Cosmetic Manufacturing Brisbane | Skincare & Balms – Manufacturing Health Solutions

Cosmetic Manufacturing

Creams, balms & serums — filled and labelled in Brisbane, QLD

Australian-made skincare & cosmetics, tailored to your brand

Manufacturing Health Solutions (MHS) manufactures food-type cosmetics in Brisbane for both emerging and established beauty brands. We support custom formulation and tech transfer of existing formulas, then handle filling, labelling, and finishing to get your line shelf-ready.

Key capabilities:

Formulations

  • Creams, lotions & gels
  • Balms, butters & salves (incl. beef tallow)
  • Serums & facial oils
  • Ointments & liniments
  • Natural / minimalist INCI options

Filling & formats

  • Airless pumps & airless jars
  • Standard pumps, droppers, glass & PET bottles
  • Jars, tins & aluminium
  • Soft tubes (incl. laminate)
  • Batch coding & tamper-evidence

Packaging & finishing

  • Label application to your specs (compliance-ready templates available)
  • Outer cartons & ship-ready labelling
  • Sustainability-minded options on request

MOQs & lead times

We specialise in small–medium runs. Final MOQ and timing depend on formula, packaging and QA release steps; we confirm these in your quote after reviewing your brief and BOM.

Regulatory notes (Australia)

We manufacture cosmetics (non-TGA). Cosmetic ingredients fall under AICIS; if a product or its claims are therapeutic, it may be regulated by the TGA. We’ll flag this early so your labels and advertising stay compliant.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. We manufacture cosmetics (non-TGA). If a product or its claims are therapeutic, it may fall under TGA regulation. We’ll flag this early so your brief, labels and advertising stay compliant.

We specialize in small runs for skincare. A typical minimum might be ~300 units, but it really varies by product type and packaging (e.g., 300 x 50 ml jars or 500 x 30 ml serum bottles). We will confirm the MOQ in your quote after reviewing your formula and packaging needs. Our goal is to give you an attainable first batch size that balances cost and quantity.

First-time production for a new cosmetic can take around 3–4 months. This includes lab formulating (if needed), stability testing (if required), ingredient sourcing, and packaging lead times. Once everything is approved and in-stock, the actual manufacturing and filling might only take a few weeks. We’ll give a detailed timeline when you kick off a project, and repeat batches typically run faster.

We can fill into airless pumps and jars, standard pump bottles, droppers, tubes (including soft squeeze tubes), and more. In practice, most creams and serums go into airless dispensers or glass/PET bottles, and balms into jars or tins. We handle batch coding on all units and can do tamper-evident seals. If you have a unique packaging idea, we’ll assess it – but we cover the common formats used in skincare lines.

We make sure your product stays within cosmetic regulations. All ingredients are checked against AICIS (the Australian chemicals scheme) for allowable use. If you’re accidentally making a therapeutic claim (like “heals eczema”), we’ll flag it and help rephrase it to a cosmetic claim. We also provide guidance on labelling – e.g. listing ingredients in the correct format and including required warnings if any. Our focus is that your skincare is safe, legal, and properly classified as a cosmetic in Australia.

Yes, we can accommodate organic or all-natural formulations upon request. For example, we have experience sourcing organic essential oils, plant butters, and preservative systems that meet natural product standards. If you intend to certify the product (e.g. COSMOS organic), let us know so we can follow the necessary protocols. While not every formula can be 100% natural, we will work within your ethos and advise on stability for natural ingredients.
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