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Let’s elevate your beauty brand.

More than a manufacturer: your expert partner in cosmetic innovation. 100% made in France since 1992.

Let’s elevate your beauty brand.

More than a manufacturer: your expert partner in cosmetic innovation. 100% made in France since 1992.

Your brandFormulated and made in Valence, France
100% made in France

FormulationProductionFilling & packaging

From 2,000 to 50,000+ units

MakeupSerumsFace & body careSolid hygiene

Your name on the product. Our standards inside.

A factory certified Ecocert and Cosmébio, automated lines and an in-house formulation team: competitive prices, deadlines met.

Four ways to launch your product.

Hands checking lipsticks on the line

White label

Launch your product with our catalog of over 700 formulas, already developed, tested and validated on the market.

  • Ready formulas, stability and tests already completed
  • Choice of shades, fragrance and packaging
  • Shorter time to market
Weighing a shade in the laboratory

Catalog-based development (ODM)

Customize a formula to fit your vision using our existing base: active ingredients, textures, fragrances, shades.

  • Adding or replacing actives
  • Adjusting texture and finish
  • Fragrance, shade matching, color variants
Formulators at work in the laboratory

Custom development (OEM)

Have a precise brief? We develop your unique formulas from R&D to production, including testing and prototyping.

  • Feasibility study and raw material sourcing
  • Prototypes and iterations with our chemists
  • Testing, regulatory file and industrialization
Operator at the manufacturing vessels

Already have your own formula

We manufacture and package it according to your exact specifications, with strict confidentiality and the highest quality standards.

  • Manufacturing to your specifications
  • Filling in small, medium and large runs
  • Non-disclosure agreement on request

360° control of the production chain.

Highlight the quality of Made in France.

In your products, a key selling point for both the French and global markets.

Researcher at her laboratory desk

Research

Feasibility study, needs assessment, full-service or tailor-made project support.

Formulator in a lab coat weighing a preparation

Formulation

Turnkey or custom-made, we create formulas adapted to your market and brand identity.

Operator at a vessel control panel

Production

We source and produce bulk (fluid, pasty or powder), starting from 5 kg.

Hand taking a lipstick from the machine

Packaging

We package in small, medium or large series to bring your project to life, from concept to shelf.

Six commitments to secure your launch.

We control the whole chain under one roof, from the lab bench to the shipped carton. You deal with a single contact, with no middlemen and no chain of subcontractors.

Coral cream dripping from a mixer paddle

Turnkey or custom-made formulas.

  • 700+formulas already developed, tested and validated
  • 500+ready-to-use makeup formulas
  • 200+skincare formulas ready to be customized

Complexion makeup

Primer
base, blur, under-eye
Foundation
liquid or compact
Concealer
under-eye, color correctors
Mineral powder
loose and pressed
Blush
pressed powder, liquid or stick
Bronzer
pressed powder, liquid or stick
Highlighter
pressed powder, liquid or stick
Mist
setting and hydrating
Mist
setting and hydrating

Eye makeup

Primer
eyelid and lash base
Mascara
for lashes and brows
Concealer
under-eye, color correction
Eyeshadow
pressed or liquid

Lip makeup

Primer
lip balm base
Lipstick
stick, liquid or compact
Gloss
liquid or solid
Lip oil, lip water
liquid

Face and body skincare

Cleanser and toner
water, oil, milk, gel, lotion
Face care
serum, cream, mask, scrub, peel
Body care
milk, cream, oil, exfoliant, gel, balm

Solid hygiene

Soaps
cold-processed solid soaps
Solid balms
deodorant and body balms

Dermocosmetics

Technical formulas
developed from your brief

We can adapt our existing formulas or develop new ones to your requirements:

  • Natural
  • COSMOS Organic
  • Clean beauty
  • Vegan
  • Cruelty-free
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Industrial machinery, in Valence.

An overview of selected installations within our industrial facility, designed to handle small, medium and large production volumes.

Visit our factory
Clean-room manufacturing workshop
Manufacturing vessels and walkways
Liquid and semi-solid production
Powder press and robot
Powder compaction
Automatic labeling machine
Automatic labeling
Powder manufacturing equipment
Powder production
Filling line
Liquid and semi-solid filling
Yellow assembly robot
Robotics and palette assembly
Stick packaging machine
Stick filling and packaging
Tube filling
Tube filling and packaging
Pallet storage aisle
Storage

The price of a large plant, the agility of a laboratory.

  • Controlled unit cost. Automated filling, labeling and palletizing reduce the labor share in the price of each unit.

  • Consistent quality. Fill weights, capping torque and label placement are identical from the first bottle to the last.

  • Deadlines met. Our lines absorb peaks in demand: your launch does not depend on an outside subcontractor’s availability.

  • Fast changeovers. Our set-ups let us run small and large batches back to back on the same equipment.

The right volume, from small series to bulk.

Indicative values per batch. Our strength is adapting to your project: small runs are assessed case by case.

Production

Small series: after studying your project.

Type of operationMedium seriesLarge series
Liquid textures (water, lotion…)200 kg1,000+ kg
Pasty textures (mascara…)100 kg500+ kg
Fluid textures (foundation…)500 kg1,000+ kg
Loose powders20 kg50+ kg
Compact powders20 kg50+ kg
Solids by saponification (soap…)25 kg50+ kg
Hot-poured solids (lipsticks, waxes…)15 kg50+ kg

Packaging

Small series: after studying your project.

Type of operationMedium seriesLarge series
Vial (under 15 ml)3,500 pcs10,000+ pcs
Bottle (15 to 50 ml)2,500 pcs6,000+ pcs
Bottle (over 50 ml)2,500 pcs6,000+ pcs
Jar (15 to 50 ml)2,500 pcs6,000+ pcs
Jar (over 50 ml)2,500 pcs6,000+ pcs
Can (5 L)500 pcs1,000+ pcs
Tube (10 to 75 ml)2,500 pcs5,000+ pcs
Bulk (50 kg)150 kg1,000+ kg

Bulk production from 5 kg. Specific formats and customer-supplied packaging components: please contact us.

Quality, controlled at every step.

Our processes are audited by independent bodies. Your products can carry the labels expected by selective retail, pharmacies and export markets.

Compliant products from the very first batch.

Our in-house laboratory prepares regulatory documentation alongside formulation, to avoid delays at launch.

  • Europe

    Regulation (EC) 1223/2009

    Formulas designed in line with the lists of permitted ingredients and current restrictions.

  • File

    PIF and safety

    Compilation of the Product Information File, safety assessment by a qualified assessor.

  • Notification

    CPNP portal

    Support in notifying your products before they are placed on the EU market.

  • Tests

    Stability and compatibility

    Stability testing, packaging compatibility testing and microbiological checks.

  • Labeling

    Mandatory information

    INCI list, claims, mandatory statements and symbols compliant with regulations.

  • Export

    International markets

    Technical documents and certificates to support your distributors outside the European Union.

Your formula stays yours.

We work for brands that compete with one another. Confidentiality is therefore part of our job: your briefs, formulas and volumes never leave our project teams.

A non-disclosure agreement can be signed before any technical exchange, at your request.

Every batch is traced, from receipt of raw materials to shipment of finished goods, and a retention sample of each batch is kept.

A recognized French laboratory.

LMDC Lab is a French laboratory, expert in the formulation and manufacturing of cosmetics, makeup, skincare, dermocosmetics and biocides.

Founded by Serge Louis Alvarez, a visionary in beauty and innovation, LMDC Lab places excellence, creativity and performance at the heart of its expertise. Thanks to full industrial mastery and a unique closeness with its partners, it stands out through its responsiveness, flexibility and commitment to quality.

Serge Louis Alvarez and his team around a project

A brand entrusts its manufacturer with its formula, its name and its deadlines. We have been honoring that trust since 1992.

Serge Louis Alvarez, founder
The LMDC Lab offices
  • 30+ years of expertise
  • French know-how and industrial precision
  • Innovation in actives and formulations
  • Responsiveness and flexibility

Affiliations Cosmed, AFISE, Cosmécert

The stages of your launch.

Each project is run by a single point of contact. Lead times depend on the complexity of the formula and the packaging components chosen: we set them together at the quotation stage.

  1. Brief

    Your objectives

    Products, target, positioning, target retail price, volumes and launch date.

  2. Proposal

    Formulas and quote

    Formula selection or development plan, pricing and schedule.

  3. Samples

    Fine-tuning

    Samples, adjustments to texture, fragrance and shade until approval.

  4. Regulatory

    Compliance

    Testing, Product Information File, safety assessment, CPNP notification.

  5. Production

    Manufacturing and filling

    Bulk manufacturing, filling, labeling, quality control and batch release.

  6. Delivery

    Shipping

    Palletizing and shipping within France or internationally.

Describe your project.

A few lines are enough to start the study. Your proof comes together as you fill it in.

Your products

Pick your formulas from the catalog.

More than 700 formulas available. The ones you select are attached to your request.

Choose from the catalog
Or simply tell us what you want to launch

Your project

How would you like to work?

Your details

Approved forYour brandSigned by your name

Your request reaches us as soon as you sign.