Private Label Protein Treatment
The salon-shelf intensive — protein rebuild for over-processed hair.
What brands ask us about this category
Why multi-weight proteins?
Low weights penetrate, mid weights reinforce, high weights film — the three-layer rebuild; single-protein builds miss two of the three jobs.
Protein-moisture balance?
The category's classic failure is brittle over-proteined hair — our lipid layer is the insurance; the rotation copy educates it.
Back-bar or retail first?
Back-bar seeds the recommendation, retail harvests it — the liter plus tube pair is the salon playbook.
Pack formats, MOQ and lead time
Mixed-variant orders can split the stated MOQ across formats under one brand.
| Format / Specification | MOQ | Lead Time |
|---|---|---|
| Protein treatment 200 ml retail | 1,000 pcs | 10–15 days |
| Salon liter 1000 ml back-bar | 1,000 pcs | 10–15 days |
| Protein + moisture duo kit | 1,000 sets | 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.
Pack, claim and level options
- Multi-weight protein architecture
- Brittleness-prevention moisture balance
- Back-bar liter program
- Stylist demo protocol content
The paperwork that travels with a serum order
The lines are GMPC and ISO 22716 certified and operate in-house under licence 粤妆20250206, traceable from raw material through to carton.
Every production order ships with a certificate of analysis, a stability summary, a microbiology report and MoCRA / CPNP-ready documentation.
Because a fluid gives the actives nothing to hide behind, the retained Golden Sample is kept as the reference for colour and clarity, and the stability summary records how the system behaved across the destination market's temperature range.
Protein treatment is the salon's rescue protocol in a bottle: high-dose hydrolyzed proteins rebuild what bleaching stripped, and the before/after stretch test is the demo every stylist performs. It lives in the back bar and sells from the chair.
We load multi-weight proteins (the penetration-layering-film trio), balance with moisture so the rebuild never turns brittle, and package the professional liter for back-bar economics alongside retail tubes.
The pH window decides what the product is allowed to claim
Many of the actives that justify a premium price only work inside a narrow pH range, and several become unstable outside it. The window is therefore fixed first, and everything else in the formula is built to respect it.
That also makes pH a specification rather than a target. It is measured at fill and again at the end of the stability window, because a system that drifts during storage is a system that will be complained about later.
Fluid routes and what each one has to protect
In a fluid, protection and texture are set by different parts of the system — the route decides which one leads.
| Route | Barrier it needs | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Biphasic | Two phases, shaken before use | Formats that need an activation step |
| Emulsion-fluid hybrid | A light oil phase suspended in water | Slip and comfort without the weight of a cream |
| Alcohol-based tonic | Simple pack, evaporating base | Oil-control formats and fast-dry tonics |
| Two-chamber or mix-at-use | Separated phases until activation | Actives that cannot hold a shelf life in solution |
What decides whether this stays stable
Viscosity keeps building after fill
Polymer-thickened fluids can continue to develop structure for days after filling. Specification limits are written for the settled product, not for the freshly made one.
A buffer has a capacity
A buffer holds pH only across a limited range of incoming acid or base. Beyond that it gives way, so the capacity is checked against what the formula will actually meet rather than assumed.
The pH window is narrower than solubility
The range where an active is stable is often tighter than the range where it dissolves. Both ends are verified at fill rather than assumed.
Both ends of the pack's life
An airless pack keeps the product away from air, but it also changes how the last few grams are dispensed. The end of the pack's life belongs in the design as much as the first.
The route an aqueous base takes through production
- 1
Verify dosage across the pack
Where the pack meters a dose, the delivered volume is checked across the life of the pack rather than only when it is full.
- 2
Dose the chelator against the water
The chelation level follows the incoming water and raw materials rather than a fixed line, because trace metals vary from source to source.
- 3
Set the pH window
The range is defined by the most sensitive active in the system, with a tolerance production can actually hold.
- 4
Screen solubility at the cold end
The batch is cooled to the coldest shelf it will meet and checked for haze, which is where an overloaded solubiliser system shows itself.
The active system and its working levels
INCI names and typical levels reflect publicly documented formulation practice. All values are adjustable in your build.
| Ingredient (INCI) | Typical Level | Function & Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrolyzed Keratin (low MW) | 2–5% | Penetration-level repair |
| Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein | 1–3% | Film reinforcement |
| Ceramide-like Lipids | 0.5–1% | Moisture balance |
| Panthenol | 1% | Flexibility retention |
Pair it with these builds
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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.
Send the shelf life you need, not just the percentage
Tell us the market, the price tier and how long the product has to stay stable. We reply with the route that fits within 24 hours.