Cosmetic Makers vs Ambix Laboratories
Ambix Laboratories is a private label and contract manufacturer in Totowa, New Jersey, a division of Organics Corporation of America, making skincare, hair care, personal care and liquid supplements. 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 Ambix Laboratories does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Quality control software
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Marketplace integration
- Fulfillment warehouse
- 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 Ambix 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 Ambix Laboratories if you
- want liquid dietary supplements made alongside your skincare
- want sheet masks or unit dose packets
- want a private label manufacturer operating since 1967
Side by side.
Ambix 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 | Ambix Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | Operating since 1967, per its About page |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 55 West End Road, Totowa, NJ |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Privately held; turnkey private label, custom formulation and contract manufacturing; bulk by pail, barrel or tote |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Start-ups, indie brands, multinational brands and distributors; domestic and international |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Base formulations as a starting point; number not listed |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, new custom formulas, plus tech transfer of existing formulas as is or modified |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Liquid dietary supplements such as liquid collagen, sheet masks, unit dose packets |
| Makeup | Through our official partner, Lady Burd | Not offered; its About page describes its cosmetics as non-makeup |
| Technology and testing | ||
| Product formats | Creams, lotions, serums, gels, oils, washes, shampoos, balms and sticks in bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Tubes, jars and bottles in glass, plastic or metal; sheet masks; unit dose packets; single wipes; hot pours |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | In-house QC and microbiology testing |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | Not listed publicly |
| 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 US facility, compounding on site |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly |
| Packaging sourcing | 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Supplier relationships; options include sugar cane and PCR tubes, refillables and FSC cartons |
| Fulfillment warehouse | Cosmetic Makers leads: 50,000 sq ft, in the same facility | Not listed publicly |
| Services for brands | ||
| Order fulfillment | Pick, pack and ship; orders in by 2pm EST ship the same day | Not listed publicly; offers kitting and sampling program packaging |
| 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 | Not listed publicly |
| 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 Ambix Laboratories the better choice?
When your line includes liquid supplements, sheet masks or unit dose packets. Ambix says it has run private label manufacturing for more than 50 years.
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 Ambix Laboratories' website.
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Sources
- Ambix Laboratories homepage, ambixlabs.com
- Ambix Laboratories: About, ambixlabs.com/about-us
- Ambix Laboratories: Capabilities, ambixlabs.com/copy-of-capabilities
- Ambix Laboratories: Skincare, ambixlabs.com/skincare
- Ambix Laboratories: Personal care, ambixlabs.com/personal-care
- Ambix Laboratories: Contact, ambixlabs.com/contact
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