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Skincare OEM/ODM, from formula to finished pack.

BFS single-dose skincare is our core manufacturing focus, from formula development or transfer to filling, labelling and finished kits. We also coordinate bottles, jars and traditional ampoules through the production route suited to each product.

For cosmetic projects; not for regulated non-cosmetic applications.

Production equipment along the factory aisle
Production equipment along the factory aisle

What we need to prepare your quote.

Start with these five inputs. You can send a short brief before sharing a confidential formula or a complete technical file.

  • Formula status: An existing product reference, your formula, a modification or new development.
  • Format and fill: BFS ampoule, traditional ampoule, bottle, jar or kit, with target fill volume.
  • Quantity: Filled units per formula and, for kits, units in each set and total assembled sets.
  • Finished pack: Labels, decoration, carton, insert, artwork and assembly needs.
  • Market and timing: Destination market, intended cosmetic use, launch date and any prior pilot findings.
Production minimums by format
BFS ampoules
Plan from 10,000+ filled ampoules per formula for BFS production. A 5,000-unit BFS run is not currently confirmed; smaller runs require written factory approval. Final MOQ depends on formula, fill volume, tooling and pack-out.
Traditional ampoules
Plan from 5,000 units for the traditional ampoule route, confirmed against the selected formula and pack. This minimum does not apply to BFS.
Conventional skincare · bottles and jars
Selected conventional skincare products have a quoted MOQ of 1,000 finished units per product using selected standard packaging and individual cartons. This does not apply to every formula or pack. Custom moulds, decoration and special packaging can increase the MOQ.
Samples and finished kits
Formula samples are quoted separately from production. For kits, confirm both the number of filled units per formula and the number of assembled sets; packaging-component minimums also apply.
Skincare blisters
Development concepts require separate confirmation of material, fill, tooling, sample availability and MOQ. State complete cards and pods per card; do not apply ampoule or bottle minimums.
Technical details for your project brief
Material & Sustainability Requirements
Share destination-market requirements, preferred materials, sustainability goals and any requested blend proportion. Confirm sourcing evidence, formula compatibility, process trials, seal integrity and stability before finalizing the material specification.
Formula Source & Iteration Goal
Clarify whether you want to use a self-developed factory formula, modify your existing formula, transfer a proprietary recipe after NDA, or compare routes through sample iteration.
Formula Type & Viscosity
Specify serum, emulsion, low-viscosity fluid, or gel format. Formula type determines BFS filling-path compatibility, nozzle selection, and sealing parameters.
Fill Volume per Vial
Indicate target dose range (e.g. 0.5 ml to 5 ml per unit). Volume drives mold design, strip configuration, and commercial throughput planning.
Packaging Expectation
Define strip count per pack, snap-off or twist-open preference, secondary packaging needs, and whether custom mold development is required.
Target Market Regulatory Scenario
Identify primary market (CN, US FDA, EU, GCC, ASEAN). Regulatory path affects documentation, claim scope, labeling, and quality-system alignment.
Production Stage
Clarify whether the project is at pilot-run / stability-testing phase or ready for commercial scale-up. Stage determines checkpoint scope and timeline commitment.
Pilot Evidence & Transfer History
Share prior pilot data if available. Transfer behavior, seal quality results, and early stability findings help accelerate the scale-up decision gate.
Document access and supplier qualification

Facility identity, document holder, applicable scope and relevant records are disclosed for the selected facility at the appropriate review stage. Certificates, customer references, patents and capacity figures remain tied to the legal entity and production site that owns the evidence. Controlled record review or on-site verification is agreed during supplier qualification.

Steridose Labs coordinates your brief and technical review. Confirm the contracting company, production site, testing and batch-release responsibilities in your project documents.

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What should a skincare manufacturing quote include?

Compare the same formula, fill volume, accepted quantity, testing and finished pack. Ask which items are included, which are quoted separately and which depend on sample approval or tooling trials.

Development & tooling
Formula development or transfer, sample iterations and any new mould work. Separate one-off charges from repeat-order production.
Filled production & testing
The formula, container material, filling and sealing, agreed inspection and applicable testing. Confirm accepted-unit quantities and release requirements.
Finished packaging & delivery
Labels, coding, cartons, inserts, kit assembly, transport protection and freight. Identify who supplies and approves each component.

Choose the support you need.

Start with an existing product, bring your own formula under NDA, or scope new development. Sample availability and the work included are confirmed for your project.

Samples & Production Planning

Best for teams with a formula, current package or campaign brief who need the right small-dose route.

What you can expect: Sample options, product size, minimum order, estimated timing and the details needed for your quote.

Explore samples & production planning

Formula & Sample Development

Best for teams that need formula direction, modification or NDA transfer before packaging decisions.

What you can expect: A formula development plan, sample changes, packaging compatibility checks and the documents your market needs.

Explore formula & sample development

Filling & Finished Packaging

Best for private-label, distributor, packaging or turnkey partners building a client-ready pilot module.

What you can expect: Format, formula direction, pack count, secondary packaging, channel plan and scale-up decision logic.

Explore filling & finished packaging

How we develop
your BFS ampoules.

Our main development path brings formula, ampoule design, BFS filling and finished packaging together. The four stages below apply to BFS projects; existing tooling or a custom mould is reviewed for your chosen format.

1.Formula Development & Transfer

You provide
An existing product reference, a formula to modify or transfer, or a new development brief. Share texture, ingredient direction and target market; confidential recipes can follow under NDA.
We agree
The formula direction, sample iteration scope and checks needed for filling fit. Existing product references do not establish ready stock.
Next action
Review the sample direction and confirm which formula can progress to packaging trials.
Review formula development & transfer details
Laboratory benches, sample containers and staff at work
Laboratory benches, sample containers and staff at work
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  • Self-developed formula options for teams that need a turnkey Formula + BFS path.
  • Client formula modification for texture, sensory profile, viscosity, active positioning, and filling fit.
  • NDA-protected formula recipe transfer, factory-side preparation, and direct contract filling.
  • Scoped sample iteration until the formula direction is confirmed for pilot review.
  • Formula-fit, viscosity, active profile, and filling-behavior checks for small-dose skincare liquids.

2.Custom Mold & Polymer Design

You provide
Target dose, opening preference, unit dimensions, units per strip and material or sustainability requirements.
We agree
Available tooling or custom mould scope, material choice and compatibility and seal-integrity trial criteria.
Next action
Approve the container and trial requirements before filling. Custom tooling is scoped separately.
Review custom mold & polymer design details
  1. Define target fill, unit dimensions and strip layout
  2. Review the opening action and handling sample
  3. Select material against formula and market requirements
  4. Confirm available tooling or scope a custom mould
  5. Approve compatibility and seal-integrity trial criteria
  • Target fill-volume modeling for project-specific dose ranges.
  • Snap-off cap engineering for clean user operation.
  • Review suitable materials and any proposed blend proportion against sourcing evidence, target-market requirements, process performance and stability.

3.Controlled BFS Filling Workflow

You provide
The selected formula, container specification, target dose and trial criteria from the first two stages.
We agree
Formula preparation, integrated container forming, filling and sealing conditions, plus the checks for integrity and pack-out.
Next action
Review the trial results and resolve formula or packaging changes before commercial scale-up.
Review controlled bfs filling workflow details
Operator beside manufacturing equipment and its control screen
Operator beside manufacturing equipment and its control screen
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  1. Prepare the approved formula
  2. Form the container
  3. Fill the agreed dose
  4. Seal the container
  5. Check integrity and pack-out
  • Temperature limits agreed after formula review and verified for the selected filling route.
  • Controlled-network BFS resources reviewed by project category, site selection and launch timing.
  • Commercial capacity planning is confirmed by formula fit, qualification requirements and line allocation.
  • Controlled handling route for qualified topical cosmetic projects.

4.Quality & Document Review

You provide
Destination-market requirements, product specifications, sample approvals and the evidence your quality team needs.
We agree
Testing, document access, acceptance criteria, release records and the responsibilities for the selected production site.
Next action
Approve the quote, specifications and quality responsibilities before production and finished-pack handover.
Review quality & document review details
  1. Confirm product and packaging specifications
  2. Agree sampling and testing criteria
  3. Review site-specific document scope
  4. Record sample approvals
  5. Agree release and handover records
  • Applicable controls and testing plans are confirmed with the selected facility.
  • Document holder, scope, current status and target-market relevance are reviewed during scoping.
  • Each certificate remains tied to its holder, production site and applicable scope.
  • Sensitive records follow project qualification and access alignment.
  • Exclusively for topical cosmetic and barrier-support skincare — not for regulated non-cosmetic applications.

Bottles, jars and traditional ampoules follow their own route.

For products outside BFS, we match your formula to a suitable container and filling process. A conventional pack does not need to follow the BFS mould-development or blow-fill-seal stages above.

  1. 1.Choose the formula and pack

    Start with a product direction or your own formula. Review the bottle, jar or traditional ampoule, target fill and closure together.

  2. 2.Review samples and presentation

    Agree the formula and packaging compatibility checks, sample scope, labels, cartons or kit layout.

  3. 3.Confirm the production order

    Confirm the product-specific quantity, filling route, quality checks and finished-pack requirements before production.

Explore bottles, jars and skincare ranges

Filling, labelling and the finished pack.

Agree how the approved formula becomes your finished product: the filling route, container, decoration, instructions, outer packaging and handover requirements.

Fill & close

Confirm the formula, target fill, container and closure. BFS ampoules, traditional ampoules, bottles and jars require different process reviews.

Label & assemble

Scope artwork, label language, coding, cartons, inserts and units per kit. Agree who supplies each component and approves the final artwork.

Check & hand over

Agree inspection and release criteria, traceability, packing configuration and shipping responsibilities before production.

Review samples and production MOQs

Resolve the next production decision.

If the ampoule and outer pack need to change together, review custom ampoule packaging scope for tooling, formula fit and artwork inputs. If you need to evaluate a filled cosmetic before committing to production, use the contract-filling sample review to separate formula, container and production questions.

Product guides and pilot decisions.

Agree pilot deliverables and separate costs

Your starting brief

Share formula status, intended use, target dose, destination market and first-run quantity. A full formula can follow after NDA alignment.

The scoped response

Confirm the proposed format, open technical questions, sample and testing plan, document access, schedule dependencies and quote assumptions.

Before approving a production trial, check formula/package compatibility, opening and use, fill and seal results, pack-out and the agreed evidence before scaling. Timing and acceptance criteria are project-specific.

Find support for your product

Serum / essence single-dose

For brands reviewing 0.5ml-10ml serum, essence, booster or water-light formula concepts as BFS ampoules.

Review liquid fit

Trial kit / GWP / discovery kit

For teams building paid trial kits, gift-with-purchase inserts, creator seeding packs or distributor test SKUs.

View kit route

Travel-size serum

For compact single-use serum programs where travel convenience, premium sample feel and pack-out simplicity matter.

Plan travel route

Conventional skincare range

For dropper serums, creams and coordinated skincare ranges that need formula, closure and packaging compatibility review.

Explore conventional skincare

Glass ampoule replacement

For brands comparing glass ampoules, vials, mini bottles or sachets against a lighter polymer single-dose pilot route.

Compare routes

NDA formula transfer

For teams that already have a formula recipe and need NDA alignment before factory-side review or contract filling.

Review NDA path
Explore formula development directions

Concepts help discuss texture, dose, ingredient direction and presentation. Final formula fit, claims and target-market requirements are reviewed before quotation.

Collagen-positioned serum concept

A formula-direction example for buyers exploring premium firming, elasticity or mature-skin positioning in a single-dose serum route.

Suspension oil serum concept

A visual reference for oil-phase or dual-phase serum ideas that need texture, viscosity and filling-fit review before pilot planning.

Vitamin C serum concept

A brightening-positioned formula direction that can be reviewed as a trial kit, GWP or travel-size single-dose serum pilot.

Water-light serum concept

A lightweight serum direction for teams comparing formula story, fill volume, ampoule presentation and 10,000+ pilot readiness.

Cleansing oil concept

A personal-care liquid example for teams comparing oil texture, dose size, usage scene and single-dose presentation before quotation.

Browse branded ampoule concepts

Let’s plan your next product.

Share your formula status, fill volume and quantity. We will identify the sample, packaging and production decisions for your project.

Formula & packagingOne coordinated project brief

BFS skincare ampoulesOur core OEM/ODM offering

Sample & pilot reviewConfirm before production

Manufacturing evidenceSite-specific documentation