Services
Support from first brief to bench.
Four core services, each scoped to the needs of your project, team and product category.
What this involves
- Understanding the product concept and target properties.
- Considering raw materials and ingredient compatibility.
- Developing prototypes for review.
- Refining the formulation based on agreed feedback.
- Discussing scale-up considerations within the agreed scope.
Skeleton formulations are starting frameworks that you can adapt to your own product brief, raw materials and manufacturing conditions.
Potential scope
- Ingredient functions.
- Starting formulation structure.
- Suggested processing sequence.
- Key formulation considerations.
Skeleton formulations are not presented as production-ready or validated. Further optimisation and testing may be required.
Issues we can help assess
- Separation or instability.
- Unexpected viscosity.
- Pigment settling or poor dispersion.
- Texture and sensory deviations.
- Processing and ingredient compatibility concerns.
Our approach
- 1.Review formulation and batch history
- 2.Assess possible causes
- 3.Propose laboratory trials
- 4.Evaluate corrective options and prevention
Not every failed batch can be recovered. Feasibility depends on the specific issue and quality assessment. Contamination or safety concerns are not treated as routine rework.
For junior R&D executives and developing technical teams.
Illustrative topics
- Raw-material functions and selection.
- Emulsifiers, surfactants, thickeners and emollients.
- Pigments and dispersion fundamentals.
- Ingredient compatibility.
- Processing sequence and temperature considerations.
- Reading technical documentation.
- Recognising common formulation problems.
How we work
Brief → Develop → Evaluate → Refine
Scope and deliverables are agreed for each specific assignment.
- 01
Brief
We understand your concept, target properties, constraints and what success looks like.
- 02
Develop
We build a formulation direction and laboratory prototypes within the agreed scope.
- 03
Evaluate
Prototypes are reviewed against the brief, with clear observations to inform decisions.
- 04
Refine
We adjust the formulation based on agreed feedback until the next step is clear.
Let’s work on what comes next.
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