Cosmetic Makers vs Swiss American CDMO
Swiss American CDMO is a contract development and manufacturing organization in Carrollton, Texas, focused on topical skin, sun and wound care, and the company that built the EltaMD brand. 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 Swiss American CDMO does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Makeup
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Marketplace integration
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 Swiss American CDMO 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 Swiss American CDMO if you
- make sunscreens or other OTC drug products and want an FDA registered drug manufacturer
- need wound care or other topical medical device products made under ISO 13485
- want a team that has developed and scaled a physician-dispensed brand like EltaMD
Side by side.
Swiss American CDMO 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 | Swiss American CDMO |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 1988, by Bill Kling; began offering contract development and manufacturing in 2007 |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 2055 Luna Road #126, Carrollton, TX 75006 |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for other brands |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Personal care and healthcare brands in the US and abroad; says clients do business in over 190 countries |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Not listed publicly; shows a development library of skin care formulas in active development |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, in-house R&D lab; development through clinical efficacy and safety testing |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Sun care (mineral, chemical and hybrid), therapeutic skin care, wound care; built the EltaMD brand |
| 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 | Cleansers, serums, moisturizers, sunscreens, hydrogels, barrier films, pastes; flammable and non-flammable formulas |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Tests ingredients, formulas, processes and storage; stability, packaging compatibility, clinical efficacy and safety |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | ISO 13485, ISO 22716; FDA registered for drug and device manufacturing; Texas drug and device licenses |
| Software and technology | ||
| Quality control software | Quality control enhanced by CM+; every lot tracked | Not listed publicly; says it uses scanning and tracking technology and ERP tracking of finished goods |
| 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 134,200 sq ft cGMP site in the Dallas area; propellant-based aerosols are made elsewhere |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly; five separate packaging suites |
| Packaging sourcing | 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Buys chemicals and packaging components from pre-qualified vendors |
| Fulfillment warehouse | 50,000 sq ft, in the same facility | 131,760 sq ft climate controlled warehouse, distribution and fulfillment building near headquarters |
| Services for brands | ||
| Order fulfillment | Pick, pack and ship; orders in by 2pm EST ship the same day | Not listed publicly; mentions delivery to distribution centers |
| Retail track record | Products sold at Target, Sephora, CVS, Ulta and Whole Foods | Not listed publicly; built EltaMD, which it calls the top physician-dispensed sun care brand |
| 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 Swiss American CDMO the better choice?
When your product is a sunscreen, a therapeutic skin care product or a wound care device. Swiss American holds FDA drug and device registrations and ISO 13485 and ISO 22716 certificates.
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. Swiss American CDMO lists a 131,760 sq ft warehouse, distribution and fulfillment building near its headquarters.
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Sources
- Swiss American CDMO homepage, sacdmo.com
- Swiss American CDMO: Discovery, sacdmo.com/pages/discovery
- Swiss American CDMO: Manufacturing, sacdmo.com/pages/manufacturing
- Swiss American CDMO: Our Facilities, sacdmo.com/pages/our-facilities
- Swiss American CDMO: Our History, sacdmo.com/pages/our-history
- Swiss American CDMO: Development Library, sacdmo.com/pages/development
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