Cosmetic Makers vs Tropical Products
Tropical Products, Inc. is a private label and contract manufacturer of personal care, pet care and household products in Salem, Massachusetts, with a USDA Organic certified 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 Tropical Products does not list on its website.
Where Cosmetic Makers leads
- Makeup
- Quality control software
- Live inventory and shipping-cost app
- Fulfillment warehouse
- 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 Tropical Products 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 Tropical Products if you
- need USDA Organic certified personal care products
- also make pet care or household products and want one manufacturer for all of them
- want formulation and product development at no charge
Side by side.
Tropical Products 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 | Tropical Products |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 10 years in manufacturing | Not listed publicly; says it has decades of manufacturing experience |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, Florida | 220 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970 |
| Business model | Contract manufacturer for beauty and personal care brands | Private label (stock and custom) and contract manufacturing and filling; turnkey or client-supplied parts |
| Markets | Skincare, body care, haircare, sun care, deodorants | Personal care, pet care and household brands, retail chains and Amazon sellers |
| Expertise | ||
| Stock formulas to private label | 3,000+, ready for your label or to customize | Yes; says it has thousands of stock formulas |
| Custom formulation | Yes, $1,800 per SKU, samples in 8 to 14 weeks | Yes, in-house lab; new formulas, reverse engineering and national brand equivalents; no charge for formulation |
| Specialties | Hot pour, aluminum-free, non-OTC deodorants | Certified organic personal care, castile soap, aloe vera, witch hazel, national brand equivalents |
| 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 | Liquids, gels and creams, from 1 oz bottles to 55 gallon drums and 275 gallon totes |
| 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, EPA and cGMP registered facility; USDA Organic certified |
| 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 | Official TikTok Shop and Amazon partner; orders flow straight to fulfillment | Amazon ready: label application, lot coding, induction sealing, poly bagging, shipping to Amazon facilities |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Manufacturing sites | 1, in Hollywood, Florida | One 50,000 sq ft facility in Salem, Massachusetts |
| Production lines | 10, for bottles, tubes, jars and pouches | Not listed publicly |
| Packaging sourcing | 1,000+ packaging suppliers and an office in China | Works with partner label printers and box, bottle and cap makers; clients may also supply packaging |
| 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; ships palletized orders to clients and to Amazon facilities |
| 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 handles small to large runs and rush jobs |
| 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 Tropical Products the better choice?
When you need certified organic liquids such as castile soap, witch hazel or aloe vera, or also sell pet care and household products. Tropical Products says it does not charge for formulation.
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. Tropical Products says it preps and ships finished goods to Amazon facilities, but we could not find order fulfillment services on its website.
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Sources
- Tropical Products homepage, tropicalproducts.com
- Tropical Products: About Us, tropicalproducts.com/introduction
- Tropical Products: Product Development, tropicalproducts.com/product-development
- Tropical Products: Private Label, tropicalproducts.com/private-label
- Tropical Products: Personal Care, tropicalproducts.com/personal-care
- Tropical Products: Formulation, tropicalproducts.com/formulation
- Tropical Products: Packaging, tropicalproducts.com/packaging
- Tropical Products: Amazon Ready, tropicalproducts.com/amazon-ready
- Tropical Products: Organic Certified, tropicalproducts.com/organic-certified
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