Cosmetic Makers vs SV Labs
SV Labs, formerly Smith & Vandiver, is a contract development and manufacturing company with four sites in California, Wisconsin and Canada, known for anhydrous, hot pour and effervescent 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 SV Labs does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Makeup
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- 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 SV 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 SV Labs if you
- need bath bombs, shower steamers or direct-compression tablets
- want production split across several sites in the US and Canada, including a Health Canada licensed plant
- need OTC products such as sunscreen, dandruff or acne treatments
Side by side.
SV 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 | SV Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 1978, per its homepage |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 480 Airport Blvd, Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Contract development and manufacturing; backed by San Francisco Equity Partners |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Emerging indie brands to global consumer goods brands; beauty, personal care, home care and pet care |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Yes; 4,000+ market-tested formulas, plus a Launch Lab catalog with 3 tiers of customization |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes; R&D chemists develop formulas from scratch or from a client formula |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Waterless and anhydrous formats, hot pour, bath bombs and effervescents, direct-compression tablets, deodorants |
| 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 and body care, bath products, bar soaps, hair care, deodorants, OTC sunscreen and dandruff, sachets, tablets |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Formula approval and testing before scale-up; specific tests not listed |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | FDA registered and FDA OTC; ISO 22716; GMP; MoCRA registered; organic certified site; Health Canada licensed site |
| Software and technology | ||
| Quality control software | Quality control enhanced by CM+; every lot tracked | Not listed publicly; multi-site ERP links production planning to client forecasts |
| Live inventory and shipping-cost app | Cosmetic Makers leads: Yes, real time, across every channel you sell on | Not listed publicly |
| Marketplace integration | Official TikTok Shop and Amazon partner; orders flow straight to fulfillment | Not listed publicly; offers EDI setup |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Manufacturing sites | 1, in Hollywood, Florida | 4: two in Watsonville, California; Prescott, Wisconsin; Toronto area, Canada |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | 86 across sites (21, 13, 27 and 25 lines) |
| Packaging sourcing | 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Yes; sources traditional, recycled and bag-on-valve packaging and stores it on site |
| Fulfillment warehouse | 50,000 sq ft, in the same facility | 500,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse space across sites; two shipping points |
| Services for brands | ||
| Order fulfillment | Pick, pack and ship; orders in by 2pm EST ship the same day | Not listed publicly; says its operations integrate formulation, production and fulfillment |
| 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; says it offers low MOQs; sachets from 10,000 units |
| Production lead time | 8 to 12 weeks after sample approval | Not listed publicly; Launch Lab products in as little as 12 weeks |
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 SV Labs the better choice?
When you need waterless or effervescent formats such as bath bombs and tablets, OTC products, or production across several plants in the US and Canada. It lists 4,000+ market-tested formulas.
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. SV Labs says its operations integrate formulation, production and fulfillment, with warehouse space across its sites, but it does not describe direct-to-consumer order fulfillment.
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Sources
- SV Labs homepage, svlabs.com
- SV Labs: Operations, svlabs.com/operations.html
- SV Labs: Process, svlabs.com/process.html
- SV Labs: Products, svlabs.com/products.html
- SV Labs: Contact, svlabs.com/contact.html
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