Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services

What Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services does

Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services Pte Ltd (CHAKS) is a Singapore-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that has operated for over 35 years specializing in fully customized cosmetic formulations for skincare, haircare, body care, sun care, pet care, and beauty supplements. The company's offering is structured around three service pillars: one-stop product development covering concept, formulation, packaging, manufacturing, and market entry; in-house R&D co-development led by cosmetic scientists from NUS, NTU, Kyoto University, and global R&D backgrounds; and agile GMP-compliant manufacturing, filling, and assembly in a Class 100,000 Cleanroom facility with ISO 22716 certification and FDA-approved manufacturing capability. Production capacity scales from small batches of 10 kg or under 1,000 pieces up to 1 ton per day, enabling low-MOQ market testing as well as mid-volume commercial runs.

CHAKS serves a deliberately heterogeneous customer base spanning first-time beauty entrepreneurs and mom-founders, premium and boutique niche brands, biotech and raw-material startups seeking formulation translation, medical and aesthetic professionals, and established global beauty brands entering Asian or US markets. Customer acquisition is driven by a direct enterprise field-sales motion under the company's Escort Runner philosophy, which embeds a 1:1 partnership from idea conception through market launch, including regulatory support such as PIF creation, safety evaluation, and FDA-compliant manufacturing. Notable outcomes include a first contracted FDA-compliant US market order exceeding 120,000 pieces across multiple SKUs, an exclusive supply agreement spanning more than 16 countries for a re-engineered aesthetic conductive gel, and a biotech-startup partnership whose translated ingredient won the Gold Innovation Award at in-cosmetics Asia 2025.

The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, or external institutional investors, and operates with a lean headcount of 8 employees from its headquarters and manufacturing site at 25 Kallang Avenue, Singapore. Revenue is project-based and not publicly disclosed. Leadership is anchored by CEO Nobuaki Matsuoka, a former Procter & Gamble R&D Director and Principal Scientist in Global Beauty Care who also served two terms as President of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists, Singapore (SCSS), and sits on advisory boards of SCSS and Cosmetic Design Asia. Recognition in 2024-2025 includes the Forttuna Global 100 Power List, Forttuna Global Excellent Award (Business Leader of the Year), Asia's Best Company of the Year 2024, the in-cosmetics Asia 2025 Gold Innovation Award, and a Britishpedia Successful People in Malaysia and Singapore listing, alongside ongoing community engagement with the Metta Welfare Association.

Name

Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services

Legal name

Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services Pte Ltd

Website

https://chaksprofessional.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services is a Singapore-based cosmetic CDMO that provides fully customized formulation development, in-house R&D co-development, and agile GMP-compliant manufacturing for beauty entrepreneurs, premium niche brands, biotech ingredient startups, medical professionals, and global beauty companies across six product categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Development and Manufacturing Services: CHAKS provides end-to-end CDMO services including R&D co-development, one-stop product development, and agile manufacturing/filling/assembly for beauty and personal care brands. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for formulation development, manufacturing runs, and ongoing partnership engagements. The company specializes in low-to-mid volume production with flexible MOQs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CHAKS is a Singapore-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in fully customized cosmetic and personal care formulations. It provides end-to-end services covering R&D co-development, bespoke formulation, agile manufacturing/filling/assembly, packaging design, and regulatory compliance for skincare, haircare, body care, sun care, pet care, and beauty supplements.

Product overview

Chaks Cosmetic Design & Services is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) offering a comprehensive portfolio of cosmetic and personal care products and services. The company provides three core service pillars: One-Stop Product Development (covering concept to market), R&D Co-Development (in-house innovation team), and Agile Manufacturing/Filling/Assembly (GMP-compliant flexible production). Product categories span Hair & Scalp Solutions, Face & Skin Solutions (Skincare), Body Care, Sun & UV Care, Pet Care, and Beauty Supplements/Inner Beauty. The company also offers targeted product competencies including Targeted Care (anti-aging, brightening, acne solutions), Professional Formulas (serums and ampoules), Specialized Care (intimate wellness, pain relief), Conscious Formulations (vegan, natural-based), and Wellness & Inner Beauty supplements. The service modules function as an integrated ecosystem supporting clients from initial concept through formulation, packaging design, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance for market entry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-Stop Product Development End-to-end product development service for beauty brands covering concept development, formula development, package design, manufacturing, and market entry support including regulatory compliance and FDA registration.
• R&D Co-Development In-house R&D team functions as an innovation engine, providing advanced formulation development and rapid prototyping with cosmetic scientists from NUS, NTU, and Kyoto University, supporting both upstream discovery and downstream development.
• Agile Manufacturing, Filling and Assembly GMP-compliant flexible manufacturing service with low MOQ starting from 10 kg or less than 1,000 pieces, supporting scale-up to 1 ton per day in a Class 100,000 Cleanroom facility.
• Hair & Scalp Solutions Customized formulation and manufacturing services for hair and scalp care products including shampoos, conditioners, creams, gels, masks, oils, serums, and mists addressing hair growth, nourishment, and scalp concerns.
• Face & Skin Solutions (Skincare) Customized formulation and manufacturing services for skincare products including anti-aging, brightening, hydrating, and sensitive skin formulations available in various formats from cleansers to serums.
• Body Care Customized formulation and manufacturing services for body care products including firming, hydration, anti-aging, deodorants, feminine hygiene, and brightening formulations in various formats.
• Sun & UV Care Customized formulation and manufacturing services for sun protection products including mineral-based, tinted, natural origin, and high SPF formulations manufactured in FDA-approved facilities.
• Pet Care Customized formulation and manufacturing services for pet care products including gentle cleansing, deodorizing, skin soothing, and natural ingredient solutions in various formats.
• Beauty Supplements / Inner Beauty Customized formulation and manufacturing services for beauty supplement products including collagens, peptides, multivitamins, and fermented products offering benefits such as brightening and detox in various formats.

Quantifiable outcome

• Small-batch production from 10 kg or <1,000 pieces, scaling to 1 ton/day
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Metta Welfare AssociationminorOthersCHAKS collaborates with the Metta Welfare Association on ongoing social causes and community contributions, including participation in the Metta Charity Carnival. This partnership reflects CHAKS' commitment to social impact beyond its core industry work, demonstrating its Escort Runner philosophy extended to the broader community.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Givaudan Active Beauty: Givaudan is a global leader in fragrance and beauty ingredients, offering an Active Beauty division that supplies cosmetic actives and formulation support to brands. It is a broad incumbent peer because, while it does not run a CDMO service at the same scale as CHAKS, it operates in the same cosmetics formulation and ingredient ecosystem with overlapping R&D capabilities and customer relationships.

Direct peers

• Mana Products: Mana Products is a US-based contract manufacturer of color cosmetics and skin care, serving established and indie beauty brands with formulation development and filling services. It is a direct peer because it offers the same full-service contract development and manufacturing model CHAKS uses, with comparable category coverage.
• Coastline International: Coastline International is a US-based contract manufacturer of personal care and cosmetic products, offering formulation, manufacturing, filling, and packaging services. It is a direct peer because its service portfolio and customer base (beauty brands needing flexible, mid-volume contract manufacturing) closely match CHAKS's offering.
• Kolmar Korea: Kolmar Korea is a major Korean cosmetics and health functional food CDMO serving global and indie beauty brands with end-to-end development and manufacturing services. It is a direct peer in cosmetics contract manufacturing, with comparable service offerings (R&D co-development, formulation, filling, assembly) across overlapping product categories.
• Cosmax: Cosmax is one of the world's largest cosmetics contract development and manufacturing organizations, headquartered in South Korea with global operations. It is a direct peer because it offers end-to-end formulation, R&D, and contract manufacturing for beauty brands across skin care, hair care, body care, and sun care — the same categories CHAKS serves. Cosmax competes in the same category but at vastly greater scale.
• Cosmetic Solutions: Cosmetic Solutions is a US-based contract manufacturer focused on the development and production of skin care, hair care, and body care products for emerging beauty brands. It is a direct peer because it occupies the same indie/premium-brand CDMO niche as CHAKS, with low MOQs and full-service formulation-to-manufacturing capabilities.
• Intercos Group: Intercos is an Italian-headquartered global cosmetics CDMO offering color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, and body care formulation and manufacturing for established brands and emerging indie players. It is a direct peer because it operates the same contract development and manufacturing model serving beauty brands worldwide with comparable services to CHAKS.
• HCT Group: HCT Group is a global contract manufacturer specializing in cosmetics packaging and turnkey beauty product development, including formulation and filling services. It is a direct peer because it offers full-service CDMO capabilities to beauty brands — particularly color cosmetics and skin care — in a similar end-to-end model to CHAKS.
• CTL Beauty: CTL Beauty (formerly Columbia Cosmetics Laboratories) is a US-based contract manufacturer specializing in skin care, body care, and hair care for indie and emerging beauty brands. It is a direct peer because it serves the same indie/premium beauty brand segment with low-to-mid volume contract manufacturing, the same niche CHAKS targets.

Regional players

• 3C Inc: 3C Inc is a Korean cosmetics contract manufacturer focused on skin care and color cosmetics for global brands, with strong Asia-Pacific market coverage. It is a regional peer because, while it operates the same CDMO model as CHAKS, its primary customer base and operations center on the Korean and broader Asia-Pacific markets rather than Singapore/ASEAN.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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