Salon Product Contract Manufacturer Australia

Epilab is an Australian contract manufacturer of professional salon products. We formulate, manufacture, fill, and pack back-bar and retail product lines for hair salons, beauty salons, day spas, brow and lash studios, and aesthetic clinics across Australia. Whether you are launching a salon-branded retail range or scaling a private-label professional line, we work end-to-end from our GMP-aligned facility in Cheltenham, Melbourne.

Salon back-bar and retail product lines

Back-bar products (used during treatments) and retail products (sold to clients to take home) often share formulations but need to be packaged and positioned differently. We work with salon owners to develop both — a back-bar SKU sized for treatment use, paired with a smaller retail SKU customers can purchase to extend the treatment at home. Done well, this turns every treatment into a retail sale opportunity.

The salon product categories we manufacture

Shampoos and conditioners (professional and retail), masks and treatments, hair styling products, scalp treatments, skincare for facial treatments (cleansers, masks, serums, moisturisers, post-procedure recovery), body treatments (scrubs, oils, lotions), nail care, brow and lash products, and bespoke salon-formulation development tailored to your specific treatment menu.

Salon-grade vs retail positioning

Salon-grade products typically use higher-concentration actives, professional-grade ingredients, and packaging designed for back-bar dispensing. Retail SKUs sold to your clients can use the same hero formulation with consumer-friendly packaging. We help you brief both correctly — retail product needs to deliver a credible at-home version of the in-salon experience.

Working with Epilab as a salon brand owner

Our salon clients include independent salon owners launching a first retail product, established salon chains scaling an existing professional line, beauty and spa group brands developing house-brand ranges, and aesthetic practitioners (cosmetic nurses, dermatologists) building dispense lines alongside treatment menus. Each engagement is end-to-end — formulation, manufacturing, filling, packing.

GMP-aligned and documented

Epilab manufactures to Good Manufacturing Practice standards aligned with ISO 22716 cosmetic GMP. Every batch is documented and traceable. The documentation we provide supports retailer due diligence and distributor onboarding if your salon brand goes wider than your own treatment rooms.

MOQs and timelines for salon brands

MOQs typically start at 500 units per SKU — ideal for a salon retail launch where you want to validate the line before committing larger inventory. Concept-to-launch timeline is 3-6 months. We can split production across back-bar and retail SKUs to manage cash flow and inventory.

Build your salon product line

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