The problem this replaces
Getting a first product made usually means cold-emailing labs, waiting days for quotes that are not comparable to each other, wiring a deposit to a manufacturer you have never met, and hoping. There is no shared record, no neutral place for the money to sit, and no structured way to tell a good formula from a hopeful one.
What you actually do here
Get a formulation you can hand to a chemist
Describe the product and the AI drafts a working formulation across 100+ product types — ingredients, percentages, and phases. Your first one is free. From there you can sell it, have it validated, or take it straight to a manufacturer. You can also start from a formula already listed in the marketplace instead of drafting one.
Have it validated by someone qualified
Post an open request or hire a specific chemist. They review safety, stability, and regulatory fit, can request a physical sample, and issue a pass or a documented rejection. A documented rejection is worth paying for — it is the cheapest point at which to find out a formula will not survive.
Compare production bids side by side
Post your run and let verified contract manufacturers bid on it. You see the price, the quantity, and the shipping cost side by side, then track the job from accepted bid through production, QC, and delivered, with live carrier rates and labels built in.
Sell what you made
List the finished product for wholesale or resale, track it by SKU and batch, or drop-ship from the manufacturer straight to the end buyer.
Your money is not exposed while work is in progress
Accepting a bid moves funds from your wallet or a Stripe card charge into escrow, where neither side can reach them. Release requires dual confirmation of delivery. If a formula fails validation or an order fails QC, the escrowed amount for that step comes back to you rather than going to the other party. The platform's service fee is only retained on completed, confirmed transactions.
You keep what you create
Your formulations, listings, and uploads remain yours. AJ Cosmo Labs takes a limited licence to host and display them so the platform can function — it does not take ownership of your IP, and it is not a manufacturer, formulator, or distributor of record. The full position is in the Terms of Service.
Regulatory compliance for what you sell — including any FDA obligations — stays with you and the professionals you hire. We give you the record and the rails, not the approval.
Not just cosmetics
The same formulate → validate → manufacture → distribute path runs for supplements, household and cleaning products, pet care, and other formulated goods. The roles and the escrow rails do not change with the category.
Start
Read the six-step walkthrough for the full flow, browse the knowledge base, or open the app and draft your first formulation free.