Cosmetic lab services for product development
This page is the hub to find the right services among the 5 stages of cosmetic product development, from discovery to market access. Whether you’re launching a new skincare line, developing innovative formulations, or seeking regulatory compliance, our services guide you through every step of bringing your cosmetic vision to life.
Discovery
From ingredient screening and formulation development to stability testing and prototype creation, connect with facilities that specialize in cosmetic innovation and new product development.
Formulation
Find the right partner to formulate your new solution. Get appropriate help in selecting and combining the right ingredients, while ensuring the required stability, texture and safety.
Preclinical
Access testing facilities that validate your formulated product before moving to costly clinical trials:
- Safety and stability testing
- Efficacy testing on preclinical skin models
- Compatibility testing
Preclinical testing helps ensure your product is both viable and marketable.
Clinical
Connect with clinical research organizations that prove your product works. Human trials, safety assessments, and consumer studies provide the data needed for marketing claims and regulatory compliance.
Manufacturing
Market access
Handle regulatory matters and launch successfully with expert consultants. From FDA compliance and EU notifications to intellectual property and international distribution, find the specialists who will ensure smooth market entry.
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Discovery stage of your cosmetic development
The discovery phase connects brands with labs specializing in finding and validating new active ingredients for breakthrough formulations.
Whether screening plant extracts for anti-aging compounds or identifying novel peptides for skin repair, specialized facilities uncover the biological mechanisms that drive cosmetic innovation.
From high-throughput screening to pathway analysis, discovery labs identify which ingredients work and why, providing the scientific foundation for your next breakthrough product.
Find facilities that match your innovation goals.
What is an active ingredient?
What is molecular modeling?
Explore discovery services
Find labs specializing in clean beauty, performance skincare, or any specific formulation challenge.

Cosmetic product formulation
- Formula Creation – Development of innovative formulations tailored to specific product requirements and target markets
- Formula Optimization – Refinement of formulations to enhance performance, stability, and sensory attributes while maintaining cost efficiency
- Stability Testing – Comprehensive evaluation under accelerated aging conditions to ensure product integrity throughout shelf life
- Technical Documentation – Complete formulation records including specifications, procedures, and regulatory compliance data
- Prototype Development – Scale-up from laboratory to pilot batches with consumer testing and final adjustments
Preclinical stage of cosmetic products
1. What do we mean by cosmetic "claim"?
2. How does efficacy testing work?
Every component follows a uniform set of spacing and gap rules, ensuring visual harmony across your entire layout.
3. What about benchmark studies?

Clinical stage towards a finished product
Clinical efficacy
Consumer experience
Safety assessment
Clinical documentation
Manufacturing beauty products
Production
Packaging
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