Cosmetic Makers vs ABBE Laboratories
ABBE Laboratories is an FDA-registered, cGMP manufacturer of OTC and cosmeceutical skin care on Long Island, New York, offering 90+ stock formulas for private label alongside its own brands such as A-Cute Derm and Glycolactic Complex. Cosmetic Makers is built for beauty brands that want formulation, production, software and fulfillment from one place.
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areas where Cosmetic Makers offers something a beauty brand needs that ABBE Laboratories does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Makeup
- Quality control software
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Marketplace integration
- Packaging sourcing
- Fulfillment warehouse
- Order fulfillment
- Retail track record
A manufacturer run on software.
Cosmetic Makers runs production, quality and fulfillment on software, so you see your product, your stock and your shipping costs as they happen.
Quality control enhanced by CM+
Every product is checked before it ships, with quality control enhanced by CM+.
Every lot tracked
Raw materials are quarantined and tested, and every lot is tracked from ingredient to shipped order.
Live inventory app
Watch your inventory and shipping costs in real time, across every channel you sell on.
Marketplace integrations
Connected to TikTok Shop and Amazon as an official partner of both, so orders flow straight to fulfillment.
Looking for a ABBE Laboratories alternative?
Choose Cosmetic Makers if you
- are launching or growing a skincare, body care, haircare or deodorant brand
- want to start from one of 3,000+ proven stock formulas, or have one built for you
- sell on TikTok Shop or Amazon and want fulfillment under the same roof
- want live inventory and shipping costs in one app
Choose ABBE Laboratories if you
- want to private label a stock skin care formula from 250 units
- need OTC skin care such as acne or sun care products
- are a physician or medi-spa looking for cosmeceutical formulas such as glycolic acid products
Side by side.
ABBE Laboratories details are from its own website and public sources, checked November 2026. "Not listed publicly" means we could not find it, not that they lack it.
| Feature | Cosmetic Makers | ABBE Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | Long Island, New York (1095 Route 110, Farmingdale, per GCI directory) |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Private label from stock formulas and small custom projects; also sells its own skin care brands online |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Physicians, medi-spas, salons and marketers |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | More than 90 to 100 formulas available off the shelf |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, its chemists work on special projects; custom formulation starts at 10 gallons, depending on product type |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | OTC and cosmeceutical skin care: anti-aging, acne, uneven skin tone, dry and oily skin; glycolic acid products |
| Makeup | Cosmetic Makers leads: Through our official partner, Lady Burd | Not listed publicly |
| Technology and testing | ||
| Product formats | Creams, lotions, serums, gels, oils, washes, shampoos, balms and sticks in bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Skin care filled into tubes, jars and bottles |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Not listed publicly |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | FDA-registered, cGMP |
| Software and technology | ||
| Quality control software | Cosmetic Makers leads: Quality control enhanced by CM+; every lot tracked | Not listed publicly |
| Live inventory and shipping-cost app | Cosmetic Makers leads: Yes, real time, across every channel you sell on | Not listed publicly |
| Marketplace integration | Cosmetic Makers leads: Official TikTok Shop and Amazon partner; orders flow straight to fulfillment | Not listed publicly |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Manufacturing sites | 1, in Hollywood, Florida | One site on Long Island, New York |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly |
| Packaging sourcing | Cosmetic Makers leads: 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Fills jars, bottles and tubes; no packaging sourcing details or office in China listed |
| Fulfillment warehouse | Cosmetic Makers leads: 50,000 sq ft, in the same facility | Not listed publicly |
| Services for brands | ||
| Order fulfillment | Cosmetic Makers leads: Pick, pack and ship; orders in by 2pm EST ship the same day | Not listed publicly |
| Retail track record | Cosmetic Makers leads: Products sold at Target, Sephora, CVS, Ulta and Whole Foods | Not listed publicly |
| Minimum order | 5,000 units per product | 250 units to custom fill stock items; specializes in runs of 5,000 units or less, up to 25,000 depending on container |
| Production lead time | 8 to 12 weeks after sample approval | Not listed publicly |
Questions brands ask.
Which is better for a new skincare brand?
For most new skincare, body care, haircare and deodorant brands, Cosmetic Makers is the closer fit: you can start from one of 3,000+ stock formulas, and formulation, production, testing and fulfillment happen in one building, tracked in software you can see.
When is ABBE Laboratories the better choice?
ABBE fits physicians, medi-spas and salons that want stock OTC or cosmeceutical skin care under their own name in small runs, from 250 units.
Do both companies offer fulfillment?
Cosmetic Makers runs a 50,000 sq ft fulfillment warehouse in the same facility, connected to TikTok Shop and Amazon, with same-day shipping for orders in by 2pm EST. We could not find fulfillment services on ABBE Laboratories' website.
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Sources
- ABBE Labs homepage, abbelabs.com
- ABBE Labs: About Us, abbelabs.com/pages/about-us
- ABBE Labs: Private Label, abbelabs.com/pages/private-label
- GCI Magazine: ABBE Laboratories Inc, gcimagazine.com/home/company/21160932/abbe-laboratories-inc
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