Cosmetic Makers vs Accupack Midwest
Accupack Midwest is a family-owned contract manufacturer and filler in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1986, making health and beauty, OTC, personal care, pet and household products. 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 Accupack Midwest does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Quality control software
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Marketplace integration
- Packaging sourcing
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 Accupack Midwest 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 Accupack Midwest if you
- need high-volume tube filling, including metal tubes
- want OTC products such as SPF lip balm, sunscreen or pain relief cream
- make household or pet care products as well as personal care
Side by side.
Accupack Midwest 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 | Accupack Midwest |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 1986, by Mark Proctor |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 1060 Meta Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Family-owned contract manufacturing, contract filling and private label |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Start-ups to Fortune 500; retail, drug, mass, direct response, spa and pet brands |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Yes, about 20 stock formulas such as SPF lip balm, sunscreen, pain relief cream, natural deodorant, shampoo |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, custom formulas and reverse engineering of existing products; fee not listed |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Tube filling, SPF and OTC products, lip balm sticks, hot fill and molten products |
| Makeup | Through our official partner, Lady Burd | Lists cosmetics among industries served; no makeup products named |
| Technology and testing | ||
| Product formats | Creams, lotions, serums, gels, oils, washes, shampoos, balms and sticks in bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Liquids, creams, lotions, pastes, gels, ointments, powders in tubes, bottles, jars, lip balm sticks; 2 g to 1 gallon |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Raw material spectroscopy, germ testing, active ingredient validation, stability and finished product testing |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | FDA and EPA registered; GMP |
| 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 24,000 sq ft facility in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Multiple filling lines; number not listed. Tube filling at 10,000 to 25,000 units per shift |
| Packaging sourcing | Cosmetic Makers leads: 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Helps choose and source packaging and labels; no office in China listed |
| Fulfillment warehouse | 50,000 sq ft, in the same facility | Warehouse storage space in the Cincinnati facility |
| Services for brands | ||
| Order fulfillment | Pick, pack and ship; orders in by 2pm EST ship the same day | Order fulfillment, drop shipping and warehouse services listed as available |
| Retail track record | Products sold at Target, Sephora, CVS, Ulta and Whole Foods | Says its SPF 15 lip balm has sold millions of units in retailers since 1998; retailers not named |
| Minimum order | 5,000 units per product | Lower minimums for private label; exact numbers not listed |
| 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 Accupack Midwest the better choice?
Accupack Midwest fits brands that need contract filling, especially tubes and lip balm sticks, or OTC products such as sunscreen and pain relief cream, and brands that also make household or pet products.
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. Accupack Midwest says order fulfillment, drop shipping and warehouse services are available from its Cincinnati facility.
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Sources
- Accupack Midwest homepage, accupackmidwest.com
- Accupack Midwest: Company, accupackmidwest.com/company
- Accupack Midwest: Facility, accupackmidwest.com/facility
- Accupack Midwest: Quality Control, accupackmidwest.com/quality-control
- Accupack Midwest: Industries, accupackmidwest.com/industries
- Accupack Midwest: Private Label, accupackmidwest.com/private-label
- Accupack Midwest: Contract Manufacturing, accupackmidwest.com/services/contract-manufacturing
- Accupack Midwest: Filling, accupackmidwest.com/services/filling
- Accupack Midwest: Formulation, accupackmidwest.com/services/formulation
- Accupack Midwest: Contract Tube Filling, accupackmidwest.com/contract-tube-filling
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