Cosmetic Makers vs RAYA Professional
RAYA (RAYA Laboratories, Inc.) is a family-owned Los Angeles skincare maker, producing in LA since 1979, that private labels its 150+ professional stock formulas from a 100,000 sq ft North Hollywood factory. 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 RAYA Professional does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Stock formulas to private label
- Makeup
- Quality control software
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Marketplace integration
- Fulfillment warehouse
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 RAYA Professional 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 RAYA Professional if you
- run a spa, salon or medical practice and want 150+ professional formulas under your name
- want to start with as few as 24 unprinted pieces per item
- want stock skincare in bulk, up to 50 gallon drums, to fill yourself
Side by side.
RAYA Professional 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 | RAYA Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | Producing in Los Angeles since 1979; spa founded 1982; first established in Europe in 1964 |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 12550 Saticoy Street South, North Hollywood, California |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Professional skincare line sold factory-direct, private labeled, unprinted, in bulk or filled into client containers |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Salons, spas, estheticians, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, distributors, retailers and export |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | Cosmetic Makers leads: 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | 150+ professional stock skincare formulations |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Not listed publicly; color and fragrance can be adjusted on orders of 500 gallons or more |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Professional backbar and spa skincare, tested in its own 10,000 sq ft Los Angeles day spa |
| 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 | Jars, bottles and plastic tubes; retail, professional and bulk sizes from 1 lb to 50 gallon drums |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Industry standard QA testing plus ongoing panel studies in its own day spa |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | FDA registered; cruelty free |
| 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 100,000 sq ft production facility and headquarters in Los Angeles |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly |
| Packaging sourcing | 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Its own stock containers, unprinted or one-color silkscreened with your brand; or fills client containers |
| 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; it ships its own stock orders factory-direct |
| Retail track record | Products sold at Target, Sephora, CVS, Ulta and Whole Foods | Not listed publicly; supplies thousands of salons, spas and dermatologists |
| Minimum order | 5,000 units per product | 24 pieces per item unprinted; 200 containers per product for custom filling |
| Production lead time | 8 to 12 weeks after sample approval | Not listed publicly; stock products are kept in stock |
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 RAYA the better choice?
RAYA suits spas, estheticians and medical practices that want proven professional skincare under their own name with very small minimums, such as 24 unprinted pieces per item.
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 for client brands on RAYA's website.
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Sources
- RAYA for Professionals homepage, rayalab.com
- RAYA: About, rayalab.com/about
- RAYA: High volume manufacturing and private label, rayalab.com/options-overview
- RAYA: Option 1, stock, rayalab.com/stock
- RAYA: Option 2, unprinted, rayalab.com/unprinted
- RAYA: Option 3, bulk, rayalab.com/bulk
- RAYA: Option 4, filling, rayalab.com/option-4-filling
- RAYA: FAQ, rayalab.com/faq
- RAYA Spa: About, rayaspa.com/pages/about-raya
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