STEP 01
Tell us what you've got
A formula you own, or a customer who needs one made. Send it over under NDA — a fast, honest look, with no fishing for your secrets.
The Formulator's Bench · Two programs for independent & private-label chemists
Your formulas are worth morethan a flat fee.
The Formulator's Bench is Moe's Group's home for independent and private-label chemists. Run two ways: sell us a formula you own for cash plus a profit share, or refer a customer who needs manufacturing and earn a share of the project. Either way, your expertise finally pays like it should.
~1M units / mo
Production capacity
14-day turnaround
From production-ready formula
Chatsworth, CA
Everything under one roof
Certified
GMP
ISO
Organic
Leaping Bunny
Vegan
EWG Verified
The independent formulator's dilemma
You're brilliant at formulating. You're just not getting paid like it.
Moe's Group built two programs to fix that — and pay you properly.
01
You've built formulas you genuinely believe in — then handed them over for a one-time fee while someone else profits for years.
02
When a customer needs the product actually made, you're stuck playing middleman between them and a manufacturer who treats you like a purchase order.
03
Either way, the real value of your work slips away with nothing ongoing coming back to you.
Getting started
One simple path into either program.
STEP 02
We confirm which program fits
If you own the formula, that's the buyout program. If your customer owns it and just needs it produced, that's the referral program. We'll tell you which — and what it's worth.
STEP 03
We put the terms in writing
A cash offer plus profit share, or a referral share with a transparent shared file — clear numbers, signed before anything moves. Nothing changes hands until you're paid.
STEP 04
You get paid — we take over
Production, compliance, packaging, fulfillment, and the retail placement that drives volume. You collect: cash, a year of profit share, or both.
The difference
Most manufacturers stop at the loading dock. We open the door to retail.
Anyone can fill a bottle. Almost no contract manufacturer can get that bottle in front of a national retail buyer. Through relationships we've spent years building, the brands we manufacture have a path onto the shelves of retailers like Ulta Beauty and TJ Maxx — placement most independent formulators could never reach on their own.
For you, that changes the math entirely. A product that lands in retail doesn't sell once — it sells season after season. That volume is exactly why we can put real cash on the table for a formula we buy, and why a 25% profit share is worth taking in either program: you'd be backing a brand that actually moves, not a single production run.
A rare advantage among contract manufacturers
Two ways to work with us
Two programs. Pick the one that fits.
One is for a formula you own and believe in. The other is for a customer you've already sold a formula to. Different situations, different deals — both pay you for your work.
Program 01 — Sell your formula
We buy formulas we believe in
For independent or private-label chemists with a formula they own.
$10,000
to own a standard formula — up to $20,000 for a complex, high-grade one
+ 25% profit share · first year
- We purchase it outright — Moe's Group owns the formula
- Paid up front, in cash
- Plus 25% of profit for the first year it's in production
- We handle manufacturing, compliance, and getting it to retail
Program 02 — Refer a customer
Send us a client who needs it made
For chemists whose customer already owns the formula and needs manufacturing.
25%
profit share on the project — for one year
- Your customer keeps full ownership of the formula
- We provide the manufacturing service — that's all
- One shared file: the customer, you, and Moe's Group see every number, transparently
- After year one, the customer continues directly with Moe's Group
Every deal is transparent and put in writing. Nothing transfers, and no customer changes hands, until terms are signed. Not sure which program fits? Reach out and we'll tell you straight.
The facility & capabilities
Built for formulators who care how it's actually made.
~1M
Units per month capacity
14 days
Typical production turnaround
$1M+
Recent equipment investment
Net 30
Payment terms
#1
U.S. maker of beef-tallow skincare
Custom formulation & scale-up
Bench-faithful reproduction, stability and compatibility testing, and clean scale-up from R&D batch to full production — without drifting from your formula.
Full GMP & ISO documentation
Batch records, COAs, lot traceability, and the paperwork your clients — and their retailers — will ask for, prepared as standard, not on request.
In-house filling & packaging
Liquids, creams, balms, oils, sticks, and more — filled and packaged on-site, not shipped out to a third party and back.
Regulatory & labeling support
Compliant labeling, claims guidance, and documentation so the finished product is both shelf-ready and audit-ready on day one.
Tallow & trend-forward formats
The #1 U.S. tallow manufacturer, with an active R&D bench tracking the formats that are about to break — so you can build what's next, not what's expired.
Fulfillment & distribution
Pick, pack, and ship — direct-to-consumer or into retail — without bolting on yet another vendor or another margin.
Trusted to produce at scale
The manufacturing partner behind viral, celebrity, and influencer beauty brands.
Founded in 2021, Moe's Group has become one of the fastest-growing contract manufacturers in the country — the production engine behind brands you've seen go viral and brands backed by names you'd recognize. The Formulator's Bench is how we extend that engine to the independent chemists building what's next.
Questions formulators ask first
The honest answers.
If you own a formula and want to sell it, that's Program 1 — a cash buyout ($10,000 standard, up to $20,000 for high-grade) plus a 25% profit share for the first year. If your customer already owns the formula and just needs it manufactured, that's Program 2 — you refer them and earn 25% of the project for a year. Not sure? Reach out and we'll tell you which fits.
It depends on the program. In the buyout program (Program 1), the formula and its IP transfer to Moe's Group — that's what the $10,000–$20,000 purchase pays for. In the referral program (Program 2) it's the opposite: your customer keeps full ownership and we only manufacture. Either way, nothing transfers until terms are signed.
Standard formulas are purchased at $10,000. Complex, high-grade formulas go up to $20,000. What moves you toward the top end: difficulty, how differentiated it is, how production-ready it is, and whether it already has sales behind it. Both buyouts include a 25% profit share for the first year — and we'll tell you honestly where yours lands before you commit.
For the first year you earn 25% of the project's profit, and you, the customer, and Moe's Group all share one file with every number — fully transparent for everyone. After that year, the customer continues directly with Moe's Group. You're paid for opening the door and for that first year of production.
Typical turnaround is about 14 days once a formula is production-ready — fast enough to keep a launch on schedule instead of holding it up.
Skincare and personal care across creams, serums, cleansers, balms, oils, body care, lip products, and tallow-based formulations — including formats most manufacturers won't touch. If you can formulate it, we can likely produce it.
Program 1 (buyout): a cash purchase — $10,000 for a standard formula, up to $20,000 for a high-grade one — plus 25% of profit for the first year. Program 2 (referral): 25% of the project's profit for one year, with no buyout since the customer owns the formula. Every figure is put in writing before anything is signed.
Placement is never guaranteed — by us or anyone. What we offer is access: established relationships with retailers like Ulta Beauty and TJ Maxx that give the brands we manufacture a real, rare path to the shelf that independent formulators almost never have on their own.
Our manufacturing facility is in Chatsworth, California, with headquarters in Camarillo. Formulation, filling, packaging, and fulfillment all happen under one roof.
Let's get you paid for your chemistry
Tell us what you've got.
A formula you own, or a customer who needs one made. Schedule a call with our Lead Formulation Chemist and we'll point you to the right program — and the numbers behind it. Cash, a year of profit share, or both.
Or reach the partnerships team directly · partners@moesgroup.com