In the beauty industry, there’s been a push toward brands owning custom formulas as they seek to differentiate themselves in a crowded market and appease investors prioritizing intellectual property. Still, a substantial portion of beauty products made and sold use stock and private-label formulas.
To find out more about the persistence, upsides and downsides of stock and private-label formulas, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we ask 12 contract manufacturers the e following questions….