Anti-acne serum contract manufacturing

A cosmetics plant develops and produces a serum for acne-prone skin that is sold under your brand. The plant chooses the actives, tests stability and skin compatibility, fills the bottles, and prepares the BPOM notification. You set the positioning and the price and own the customer relationship.

Cosmetic claims must stay within caring for the skin and changing its appearance, as set out in BPOM Regulation No. 3 of 2022. "Helps care for acne-prone skin", "helps reduce the look of blemishes", and "helps control excess oil" are workable. "Cures acne", "removes acne", or "treats breakouts" are therapeutic claims and are refused. Every claim printed needs data behind it.

Salicylic acid (BHA) loosens the dead cells inside the pore. Niacinamide helps regulate sebum and calms the look of redness. Zinc PCA is an oil-control and soothing agent. Tea tree oil and Centella asiatica extract are the usual botanical choices, and azelaic acid derivatives or sulfur appear in some briefs. The combination and levels are decided against the target user and the claim list.

Up to 2% in a leave-on product under the BPOM technical requirements for cosmetic ingredients (Regulation No. 23 of 2019 as amended by No. 17 of 2022); rinse-off products may go to 3%. Most serums sit below the cap, because the pH, the solvent system, and the rest of the formula decide how well the BHA works, not the number alone.

A clear, watery BHA serum for oily skin with clogged pores; a niacinamide and zinc oil-control serum that layers well under sunscreen; a soothing gel serum with Centella or tea tree for red, irritated breakouts; and a gentle, low-active version for sensitive acne-prone skin. Each can be fragrance-free and alcohol-free.

Yes, and it is a common brief for mom and baby brands extending into teen care. A teen serum usually keeps the BHA level modest, leans on niacinamide and soothing botanicals, leaves out fragrance, and uses a light, fast-absorbing gel texture. The claims stay cosmetic, and the product is patch tested like any other serum.

An acne serum is spread over the whole face once or twice a day and works on oil, pores, and the look of blemishes over time. A spot treatment is dabbed on a single pimple, is thicker, and carries a more concentrated active system for a few days of use. Many brands launch both and sell them as a pair.

It can be, if the formula is built for it: a low BHA level or none, niacinamide and Centella in its place, no fragrance, no denatured alcohol, and a gentle preservative system. "For sensitive skin" is itself a claim, so the finished formula goes through a patch test, and a dermatologically tested claim needs its own study.

Stability testing at room and high temperature, a preservative challenge test because the base is water-rich, and a patch test for skin compatibility. Claims such as "helps reduce the look of blemishes" or "non-comedogenic" need their own clinical or instrumental study on volunteers, usually over four to eight weeks.

Salicylic acid does its work in its free acid form, which needs a mildly acidic formula, typically around pH 3.5 to 4. Too high and the BHA is mostly inactive; too low and the serum stings. The pH also decides which thickeners and preservatives survive, so it is fixed early in formulation and checked in every batch.

Yes. Older acne products used denatured alcohol to dissolve salicylic acid and give a cooling feel; today glycols or a small amount of solubilizer do that job without the dryness. Fragrance adds nothing to the function, so most acne serums we make leave it out, which also simplifies the patch test outcome.

A glass or PET dropper bottle is the market standard and suits a watery serum. An airless pump keeps a thicker gel serum away from air and fingers, and a pump bottle works for a lotion-like serum. Tinted or opaque bottles protect light-sensitive botanicals. The texture is finalized first, then the bottle is chosen.

ODM means our team develops the formula from your brief: the user, the active system, the texture, and the claims. OEM, or private label, means you start from an acne serum base we already make and adjust the color, scent, or packaging, which shortens the preparation.

The skin type and age group you sell to, whether the serum is a daily routine step or a stronger active, the texture you like (watery, gel, light lotion), the claims you hope to print, a selling price range, and a rough quantity. Reference products you admire help us read the brief faster.