Private label & Cosmetic Product Development

The ABA team have over 150 cumulative years of experience in Cosmetic Product Development and are able to help you at every stage of the process. Whether you are a professional looking for specialist advice or you are new to the beauty industry, we are certain we can help you.

We work with a wide range of clients from well known high street brands to startups

Allingham Beck welcome the chance to innovate using unusual materials, new processes, even turning current thinking on its head to provide solutions to challenges. We monitor up and coming trends and aim to stay ahead of the curve where possible

Its imperative for their success that a brand understands but above all loves what we do for them so we explain everything each step of the way 

Our Command chains are short …we work as a family by pulling together…we become part of each of our brands ’ development team’ so solo entrepreneurs don't feel so alone, but larger companies know they have our strength behind them.

Our Brands are found in all the top outlets including such names as..

A selection of products types we work with

  • Our Hair care Product Development aims to take into account your ambitions for your Brand and make them a reality.

    Our Background

    With a background in Hairdressing and as a Member of the Institute of Trichologists for many years Stephen, our principle chemist, has spent decades formulating and developing all types of hair products and treatments. When running his own Trichology clinics and managing Hair Salons in Knightsbridge and Chelsea, Stephen focused on the efficacy as well as the chemistry of the product.

    In fact it was largely due to not finding efficacious products for his clinic that it became clear that he had to take further qualifications to enable him to develop them himself.

    After completing his PhD while living in the US he returned to the UK to do just that.

    Our Approach to Hair Care Product Development

    The function of each product is always the prime focus. All products must of course comply with standards of stability, compatibility and microbiological quality but results on the head are always the prime focus.

    We always try to be very aware of the trends in hairdressing for both male and female products and endeavour to give each brand something exclusive as their unique selling point.

    Current hair care trends seem to concentrate on various hair types for example, course unmanageable, coloured and treated, fine and thinning hair or hair loss, all of which we can help with but we as a company believe in optimum scalp health being a key element often ignored.

  • We have definite views about skin care and whilst we do use expensive ingredients with proven results when required, we believe that it is important to employ all active materials at levels that will support any claims made. Even if we cannot prove categorically or substantiate the effect of an added natural we will always endeavour to include it at a level that will have the best chance of working. text goes here

  • From scrubs to oils, our range of body products is limitless. However some of the most popular products we develop and formulate are body butters and lotions.

    Body Butters

    We specialize in Organic Body Butters using Organic Coconut, Organic Shea Nut Butter and Organic Cocoa butter at a minimum of 30%. We have developed a unique emulsification system based on natural gums and honey.

    Body Lotions

    Other lighter natural lotions & creams can be based on coconut fractions and amino acid emulsification. We of course use standard emulsification techniques too but pride ourselves on innovation.

  • Shower Creams

    Some of our most popular products are our rich shower creams with organic Shea and Cocoa butters and our creamy foaming Face and Body Scrubs.

    Bath Oils

    We have a complete range of bath products. Our specialties being organic Dispersing Bath Oils and SLS/SLES free Bath & Shower Gels.

  • We have spent the last 15 years developing exclusive ranges of Natural & Organic Spa products. We have focused on the efficacy of the products and the quality of the raw materials. When we use ingredients with claimed therapeutic properties we ensure that they are included at meaningful levels and are not there purely for a label claim. Great care has been taken to produce products that are free from ingredients that have received bad press. We have not used Parabens, SLS, SLES and a host of other “undesirable” ingredients. Many of the products are 100% organic and are “preservative free”.

    We try to stay close to the Brands ethos ensuring they have a product that meets their needs and simply does what they want it to do

  • We are renowned for our Men’s Products and produce top quality Shave Creams, Pre- Shave products, After Shave Moisturizers, Scrubs, Styling products and many more.

    In fact the change in attitude to skin care for men means this is one of the fastest growing demographics.

    Indeed many of our products have  been awarded “Best in Category” in the press all over the world

  • Body Fragrances

    We can produce body sprays, colognes and aftershaves as well as gels, sticks and creams

    Home Fragrance

    We can produce sprays (non-aerosol), gels and reed stick infusers and can arrange for all natural essential oil blends, conventional synthetic fragrances or a combination of the two.

  • Solid Bar products such as Shampoos, Conditioners, Cleansers, Moisturisers and Soaps

    We have an extensive range of poured soaps including organic varieties both clear and opaque. In addition we can provide hard-pressed bars in various shapes and sizes and have the facility to design new shapes and commission stamps and moulds. We specialize in small, bespoke runs with the finest ingredients.

    Waterless products such as these are seen as part of the drive to be more planet friendly. Not shipping water around the planet and using less plastic being the main drivers behind this trend

  • Innovative delivery systems including powder to liquids or waterless products continue the trend mentioned under solid bar products.

    ABA continue to push the boundaries to create efficacious products for this emerging new market

    These all help to reduce the need and in fact the worlds reliance on plastics and single use products.

  • Whilst we can still produce and fill miniature tubes and bottles from 2 ml to 50 ml. at a quantity that suits your need the Cosmetic worlds general direction is away from single use and moving more to refillable

    So if you still want two or more sizes of container talk to us at the beginning as delivery systems and viscosities need to be considered and make those sizes bigger than single use

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