Cosmetic Makers vs C-Care
C-Care is a Maryland contract manufacturer of skin care, hair color and hair care, owned by CAG Holding, with a private label hair line called Colorscape. 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 C-Care does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Makeup
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Marketplace integration
- Packaging sourcing
- Fulfillment warehouse
- Order fulfillment
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 C-Care 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 C-Care if you
- need hair color made at very large scale
- want an FDA registered OTC facility with an eQMS and MES
- want glass or aluminum packaging from sister companies in the same group
Side by side.
C-Care 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 | C-Care |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 22 years of beauty manufacturing experience, per its site |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 979 Corporate Blvd, Linthicum Heights, Maryland |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Contract manufacturing, concept-to-shelf development, tech transfers and backup production; part of CAG Holding |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Indie brands, large CPG groups, prestige, masstige and professional salon brands |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Colorscape, a private label hair color and hair care portfolio |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes; co-develops new concepts and runs tech transfers of existing formulas |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Hair color for professional and DIY brands, complex skin care emulsions, professional hair care |
| 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, hair color, shampoos, conditioners, scalp treatments, styling; tubes, bottles, pouches, glass, aluminum |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Validated micro lab, validated analytical lab and research and innovation lab |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | FDA registered OTC facility; ISO guidelines; EcoVadis Platinum; RSPO member; Cradle to Cradle products |
| Software and technology | ||
| Quality control software | Quality control enhanced by CM+; every lot tracked | eQMS system and MES integrated manufacturing |
| 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 | 1 site in Linthicum Heights, Maryland |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | 13 filling lines and 11 mixing kettles (3L to 8,000L), over 85 million units of capacity |
| Packaging sourcing | Cosmetic Makers leads: 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Sister companies in CAG Holding make glass (Stoelzle) and aluminum tubes (Tubex); no 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 | Products sold at Target, Sephora, CVS, Ulta and Whole Foods | Hair care in salon backbars across the US; hair color for professional and DIY brands, names not listed |
| 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 C-Care the better choice?
C-Care suits larger brands that need hair color, professional hair care or complex skin care emulsions, with about 85 million units of installed capacity.
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 C-Care's website.
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Sources
- C-Care homepage, c-care-company.com
- C-Care: Our Capabilities, c-care-company.com/our-capabilities
- C-Care: Our Services, c-care-company.com/our-services
- C-Care: Our Customers, c-care-company.com/our-customers
- C-Care: Colorscape private label, c-care-company.com/our-private-label
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