Skincare Contract Manufacturing

A cosmetics manufacturer develops, tests, and produces facial care products, and you sell them under your own brand. AIMSKINCARE handles the formula, stability testing, packaging, BPOM notification, and halal certification. You decide who the product is for, what it promises, how it is priced, and where it is sold.

For cleansing we make facial wash, milk cleanser, exfoliating cleanser, micellar water, cleansing oil, makeup remover, and face scrub. For treatment we make toner, essence, exfoliator, acne and spot treatment, and serums for brightening, vitamin C, anti-aging, hydration, and the eye area. Moisturizer, day and night cream, eye cream, sunscreen, face mask, and overnight mask complete the range.

Facial skin shows a mistake quickly, so the formula starts from the skin type and the one job the product has. Each active works within its own pH range and can clash with another. A serum has to stay clear and stable in tropical heat, and the texture has to sit well under sunscreen and makeup.

Niacinamide, vitamin C derivatives, retinol, hyaluronic acid, ceramide, centella asiatica, panthenol, peptides, salicylic acid, and AHA or PHA are the ones brands ask for most. The R&D team proposes a concentration that the formula can keep stable and that the regulation allows, then confirms it on samples before anything is printed on the label.

Salicylic acid is allowed up to 2 percent in leave-on products and 3 percent in rinse-off products, and AHA up to 10 percent at a pH not below 3.5. Hydroquinone and mercury are prohibited in cosmetics. Permitted ingredients follow BPOM Regulation No. 23 of 2019 as amended by No. 17 of 2022, and every formula is checked against it.

"Brightening" needs skin tone measurements on a panel, and "hydrating for 24 hours" needs corneometer readings over that time. "Non-comedogenic" and "dermatologically tested" each need their own study under a dermatologist. Under BPOM Regulation No. 3 of 2022, a claim stays on the label only when data supports it.

Any SPF value on the label needs in vivo testing under ISO 24444, and a PA rating needs a UVA test under ISO 24443. That applies to a day cream or a moisturizer with SPF as much as to a sunscreen. The UV filters themselves must come from the list BPOM permits, within its limits.

No. A cosmetic may say it helps care for acne-prone skin or helps reduce the look of blemishes. It may not say it treats, cures, or removes acne. Acne treatment and spot treatment are built on salicylic acid, niacinamide, zinc PCA, centella, or tea tree, and the label wording is reviewed before printing.

Pure L-ascorbic acid oxidizes in water, heat, and light, and the serum turns yellow, then brown. Many brands therefore choose a derivative such as sodium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl glucoside, or ethyl ascorbic acid, in an amber dropper or an airless pump. Stability testing at raised temperature shows how the color and the pH hold before launch.

Both. Every cosmetic must be notified at BPOM before it goes on sale. Since 17 October 2026, when the phase-in under Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 ended, cosmetics sold in Indonesia must also be halal certified. AIMSKINCARE prepares the two files together, from the same formula and raw material documents.

An airless pump or an opaque bottle for serums with retinol or vitamin C, since air and light break them down. A dropper suits oil serums and essences, a tube suits facial wash and sunscreen, and a jar suits richer creams and overnight masks. Each material is tested with the formula before production.

Most new brands start with three products that make a routine, usually a facial wash, a moisturizer, and a sunscreen, or with a single serum that has one clear promise. Toner, exfoliator, and eye care tend to follow once the first buyers come back. A short range is easier to explain and easier to keep in stock.

With ODM, the AIMSKINCARE R&D team builds a formula from your brief, covering skin type, actives, texture, and claims. With OEM, or private label, you choose a skincare base we already make, then adjust the scent, the color, or the packaging. The second route asks for less preparation.

Because the formula, the tests, and the paperwork sit with one team. AIMSKINCARE has been a contract manufacturer since 2017, part of AIM Group, with its own R&D lab, CPKB and Halal certification, and quality checks on every batch. Years of gentle mom and baby formulas carry into products for sensitive skin. More than 80 brands have worked with us.

The products you want, the skin type and age of your buyer, the actives or a reference product you have in mind, the texture and scent, the claims you hope to print, and a rough quantity. The first consultation is free, and the samples are developed from that brief.