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Contract Manufacturing

As one of Australia’s leading manufacturers across skin care, hair care and body care, HFM partners with established brands to deliver world-class production at scale.

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We are Australia’s largest 100% 
carbon neutral cosmetic manufacturer.

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The leaders in cosmetic contract manufacturing

Our systems are engineered to handle complex, large-scale production with absolute consistency and control, from bulk runs to multi-format packaging. Every stage meets the same standard: uncompromising quality.

And behind the scenes? We coordinate the moving parts so you don’t have to. The right materials, machinery and timing come together through expert planning and oversight.

In short, we do whatever it takes to make your manufacturing experience seamless and stress-free.

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Advanced technology, designed to deliver.

Our facility runs on advanced filling and manufacturing systems built to meet your large-scale production needs. You’ll find multi-head filling lines delivering high-volume precision for your jars and bottles, heated lines caring for temperature-sensitive products, and plastic and aluminium tube machines ensuring clean, efficient fills across every format.

With more than 80 mixing and scale-up vessels, we have the capacity and consistency to keep production moving smoothly, batch after batch.

Our facility is ISO 22716 GMP: Cosmetics and ISO 9001 certified, giving you full confidence in the quality, efficacy and safety of every product. And because every process is continuously validated and monitored, we can pivot quickly when demand changes — keeping standards high and timelines steady.

Innovation underpins the entire ethos of our brand. We are continuously looking to advance, to streamline and to push the boundaries for our partners — ensuring the best outcome, every time.

— Riley Mitchell, BDM

Trusted by brands in leading retailers.

While our brand partners remain confidential, the retailers representing their products speak for themselves.

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Our products

Products we manufacture

Five product categories, one manufacturing partner. Every formulation built to your brief, your market, and your retail requirements.

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Skin Care

From serums and cleansers to cosmeceuticals and SPF, we manufacture across the full skin care spectrum. Formulations are built for performance, sensory experience, and stability - natural, organic, and synthetic.

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Hair Care

Shampoos, conditioners, treatments, and styling products manufactured to international standards. Whether you're launching a new range or scaling an existing one, we bring precision and consistency to every batch.

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Body Care

Lotions, washes, scrubs, and more. Our body care formulations are developed with the same rigour as our skin care range - built around your brand positioning and your customer's expectations.

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Self Tanning

Express mousses, gradual moisturisers, instant bronzers, and tanning drops. We formulate across the full tanning range in a market growing at nearly 6% annually, projected to reach $2 billion by 2033.

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 Pet Care

Shampoos, conditioners, grooming sprays and wellness treatments for companion animals. Working with established brands and veterinarians, we build formulations with the same rigour as our human care ranges - protecting intent, safety and compliance across every production run.

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We know what makes a strong supply chain.

A powerful supply chain is built on trusted partnerships and unwavering standards. At HFM, we’ve spent more than a decade working with suppliers who meet our benchmarks for quality, performance and reliability — while continuously developing new relationships to support your evolving project needs.

Transparency is non-negotiable. We verify the origin and integrity of every raw material to ensure our suppliers meet strict ethical, safety and environmental requirements.

As a SEDEX Member, we’re proud to partner with a network that operates responsibly, sustainably and in line with the highest global standards.

Let's build your formula.

Talk to our team about what you're looking for. No lengthy briefs, just a conversation.

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Create a new formula

We'll take you from initial brief to finished product. Custom formulation, scalable volumes, and a team with over 200 years experience.

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Switch manufacturers

Not happy with your current partner? We make the transition straightforward, and 99% of brands that move to us don't look back.

Services we
specialise in

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New Product Development

Natural innovators, we’ll develop your product from an initial concept into a tangible reality.

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Switching 
Manufacturers

Whether you’re looking for stronger communication, improved product quality, better pricing or greater capacity, we make the shift both seamless and strategic.

Warehousing & Logistics

We keep your supply chain moving with streamlined storage, dispatch and inventory management designed for efficiency and reliability.

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We move with flexibility, we scale with pace.

We operate on the front foot, always looking to drive efficiencies and always having the flexibility to evolve. Be it an innovative product idea or an established formulation, we are agile and ready to collaborate with our partners specific requirements.

From scheduling extra shifts and recruiting additional staff to increasing output or purchasing bespoke equipment, we are primed to implement change in accordance with our partner’s requirements.

We’re quick to market but take our time to test. We can scale with swiftness and provide rapid responses when a market trend demands it. Our nimble approach to scalability guarantees successful outcomes for our partners and their products alike.

Award winning excellence

Our work is recognised year after year through industry awards spanning business operations, sustainability, formulation and innovation.

FAQs

5,000 – 10,000 units per product depending the fill volume.

8 – 14 weeks

Proudly producing global cosmetic and personal care products since 2011.

  • ISO 22716 GMP: Cosmetics
  • ISO 9001
  • COSMOS
  • Organic Food Chain (OFC)
  • Sedex
  • FDA MoCRA
  • Great Place To Work

The process can take anywhere from 6 – 12 months depending on the complexity of the formulation.

Under 3 weeks for customised and bespoke samples.

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HFM owns the IP for every formulation we develop; however, unlike many other manufacturers, we offer our brand partners the option to purchase this for a reasonable fee at any stage, as we understand its importance.

Let's build your formula

Talk to our team about what you're looking for. No lengthy briefs, just a conversation.

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