SK 01 · Skincare

Custom skincare formulation & manufacturing.

Bring a skincare concept to market with custom formulation and scalable manufacturing support. We develop serums, moisturizers, cleansers, masks, and treatment products around your claims, target consumer, and desired sensorial experience.

Custom skincare formulation and facial treatment
Custom skincare development

Skincare designed for the routine it will live in.

Clear facial serum being applied beside hydrated skin

Skincare shoppers notice the details: the first glide of a cream, how quickly a serum layers under makeup, whether a cleanser feels comfortable after rinsing, and how a formula fits into a morning or evening ritual. Those details are where a product earns repeat use. Our development process begins with the consumer moment you want to own and turns it into a clear formulation direction.

As a custom skincare manufacturer, we help translate your brief into a formula that balances ingredients, texture, fragrance preferences, packaging compatibility, stability, production requirements, and realistic cost targets. You can begin with a category gap, a benchmark product, a hero ingredient, a clean-standard requirement, or a finished concept that needs technical refinement.

From initial laboratory samples through scale-up, filling, packaging, and quality control, AMR Labs can support a focused hero SKU or a coordinated skincare collection. The product types below are starting points; final formulas are developed around your brand story, intended use, claims strategy, and route to market.

Barrier-SupportingBrighteningCalmingClean-List CompatibleColorant-FreeDermatologist-Test ReadyFast-AbsorbingFragrance-FreeHydratingLightweightMicrobiome-FriendlyMoisturizingNon-ComedogenicpH-BalancedPlant-BasedSensitive-Skin FocusedSilicone-FreeSmoothingVeganAlcohol-FreeCoolingCruelty-FreeMade With Organic IngredientsMineral Oil-FreeNaturally DerivedNon-GMONon-GreasyNot Tested on AnimalsOil-BasedPalm Oil-FreeParaben-FreePEG-FreePetrolatum-FreeUnisexUpcycled IngredientsWater-BasedWhipped Texture
What we formulate

Every product type, custom to your brief.

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Serums & targeted treatments

  • Hydrating serum
  • Brightening serum
  • Barrier-support serum
  • Peptide treatment
  • Vitamin C treatment
  • Retinol alternative serum
  • Blemish treatment
  • Overnight recovery serum
02

Moisturizers & creams

  • Daily face moisturizer
  • Gel cream
  • Rich night cream
  • Barrier cream
  • Oil-free moisturizer
  • Neck cream
  • Primer moisturizer
  • Hand cream
03

Cleansers & exfoliants

  • Gel cleanser
  • Cream cleanser
  • Micellar cleanser
  • Cleansing balm
  • Cleansing oil
  • Enzyme cleanser
  • Exfoliating toner
  • Facial scrub
04

Masks & treatment rituals

  • Clay mask
  • Cream mask
  • Gel mask
  • Sleeping mask
  • Peel-off mask
  • Eye mask
  • Lip mask
  • Professional treatment mask
05

Eye & lip care

  • Eye cream
  • Eye gel
  • Depuffing eye serum
  • Lip balm
  • Lip treatment
  • Overnight lip mask
  • Lip scrub
  • Brow-conditioning treatment
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Toners & essences

  • Hydrating toner
  • Balancing toner
  • Exfoliating toner
  • Milky toner
  • Facial essence
  • Treatment mist
  • Post-cleanse treatment
  • Layering lotion
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Daily protection & prep

  • Antioxidant serum
  • Urban-defense moisturizer
  • Makeup-prep cream
  • Post-shave facial treatment
  • After-sun soothing gel
  • Travel-size skincare
  • Facial oil
  • Facial mist
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Professional & specialty care

  • Spa facial cream
  • Facial massage oil
  • Back-bar cleanser
  • Professional mask
  • Dermaplaning prep
  • Post-treatment moisturizer
  • Clinic retail serum
  • Gift-set formulations
Planning for launch

A skincare brief that stays useful through launch.

A skincare product brief becomes more valuable when it describes the finished user experience, not only a hero ingredient. Clarifying the intended skin feel, routine placement, fragrance direction, visual appearance, package type, and price tier gives the development team a better framework for making tradeoffs. It also helps your sales, creative, and operations teams describe the same product with confidence as samples move forward.

Before bulk production, we can help pressure-test the decisions that affect launch readiness: how the formula dispenses, whether the selected package supports the texture, what sample feedback is essential, and which claims or clean standards need to guide raw-material choices. That practical preparation gives your brand more control over timing while keeping the formula aligned with the experience you want customers to remember.

Because skincare is often purchased as part of a regimen, we also look at the role a new SKU will play beside your other products. A well-positioned cleanser, treatment, moisturizer, or mask can strengthen the overall routine and create a logical next product for customers to explore.

For skincare, the final launch decision is rarely only about a formula sample. It is also about whether the texture, package, claims direction, and routine role tell one credible story. Aligning those elements before production helps a new product feel intentional from the first customer touchpoint.

Before production, every skincare project is reviewed as a complete customer experience: formula, package, production plan, and retail presentation working together.

Forms in this category

The formats we run.

Choose the texture and delivery system that best matches the routine, product story, and packaging direction you want to build. These formats can be adapted to the category needs outlined above.

Serum texture
SerumsLightweight treatment systems
Cream texture
CreamsRich emulsions and moisturizers
Gel texture
GelsClear, cooling, and targeted textures
Lotion texture
LotionsFace, body, and hand care
Oil texture
OilsDry oils and nourishing blends
Stick texture
SticksSolid formats for face and body
Wash texture
WashesFoams, gels, and cleansing systems
Balm texture
BalmsComforting oil-based treatments
Mask texture
MasksClay, cream, and treatment masks
Mist texture
MistsFace, body, and hair sprays
Popular ingredients

What brands are asking us to formulate with.

A starting point, not a menu. Final selection follows your claims, target cost, packaging, and any retailer or channel standards you need to meet.

AloeBakuchiolBeta-glucanCeramidesCoenzyme Q10EctoinFerulic acidGlycerinHyaluronic acidLicorice rootNiacinamidePanthenolPeptidesPolyglutamic acidSqualaneTranexamic acidVitamin C derivativesZinc PCA
Included support for every project

Formulation is the start, not the whole job.

Every formula we develop is built to survive stability, fill cleanly on our own lines, and pass the regulatory review of the market you're selling into.

Stability & compatibility

12-week accelerated testing against your actual component. AMR will prepare bulk to be sent to your preferred testing lab.

Micro & preservative challenge

AMR will prepare bulk for PET testing to confirm the preservation system holds in when organisms are added. Micro testing is automatically performed on every batch we produce.

Regulatory review

INCI, labeling, and MoCRA support for your selling market.

Clean-list compliance

We can formulate to Sephora, Ulta, Credo, or your retailer's list when your brand requires it.

Scale-up to production

Bench formulas built to behave the same at 2,500 or 250,000 units so quality isn't degrading as production quantities and sales both increase.

Fill & assembly in-house

The lab that wrote the formula runs the line that fills it. The chemist who worked on your formula oversees the first production batch