Cosmetics Manufacturing
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How much does it all cost?!

Are you tired of looking at how much creating your brand can cost?

Somehow, our industry doesn't like to share their secrets.

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We uncover this shamelessly.

On this page, in 5 minutes, you'll read about all costs involved in starting your own cosmetics brand and we'll give you an idea of how much money you'll need to get started.

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Firstly, how much money
do you need to start
your own cosmetics brand?

Quick to the point — from our experience creating 44+ brands over a decade, to create a well-thought-out, new cosmetic product in a quantity of at least 2000-3000 units, you'll need a budget starting from 12.000-15.000 EUR.

Let's take a look into the details and components of cosmetics manufacturing and brand creation costs:

1. Cosmetic Formula Development Cost

To create a product that will take the market by storm you'll need a creative chemical & cosmetics technologist to build an innovative combination of ingredients that will serve your product goals. The cost of cosmetic formula development, testing & refining samples, until you're 100% satisfied with the final result, ranges between 1300 and 3600 euros per formula, depending on it's complexity.

Learn more about the cosmetic formula development process here.

2. Compliance & Regulations

Once we create your top-of-the-notch formula, we need it to go through the required laboratory testing and compliance process, which in the European Union usually costs between 1200-1500 euros per formula.

3. Ingredients & Packaging Cost

Raw material costs: You'll need to pre-pay the raw materials you need to make your cosmetics come true on a production scale. This cost depends on the formula complexity and production scale. Usually, for one product of 2000-3000 units, this ranges between 6000-12000 euros.  

Packaging cost: Cosmetics packaging can make or break your brands. There are countless options, from low-cost to super-premium Chanel-like glass jars and bottles. You'll need at least 1500-3000 euros for your first batch.

4. Manufacturing Cost

Manufacturing, filling, and packing costs depend on many factors, such as the complexity of the formula, the quantity of ingredients, the complexity of the technological process, and the quantity of products to be made. As a rule of thumb, this can cost anywhere from 1500-3000 euros for the batch of 2000-3000 units.

5. Other Optional Costs

You should also consider cost of other services such as: sales & marketing strategy, branding design, legal etc.
Ok, but how much can you
earn from your product?

Even if you are driven by an amazing reason and purpose to create your brand, it also have to endure on the market and be economically viable.  

To give you a quick answer - if you do it correctly, you can count on at least 34.000-49.000 euros of revenue on your 15.000 euros investment.

Let's take a look into how cosmetics are priced and what can you earn.

Your Margins

Even before starting with cosmetics manufacturing you should calculate how much margin you'll have based on production costs to make it reasonable. We usually recommend having at least 60-70% profit margin, meaning if your total product costs are 3-4 EUR net per unit, you should sell it for 10-13 EUR gross.

Bear in mind that price strategy also depends on your distribution strategy (e-commerce vs retail).

Other costs

You should also factor in other costs like creating a website, advertising budget, payroll, fixed costs, fulfillment, etc., to have a full picture of your costs.

Profits

Your own cosmetics brand, when planned and executed well can be a really profitable venture, especially in a long term.

Take a look at our spreadsheet with a calculations of revenue and profit for a upcoming brand depending on it's scale and costs. Feel free to copy the table and fill with your data!.
Cleansery Cost Calculator™

Please note that calculator is in a beta phase, therefore we currently weren't able to add all products and every combination. After you calculate your estimation below, make sure to contact us for a free free reasurces and final calculation.

How Cleansery Cost Calculator™ works
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1. Pick your product
Using dropdown list select your desired product and pick the complexity of the formula you plan to create. To simplify things, we divided options for three solutions.
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2. Choose packaging AND CapaCity
Choose packaging & product size that suits your product. Please note, some packaging types are not suitable for some products, e.g. luxury glass bottle for hair shampoo.
3. Decide on the design
Decide on label sticker vs directly printed packaging. Also think if you will need individual secondary box for your product. This is recommended especially for glass packaging.
4. Choose Quantity
Pick quantity of your cosmetic's manufacturing. Compare how quantities affect prices.
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