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A good private label sunscreen manufacturer should do a lot more than just fill up SPF lotion into a tube. Sunscreen is one of the most technical categories in skincare, so the right partner should understand SPF formulation, UV filters, broad spectrum protection, sensation de peau, compatibilité des emballages, tests de stabilité, SPF testing, water-resistance testing, claim control and regulatory requirements.
For Brand Owners I would always check if the manufacturer can support:
- Mineral, chimique, or hybrid sunscreen formulas
- SPF lotion, crème, gel, bâton, spray, sérum, or tinted sunscreen
- In-vivo or in-vitro SPF testing support
- Broad-spectrum / UVA / UVB claim support
- Stability and microbiological testing
- Packaging compatibility and leakage testing
- Compliant label wording for the target market
- Export documents and regulatory support
Why Sunscreen is a High Value Private Label Category
Sunscreen is not just a beach product any more. SPF is now part of the daily skincare routine in many markets. Consumers are looking for sunscreen that is lightweight, mineral-based, reef-friendly, teinté, in serum or stick form, kid-friendly, makeup-friendly and comes in a moisturizing base with SPF.
That means big product opportunities for skincare brands. A sunscreen product can be a part of a daily skincare routine, a summer launch, an outdoor sports line, a baby and family care range, a dermocosmetic collection or a clean beauty sun care concept.
But sunscreen is also harder than a lot of basic skin care. A moisturizer can be too heavy to be effective. Sunscreens may fail if the SPF claim is not sufficiently substantiated, the formula separates, the texture leaves a white cast, the package leaks, or the label does not conform to the rules of the target market.
That’s why I wouldn’t purchase a sunscreen manufacturer based on price alone. I will compare formula experience, prise en charge des tests, regulatory awareness, options d'emballage, Quantité minimale de commande, lead time and communication quality before I make a decision.
Quick Comparison of Private Label Sunscreen Manufacturers
| Fabricant | Emplacement | Main sunscreen capabilities | Public MOQ | Best suited for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmétiques Xiran | Canton, Chine | Crèmes, gels, sérums, pump sprays, minéral, hybrid, teinté, and children’s sunscreen | Depuis 1,000 unités | Startups and international OEM/ODM projects |
| Pure Source | Floride, USA | Mineral, hybrid, chimique, BOV, continuous spray, gel, and tinted sunscreen | 5,000 unités par produit | Established US OTC sunscreen brands |
| Pure Velocity | États-Unis | Mineral lotion, sérum, spray, bâton, lip SPF, powder brush, and chemical sunscreen | Quotation required | Clean beauty and specialty SPF brands |
| Solésence Beauty Science | Illinois, USA | Mineral SPF skincare, amorces, produits pour les lèvres, tinted products, et développement personnalisé | 10,000–30,000 units | Premium and color-inclusive SPF brands |
| Respect Manufacturing | États-Unis | Mineral and chemical sunscreen, personnalisé R&D, essai, and OTC manufacturing | Quotation required | US brands needing regulatory-focused production |
| Valquer Laboratorios | Espagne | Affronter, corps, children’s, sports sunscreen, and after-sun care | Around 1,000 units for selected projects | European small and medium brands |
| Ausmetics | Canton, Chine | Mineral, hybrid, children’s, outdoor, bâton, teinté, apprêt, lèvre, and pump-spray SPF | 5,000–10,000 units | Mid-sized and established global brands |
| Laboratoire Orescience | France | SPF50+ facial fluid and private label dermocosmetic development | Quotation required | Premium Made-in-France skincare brands |
| CTK OTC Laboratories | Los Angeles, USA | Crème solaire, acne care, functional lotion, and other OTC skincare | Quotation required | Compliance-driven US OTC projects |
| Signature Filling Company | Missouri, USA | Aerosol and bag-on-valve sunscreen filling | Quotation required | Continuous-spray and aerosol sunscreen brands |
1. Cosmétiques Xiran
Emplacement: Canton, Chine
Public MOQ: Starting 1,000 unités
Idéal pour: Start-ups, distributeurs, e-commerce brands and companies working on a full sun-care range
Cosmétiques Xiran offers private label, OEM and ODM for manufacturing of sunscreen cream, spray de protection solaire, gel, serum and other sunscreen products.
Its array of sunscreen on public display includes:
- Sun protection creams
- Gel Sunscreen
- Serum with Sunscreen
- Sunscreen with minerals
- Sunscreen hybrid
- Sunscreen for children
- Waterproof and sweatproof sunscreen
- Body and facial sunscreens
- Pump-spray sunscreen
- Lightweight everyday SPF products
Brands may comment on changes to the UV-filter system, SPF direction, texture, finition, tint, ingrédients hydratants, parfum, conditionnement, labels and cartons.
Xiran’s sunscreen cream and pump-spray programs have a starting MOQ of about 1,000 units depending on formula, packaging and level of customization. The company offers formula development, remplissage, conception d'emballage, production and export-document support.
Xiran Cosmetics is a partner for brands who want to develop sunscreen, after sun gel, facial moisturizer, lotion pour le corps, tanning products or other skincare products with a single manufacturer.
2. Pure Source
Emplacement: Miami, Floride, USA
Public MOQ: : 5,000 pieces of each product (publique)
Idéal pour: Established U.S. brands needing turnkey OTC sunscreen development
Pure Source is a US contract manufacturer of sun care and other OTC and personal-care products.
Its sunscreen features include:
- Physical sun block
- Chemical sunscreen:
- Sunblock hybrid
- SPF creams and lotions
- Gels for sunscreen
- SPF Tinted Moisturizers
- Manual spray sunblock
- FPS 100 Sunscreen Continuous Spray
- Sunscreen bag-on-valve
- Acne-Prone Skin Products
Pure Source provides custom formulation, conditionnement, coordination des tests, étiquetage, prise en charge de la conformité, manufacturing and finished-product production.
The company has a minimum order of 5,000 units for each sunscreen product. Its typical project timeline is about eight to 12 semaines, depending on formula complexity, essai, et emballage.
Pure Source can also provide SPF, water resistance, stabilité, microbiological and packaging compatibility testing for applicable projects. The BOV capability makes it a good option for brands that want to offer continuous-spray sunscreen, not just creams or pump sprays.
This manufacturer is best for brands that have existing distribution, enough launch capital or confirmed retailer demand. For a small founder testing out their first SPF product, a 5,000-unit minimum may be a tough pill to swallow.
3. Pure Velocity
Emplacement: États-Unis
Public MOQ: Quote required
Idéal pour: Mineral SPF, beauté propre, outdoor, wellness and specialty suncare brands
Pure Velocity is a US-based private label manufacturer of mineral sunscreen, chemical sunscreen & SPF skincare.
The product range is incredibly diverse and includes:
- Sunscreen lotion mineral
- Mineral SPF serum
- Sunscreen spray with minerals
- Mineral sunscreen stick
- Sunscreen powder
- Lip balm SPF
- Affronter & Lip Cream SPF
- Clear Chemical Sunscreen Stick
- Daily SPF moisturizer
- Sunscreen with tint
The company offers turnkey formulas and fully customized development, along with regulatory support, conditionnement, fabrication, and fulfillment services.
Pure Velocity is particularly interesting to brands who don’t want to launch another basic sunscreen lotion. Its formats in the form of serum, bâton, lèvre, spray and powder-brush can support travel, outdoor, se maquiller, dermatology and wellness positioning.
Par exemple, its mineral-serum platform includes SPF30 and SPF50 directions, tinted and untinted options, water-resistance options, and packaging such as airless pumps, tubes, and glass bottles.
The company doesn’t release a standard MOQ. Brands should confirm minimum separately for turnkey formulas, exclusive formulations, conditionnement, tint variations and each SPF format.
4. Solésence Beauty Science
Emplacement: Illinois, USA
Public MOQ: 10,000 pcs white label 30,000 pcs custom development
Best Used For: Premium mineral SPF, cosmétiques de couleur, inclusive tints and hybrid skincare-makeup products
Solésence Beauty Science creates mineral SPF products that combine sun protection with skincare and color-cosmetic formats.
The company has three development paths:
- marque blanche, ready for market
- White label custom
- Ground-up custom product development
With a market-ready portfolio of SPF skincare, amorces, beauty drops, huiles pour les lèvres, scalp products and other formats, it goes beyond traditional sunscreen cream.
The published MOQ is:
- 10,000 unités for market-ready white label
- 10,000 unités for customized white label
- 30,000 unités for full custom development
Solésence estimates that a ready-to-market project takes six to nine months to develop, a customized white label six to 12 months and a fully customized project nine to 18 mois.
Marque blanche & customized white label products use completed SPF testing while brands opting for full custom development cover the testing costs, with Solésence managing the process.
Solésence is best suited for established prestige, retail and color cosmetic brands. It’s not ideal for a small startup that wants 1,000 units out the door quickly due to the MOQs and timelines.
5. Respect Manufacturing
Emplacement: États-Unis
Public MOQ: Request Quote
Idéal pour: US brands looking for custom mineral or chemical sunscreen and OTC manufacturing
Respect Manufacturing is a private label sunscreen manufacturer in an FDA registered facility.
Its services consist of:
- Its services consist of:
- Custom mineral sunblock
- Chemical Sunblock
- Research and development of the formula
- cGMP Production
- Stability testing
- Approvals and regulation
- Conditionnement.
- Manufacturing of finished products
The company markets its sunscreen service as a turnkey way to get from formula development to commercial manufacturing.
If the driver of this project is the US OTC requirements then Respect Manufacturing is worth a look. It could also be relevant for brands that are moving an existing sunscreen formula to a new production partner.
Its website does not offer a universal MOQ. Before asking for samples, brands should ask:
- Availability of pre-prepared formulas
- UV-active systems presently manufactured by the plant
- If SPF testing is part of the package
- Inclusion of Drug Facts label review
- What package formats are supported by the filling lines
- If the brand inherits ownership of the formula
6. Valquer Laboratorios
Emplacement: Espagne
Public MOQ: Approx 1,000 pcs for selected small projects
Idéal pour: European skincare brands seeking affordable private label production
Valquer Laboratorios develops and manufactures sunscreens and other cosmetics for private label, distributor and third party brands.
Its wider manufacturing capabilities include:
- Sunblock
- Face and body care
- natural beauty product
- Sporting goods
- Decent make-up
- Soins capillaires
- Parfum
- Pro products
Valquer offers development, fabrication, remplissage, conditionnement, contrôle de qualité, registration support and turn-key project management.
The company says it can handle small, medium and continuous large production runs, with small cosmetic projects starting at around 1,000 unités. Its Spanish-language sunscreen manufacturing page also references small projects of that size, although the exact sunscreen MOQ would still need to be confirmed for the formula and packaging selected.
Valquer could be a good European option for brands that don’t have the volume that the big manufacturers demand, with minimums of 10,000 unités.
Brands should request the current SPF report, UVA documentation, proof of water-resistance, stability data and confirmation that any changes to a formula or packaging are still covered by the testing available.
7. Ausmetics
Emplacement: Canton, Chine
Public MOQ: Usually 5,000–10,000 units per SKU
Idéal pour: Mid-size and established brands looking to build a complete sunscreen portfolio
Ausmetics provides OEM & ODM sunscreen development in different product formats.
Its public sunscreen portfolio comprises:
- Mineral sunscreen
- Hybrid sunscreen
- Children’s sunscreen
- Outdoor and water-resistant sunscreen
- Sunscreen gel
- Sunscreen stick
- Tone-up sunscreen
- Tinted sunscreen
- Primer sunscreen
- Lip sunscreen
- Pump-spray sunscreen
The company also backs skincare ingredients such as ectoin, panthénol, niacinamide, céramides, acide hyaluronique, plant extracts and other actives that can be used to formulate more skincare-driven SPF products.
Ausmetics said the reference formulas were evaluated by independent laboratories and its quality process could include stability testing, compatibilité des emballages, preservative efficacy testing and dermatological testing upon request.
Its standard MOQ is about 5,000-10,000 unités par SKU. The final amount depends on the formula, primary packaging and the complexity of the decoration.
“Ausmetics is better suited for brands that have already gone through the first stage of market testing and want multiple sun-care formats or heavy packaging customization.
8. Laboratoire Orescience
Emplacement: Gennevilliers, France
Public MOQ: Quotation required
Idéal pour: Prime, dermocosmetic, and Made-in-France skincare brands
Laboratoire Orescience is a French private label, OEM, and ODM manufacturer specializing in cosmetics, dermocosmétique, et parfum.
Its services include:
- Custom cosmetic formulation.
- Optimization of formula
- Prototype construction
- Compatibility and stability evaluation
- Pilot studies
- Scale to industrial scale
- Conditionnement
- Regulatory adaptation
The company manufactures skincare products for the face and body. Its product range includes a fragrance-free SPF50+ sun-protection fluid for daily use on the face.
Orescience may be more suitable for brands that want a sunscreen to be part of a larger collection of premium French skincare, rather than as a standalone beach product.
It’s not as transparent as some other companies on this list when it comes to sunscreen-specific MOQs. Brands should determine whether its SPF50+ platform is available for private label usage, how much it can be modified and whether existing SPF documentation is still valid after customization.
9. CTK OTC Laboratories
Emplacement: Los Angeles, USA
Public MOQ: Quotation required
Idéal pour: US OTC skincare, pharmacie, and compliance-led sunscreen projects
CTK OTC Laboratories is a US-based CMO and CDMO specializing in customized skincare, cosmétiques de couleur, and OTC products.
Its OTC capabilities include:
- Crème solaire
- Acne treatments
- Antiperspirants
- Functional lotions
- Medicated skincare
Its US facility has FDA OTC registration and ISO GMP certification and provides turnkey OTC development and manufacturing to US requirements, reports CTK.
CTK is a great partner for brands that want a development partner who can combine sunscreen with other OTC or functional skincare products.
It does not disclose publicly the information regarding sunscreen MOQ, available SPF bases and standard development timeline. A good first question might be:
- Existing mineral and chemical SPF platforms
- SPF testing procedures
- Water-resistance testing
- Broad Spectrum support
- Drug Facts labeling
- Packaging formats
- Formula ownership
- Annual order expectations
10. Signature Filling Company
Emplacement: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Public MOQ: Quotation required
Idéal pour: Aerosol, continuous-spray, and bag-on-valve sunscreen
Signature Filling Company differs from the other manufacturers on this list because its primary strength is specialized aerosol and bag-on-valve filling.
The company has BOV lines for personal-care products like sunscreen, and supports compressed-air and nitrogen propellant systems.
Relevant capabilities are:
- Continuous-spray sunscreen
- Bag-on-valve sunscreen
- Aerosol personal care
- Facial and body mists
- Self-tanning sprays
- Other pressurized personal-care formats
Signature Filling also provides formulation, remplissage, étiquetage, lot coding, shrink sleeves and other packaging services.
This company is not the natural choice for a standard sunscreen cream or serum. It’s included because the aerosol SPF requires equipment and expertise that many regular skincare factories don’t have.
Brands need to ensure they know who is developing and owning the sunscreen formula, who is coordinating the SPF testing and if Signature Filling is only doing the aerosol filling or the entire finished-product project.
Which Sunscreen Manufacturer Is Best for Your Brand?
| Your main priority | Manufacturers to consider |
| Flexible MOQ and complete OEM/ODM support | Cosmétiques Xiran |
| US turnkey OTC production | Pure Source |
| Mineral, bâton, lèvre, poudre, and specialty SPF | Pure Velocity |
| Premium mineral SPF and color cosmetics | Solésence |
| Custom US mineral or chemical sunscreen | Respect Manufacturing |
| European production from around 1,000 unités | Valquer Laboratorios |
| Broad sunscreen range and scalable production | Ausmetics |
| Premium Made-in-France skincare | Laboratoire Orescience |
| US OTC CMO/CDMO development | CTK OTC Laboratories |
| Aerosol and BOV spray sunscreen | Signature Filling Company |
There is no universal best supplier. The correct choice depends on the target market, format du produit, formule de propriété, testing budget, order volume, and planned sales channel.
Pensées finales
Sunscreen is a strong private label product for skincare brands, outdoor brands, startups de la beauté, resorts, salons, spas, pharmacies, and e-commerce sellers. But also it is one of the categories where selecting the wrong manufacturer can create real problems.
Choose a sunscreen manufacturer based on their formulation capability, Prise en charge des tests SPF, Quantité minimale de commande, options d'emballage, exemple de processus, délai de production, réclamation de soutien, regulatory knowledge and export experience.
The best partner is not the biggest factory, mais celui qui peut correspondre à l'orientation de votre produit, marché cible, qualité, budget and launch plan.
