Now that you know you will need to work with an experienced manufacturer to create a cream beauty product, it’s time to find one. The search for a cream manufacturer that meets you needs and expectations can be long and tedious task, but not to worry! We have compiled a list of 4 manufacturers of cream products for you!

We have confirmed the validity of these manufacturers and even looked around their websites to ensure they really do offer the products mentioned. Based on your brand’s priorities identify the best cream manufacturer for you.

Priority: Low Cost & Option to Customize (kind of)

Manufacturer: Essential Labs

Essential labs offers several cream formulations that are sold in bulk through their website. With a variety of options for different price ranges, Essential labs is good choice for someone looking for low cost cream bulk and quick delivery.

Essential Labs does offer customizations to their bulk formulations, but does not test the customized formulation before sending it to a customer to meaning you can’t be sure the product you order will remain stable over time if you choose to customize.

The option of quick delivery, most commonly comes with the downfall of the product being pre-made and ready to ship. If your priority is a longer shelf life for your product, this may not be the best option for you.

Priority: Quick Delivery & Low Cost

Manufacturer: Bulk Apothecary

Bulk Apothecary has a much smaller selection to choose from when it comes to creams with only about 7 creams to choose from. If you are looking for a very basic cream to start your brand as soon as possible, this may the cream manufacturer for you. At just $42.45 per gallon with price breaks as the quantity increases, the cost is low and they can deliver the product quickly.

Unfortunately you are not able to make any customizations including scent or color to your product, however Bulk Apothecary offers fast delivery and low cost.

Priority: Options & Quality Ingredients

Manufacturer: Rainshadow Labs

When compared to all of the cream manufacturers on this list, Rain Shadow Labs offers the most variety in the creams they have available for bulk purchase. With options to choose different colors of cream and even some CBD options, Rainshadow has large inventory to choose from.

When looking at the ingredients included in just a few formulations, one could only assume they use higher quality ingredients in their products.

While they do have several formulations, the website does not mention the option to customize the product or if they send testing results to customers once an order is purchased.

The Genie Supply Difference:

The final contender for bulk cream manufacturers is Genie Supply. At Genie Supply, we try to offer a more personalized service for our bulk manufacturing services and always use quality ingredients!

Priority: Clean, Certified, Customization, and Shelf Life

Genie Supply is the clean beauty lab. All of our formulations are clean and do not use any ingredients that could be harmful to you or the environment. Each bulk cream order comes with a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) certifying the origin and contents of every ingredient used to make the order. Because we provide a CoA with every order, you can be assured that every bulk order is made to order. Made to order product ensures the longest shelf life possible for the product.

In addition the certified and clean ingredients, we also offer the option to customize your bulk cream order with a scent or natural colorant of your choice for an addition cost. Unlike other labs that offer customization, we always test the formulation before sending it you, the customer, to ensure it is stable and safe for use.

While we understand that we do not offer the absolute lowest cost bulk cream manufacturing, we can ensure each of customers receives a clean, certified, and high-quality product every time!

While we offer over 10 different cream formulations check out our top picks!