Cosmetic Makers vs Trilogy Laboratories
Trilogy Laboratories is a skin care manufacturer in Fort Myers, Florida, co-founded in 2014 by a pharmacist and a facial cosmetic surgeon, that makes private label and custom products from 25 units per SKU. 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 Trilogy Laboratories does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Stock formulas to private label
- Quality control software
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- 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 Trilogy 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 Trilogy Laboratories if you
- want to start with 25 units per SKU
- run a med spa, esthetics or physician practice and want formulas led by a pharmacist and a cosmetic surgeon
- want a facility that works to GMP ISO 22716 standards
Side by side.
Trilogy 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 | Trilogy Laboratories |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | 2014, through an asset purchase of an existing Fort Myers cosmetic maker |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Private label from a formula library plus custom formulation and manufacturing |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Estheticians, med spas, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, hotels and brand creators |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | Cosmetic Makers leads: 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | 554+ formulations |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, led by its PharmD co-founder; custom orders from 1,000 units per SKU; fee not listed |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Professional skin care, post-treatment formulas, hotel amenities, private label fragrance |
| Makeup | Through our official partner, Lady Burd | Not listed publicly; catalog covers skin, body, lip, beard and hair care and fragrance |
| Technology and testing | ||
| Product formats | Creams, lotions, serums, gels, oils, washes, shampoos, balms and sticks in bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Tubes, glass and PET bottles and jars, airless pumps, pump bottles, sachets |
| Testing | Stability, microbiological, packaging compatibility and efficacy; clinical testing through a partner lab | Accelerated and real-time stability, microbial challenge, packaging compatibility, final release |
| Registrations and certifications | FDA-registered, state-licensed, cGMP facility | Manufactured under GMP ISO 22716 standards; FDA registered, per a July 2026 press release |
| 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; says it uses no portals and a brand consultant handles each project |
| Marketplace integration | Official TikTok Shop and Amazon partner; orders flow straight to fulfillment | Preps orders to Amazon FBA or FBM and 3PL requirements the client supplies |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Manufacturing sites | 1, in Hollywood, Florida | One facility in Fort Myers, FL; 7,800 sq ft since 2022 |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly |
| Packaging sourcing | 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Standard packaging library; custom packaging sourcing supported; fills client-supplied packaging |
| 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 | Ships finished orders to the client, Amazon or a 3PL; does not hold completed orders |
| Retail track record | Products sold at Target, Sephora, CVS, Ulta and Whole Foods | Says it serves 500+ brands and practices; no retailers named |
| Minimum order | 5,000 units per product | 25 units per SKU private label; 1,000 units per SKU custom |
| Production lead time | 8 to 12 weeks after sample approval | About 6 to 8 weeks for new launches; private label reorders 3 to 5 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 Trilogy Laboratories the better choice?
Trilogy fits estheticians, med spas and physicians who want a small first order: private label starts at 25 units per SKU, with formulas led by a PharmD co-founder.
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 Trilogy Laboratories' website; it prepares orders to Amazon or 3PL requirements and ships them to the client's chosen location.
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Sources
- Trilogy Laboratories homepage, trilogylaboratories.com
- Trilogy Laboratories: Our story, trilogylaboratories.com/pages/our-story
- Trilogy Laboratories: Capabilities, trilogylaboratories.com/pages/capabilities
- Trilogy Laboratories: Custom formulations, trilogylaboratories.com/pages/custom-formulations
- Trilogy Laboratories: Private label products, trilogylaboratories.com/pages/private-label-skincare-products
- Trilogy Laboratories: Amazon and 3PL fulfillment (PDF), cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0795/7230/4085/files/Amazon_Fulfillment.docx_8.5.26.pdf
- Press release: Trilogy Laboratories acquires YNS Cosmeceuticals (July 2026), smb.orangeleader.com/article/Trilogy-Laboratories-Acquires-YNS-Cosmeceuticals-Bringing-Pharmaceutical-Expertise-and-Physician-Leadership-to-a-Trusted-Skincare-Brand/6a4661ad30a7fb1fc5b90c14
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