Cosmetic Makers vs Dhaliwal Laboratories
Dhaliwal Laboratories is a family-run contract manufacturer founded in Dallas in 2008, with plants in Bedford Park, Illinois, and Dallas and Mesquite, Texas, making personal care, OTC and medical device 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 Dhaliwal 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
- 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 Dhaliwal 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 Dhaliwal Laboratories if you
- make OTC drug products such as antiperspirants, sunscreens, acne or pain relief topicals
- want production spread across three plants with 56 filling lines
- also need Class 1 or 2 medical devices, pet care or household products made
Side by side.
Dhaliwal 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 | Dhaliwal Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 2008, in Dallas, Texas |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | Not stated on its site; Dallas, Texas per Craft; plants in Bedford Park IL, Dallas TX and Mesquite TX |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Family-run turnkey contract manufacturing, from formulation to finished, labeled product |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Personal care, OTC, medical device, pet care and household brands |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Over 1,000 stable book formulas used as a starting point for modification |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, in-house chemists develop unique, confidential formulas; fee not listed |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | OTC topicals (antiperspirants, sunscreens, acne, eczema, pain relief), textured hair care, Class 1 and 2 medical devices |
| 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 | Liquids, creams, gels, pomades, salts, powders; tubes, bottles to 1 gallon, pouches to 10 lb, packettes, hot fill |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Accelerated and real-time stability, centrifuge, freeze/thaw, micro challenge, required OTC testing, component inspection |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | FDA registered for OTC at all three plants, medical devices in Texas; cGMP; Texas Department of Health license |
| 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 | 3: Bedford Park IL (142k sq ft), Dallas TX (102k sq ft), Mesquite TX (79.4k sq ft) |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | 56 filling lines in total (21 in Bedford Park, 22 in Dallas, 13 in Mesquite) |
| Packaging sourcing | Cosmetic Makers leads: 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Not listed publicly |
| 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 shrink film, cartoning, kitting and shipping of finished goods |
| 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 Dhaliwal Laboratories the better choice?
Dhaliwal fits brands that make OTC drug topicals, textured hair care, medical devices or household products and want capacity across three plants in Illinois and Texas.
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. Dhaliwal lists kitting and shipping of finished goods, but we could not find e-commerce order fulfillment on its website.
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Sources
- Dhaliwal Laboratories homepage, dhaliwal-labs.com
- Dhaliwal: Products, dhaliwal-labs.com/products
- Dhaliwal: Process, dhaliwal-labs.com/process-1
- Dhaliwal: Facilities, dhaliwal-labs.com/facilities
- Dhaliwal: Our Story, dhaliwal-labs.com/history
- Dhaliwal: News, dhaliwal-labs.com/news-updates
- Dhaliwal Labs on Craft, craft.co/dhaliwal-labs
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