Private Label Body Lotion
The volume king of body care — fast-absorbing daily emulsions built for repurchase.
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Face-grade brightening, body-scale — niacinamide systems for even tone below the neck.
Buyer guides for this build
Before you brief a supplier on this category, these are the guides that answer the questions buyers ask next — timelines, order quantities, cost structure and compliance.
Body lotion is the highest-volume SKU in the category: applied daily, family-shared and repurchased by calendar. The purchase drivers are absorption speed (no sticky jeans), fragrance and value size — in that order — and the formulation craft is balancing emollients so the lotion feels nourishing without the grease tail.
We build light, medium and rich systems with matching pump formats from 200 to 400 ml. Fragrance is selected from our body-line library (fresh, gourmand, botanical directions) because scent reviews drive this category's repeat behavior more than any active.
What can be adjusted on this emulsion
- Three texture tiers, one brand design
- Fragrance direction from body library
- 200–400 ml size architecture
- Fragrance-free sensitive variant
Where the compliance file comes from
The line is GMPC and ISO 22716 certified, and each batch carries raw-material-to-carton traceability under licence 粤妆20250206.
For an emulsion the file is built on the stability study for the system you selected — including the pack and closure — with the certificate of analysis, stability summary, microbiology report and MoCRA / CPNP-ready documentation attached to the order. Each batch is released against the retained Golden Sample.
The functional system behind the texture
INCI names and typical levels reflect publicly documented formulation practice. All values are adjustable in your build.
| Ingredient (INCI) | Typical Level | Function & Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Glycerin | 3–5% | Foundational hydration |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 5–15% | Fast-absorb emollience |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butter | 2–5% | Comfort lipid (rich tier) |
The first ten seconds are decided by the volatiles
What a customer feels at application is largely the volatile fraction leaving — the light esters and silicones that evaporate or absorb first. That is what makes a cream read as fast-absorbing, and it is independent of how emollient the product really is.
Tuning that first impression means choosing the volatile fraction deliberately and keeping it separate from the long-acting emollients that decide how skin feels an hour later. The two are doing different jobs.
The textures we fill this base in
Two routes can share a name on the pack and still be built from entirely different emulsifier families.
| Route | Texture character | Typical brief |
|---|---|---|
| Light lotion | Fast-absorbing with little residue | Volume body and face lines sold on daily use |
| Polymeric-stabilised | Light body at a low emulsifier load | Sprays and fluid lotions |
| Milk | Very low viscosity, spreadable | Body and large-format applications |
| Cold-process | Fresh, light texture | Actives that cannot take a heated oil phase |
Pack formats, MOQ and lead time
Mixed-variant orders can split the stated MOQ across formats under one brand.
| Format / Specification | MOQ | Lead Time |
|---|---|---|
| Light daily lotion 400 ml pump | 1,000 pcs | 10–15 days |
| Medium 24h hydration lotion 300 ml | 1,000 pcs | 10–15 days |
| Rich comfort lotion 200 ml tube | 1,000 pcs | 10–15 days |
MOQ and lead time above are the standard liquid, cream and gel route. The real minimum is set by the manufacturing system rather than the category: surfactant systems (shampoo, body wash) start at 2,000 pcs, stick formats at 3,000, and powders and sheet masks at 5,000 — with longer production runs to match.
Texture and stability questions
What decides body lotion repurchase?
Absorption feel and scent. Both are engineered — the emollient ratio for the no-greasy finish, and the fragrance direction from consumer-tested libraries.
Which size sells best?
400 ml pumps for home value and 200 ml for gifting/travel; the dual-size architecture maximizes both baskets.
Can we skip fragrance entirely?
Fragrance-free is a growing route and mandatory for sensitive positioning — we run it as a standard variant on all body builds.
The stages this emulsion passes through
- 1
Adjust viscosity at target temperature
Any adjustment happens at the temperature the product will reach in the pack, not at processing temperature.
- 2
Emulsify under controlled shear
Shear energy is specified rather than left to the operator, because it sets the droplet size and with it the texture the customer feels.
- 3
Cycle against the destination
Heat, cold and freeze-thaw cycling replicate the shipping route before the batch is released.
- 4
Choose the emulsifier system
The emulsifier decides texture, melt point and stability at once, so it is picked with the destination market's climate in mind.
Four points that fix the texture
The pack is part of the barrier
A jar, an airless pump and a tube expose the formula to very different amounts of air and finger contact. The pack changes the preservation requirement.
Challenge the preservative in the matrix
A challenge test run in water says little about the same preservative inside a cream, because it partitions between the two phases. The study runs against the product as filled.
Thickeners change everything
Carbomer, xanthan and fatty alcohols each give a different texture and a different thermal behaviour. Changing one changes the whole sensory profile.
Separation is a slow failure
A cream can look perfect at fill and separate in storage. Batches are held through the full stability window before a formula is released to production.
Start from the pack you have in mind
Jar, tube or airless pump changes the preservation and the fill decision. Send the pack and we build the emulsion to fit it.