Cosmetic Makers vs Malibu Labs
Malibu Labs is a Los Angeles formulation lab and marketing agency that makes natural and organic skincare, hair care, body care and makeup for client brands at its Gardena facility. 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 Malibu Labs does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Quality control software
- 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 Malibu Labs 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 Malibu Labs if you
- want makeup formulated and filled by the same lab as your skincare
- want branding, website design and marketing campaigns from your manufacturer
- want an exclusive natural or organic formula that is never reused for another brand
Side by side.
Malibu Labs 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 | Malibu Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | Not listed publicly; team cites 20 years of experience |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 727 S. Ardmore Ave., Los Angeles (registered office); lab and factory at 13617 Normandie Ave, Gardena |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Exclusive formulas plus manufacturing, branding and marketing; says it is not a private label manufacturing house |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Natural, organic and clean beauty brands |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Library of 1,500+ formulas; each is exclusive to one brand and not reused, per its site |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, new clean, certified natural or organic formulas; library formulas can be bought outright |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Plant-based, non-toxic, natural and organic formulas |
| Makeup | Through our official partner, Lady Burd | Yes, formulates and fills makeup |
| Technology and testing | ||
| Product formats | Creams, lotions, serums, gels, oils, washes, shampoos, balms and sticks in bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Skincare, hair care, body care and makeup |
| 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 facility (FEI 3013893121); says it is compliant with ISO 22716 cGMP and MoCRA |
| 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 | Gardena, California lab and factory; partners with select contract manufacturers when needed |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly; capacity of 60,000 units per month depending on product |
| Packaging sourcing | Cosmetic Makers leads: 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Works with clients on packaging; partners with packaging suppliers; 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 | Not listed publicly for manufacturing; lists past marketing work for beauty brands |
| 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 Malibu Labs the better choice?
Malibu Labs fits natural and organic brands that want skincare and makeup from one lab, with exclusive formulas and branding and marketing help. Its Gardena facility says it complies with ISO 22716.
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 Malibu Labs's website.
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Sources
- Malibu Labs homepage, malibulabs.com
- Malibu Labs: Formulation, malibulabs.com/formulation
- Malibu Labs: About, malibulabs.com/cosmeticsmanufacturing
- Malibu Labs: Branding, malibulabs.com/branding
- Malibu Labs: Work, malibulabs.com/work
- Malibu Labs: Contact, malibulabs.com/contact
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