You most likely have heard about the essential oils trend that has been sweeping the personal care industry over the past 5 years. You can think of hydrosols as essential oil’s lesser known cousin. Similar to essential oils, hydrosols are extracted from plants and offer an aroma to whatever product they are added to. Hydrosols can be extracted from virtually any plant that offers a pleasant aroma like lavender or witch hazel.

Since sunscreen is so essential, you may be thinking about formulating your own clean SPF product and selling it on the market. In this blog we will go into what ingredients to use and not to use in your clean SPF formulation as well as the benefits (and drawbacks) of formulating a clean SPF product. Since SPF is meant to be applied everyday it is important to choose a clean SPF.

So your skincare lab or manufacturer shut down, but they know you and your formula best. What can you do to keep your skincare line still on the market with a steady supply? Not to worry, Innacos has you covered! In this blog we will discuss what to do when your lab shuts down or when you just want to change skincare manufacturers for any reason. Keep reading to find out what factors you should consider when changing beauty labs.

The benefits of using tremella mushroom as a skincare ingredient have begun to gain traction with the increased popularity of clean and natural skincare ingredients. With benefits such as anti-aging, moisturizing, and anti-oxidant its a great ingredient to include in any skincare routine. This blog will get into the benefits of using tremella mushroom in skincare and show off a few of our favorite formulations on the market using tremella mushroom!

For most people lip balm is seen as an essential personal care product used to help eliminate chapped or irritated lips. Such a universal product is a great one to private label as it appeals to a wide customer base. It is important to note, however, that not all private label lip balms are created equal. It is essential to find an all natural lip balm with no irritants or allergens in the ingredient listing. As you might be able to assume, most lower quality lip balms contain low quality ingredients, which can irritate the lips and cause even more irritation. While unnatural or low quality lip balms may feel nice when applied to the skin, they may be causing the lips to become even more irritated and, in turn, to need more lip balm. It can become a vicious cycle, which can lead to unhappy customers. All natural private label lip balms, like the ones offered at Innacos, are the best way to go to avoid lip irritation and the vicious cycle of addictive lip balm while providing your customers with a smooth and pleasant user experience.

Oil and water don’t mix, but thanks to emulsifiers water and oil can mix! Many cosmetic formulations use water and oil as base ingredients, so how do you keep them from separating days or even hours after mixing? The answer is emulsifiers, which remain mixed well with both water and oil, even over long periods of time. The key to an emulsifier being considered clean or natural is that it must cause minimal run off into the environment and be non-toxic to wildlife and humans.

Elderberry as an ingredient has grown in popularity with the rise of the use of fruit extracts in clean skincare. Elderberry is considered a superfruit as it is a clean ingredient that offers powerful benefits when used in skincare! Most commonly elderberry is used as a clean alternative to traditional (unclean) preservatives. With antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-microbial properties, elderberry is a great ingredient for green and clean skincare formulations!

Body wash is a product we use almost everyday to help get us squeaky clean. Although it is all washed off within minutes while we are in the shower (or however you choose to get clean), the ingredients still have the potential to be harmful to your skin and to the environment. We usually wash all of the soap we use down the drain and into our water/sewage systems. Using this information you may already have an idea of why “clean” body wash is beneficial to your skin health AND to the environment. Have you thought about formulating your own clean body wash? Strap in and continue reading to discover the benefits of clean custom body wash. Let’s get into it!

This blog will explore the benefits and potential drawbacks of vitamin c serums. Tag along to find out if vitamin C serums truly are beneficial to your skin. As we age, the levels of Vitamin C in our skin begin to decline. Excessive exposure to UV light and other pollutants will also expedite vitamin C loss in the skin. Using a dependable Vitamin C serum can help to replenish vitamin C to the skin as you age, and become exposed to more UV.

Recently we have seen TikTok marketing really take off. For some creators, their biggest dream becomes their worst nightmare when their product “goes viral”. While it’s exciting to have all of these orders it may seem almost impossible to fill them all! This blog will briefly discuss the benefits of TikTok marketing, and then show how to increase the production of a skincare product using contract manufacturing! The best part: with contract manufacturing you can keep the same exact formula for your product that your customers fell in love with.