Formulation Scientist / Cosmetic Chemist – Color Cosmetics (Lips & Face)

Experience band that works well in India for this scope:

2–4 years

Location: Bengaluru (or “Bengaluru / hybrid with lab access in a small commercials pace”).

About the role
We are building a premium color-cosmetics line (lips, cheeks, eyes, and overnight lip care) with a strong focus on texture, wear, shade performance, and cleaner/natural-leaning ingredients (butters, oils, film formers, pigments). We need a hands-on Formulation Scientist / Chemist who can take concepts from lab bench to stable, manufacturable products.
This is not a theoretical R&D; role. You will formulate, iterate, shade-match, stability-test, and work with manufacturing and packaging so products can actually launch.
Product categories you will own
Classic lipstick (bullet)
Liquid lipstick
Tinted lip balm
Lip gloss
Lip liner pencil
Blush stick
Highlighter stick
Cream eyeshadow stick
Contour stick
Cream bronzer stick
Lip sleeping mask
Key responsibilities




Develop and optimize formulations from brief to lab batch to pilot/scale-up.
Work on payoff, slip, melt, transfer, wear time, comfort, shine/matte finish, and shade accuracy.
Build and refine bases for anhydrous sticks, oil-wax systems, emulsions (where needed), and film-forming liquid lips.
Shade development and pigment dispersion (organic/inorganic pigments, lakes, pearls, iron oxides).
Select and evaluate raw materials: waxes, butters (cocoa, shea), oils (castor and others), esters, film formers, polymers, preservatives/antioxidants, flavor/fragrance, actives for lip mask.
Run and document stability (RT, 40/45°C, freeze–thaw, cycle), compatibility with packaging (bullet, doe-foot, pencil, twist-up stick), and basic performance tests.
Prepare formula sheets, batch records, specs, and tech-transfer packs for CMO / in-house production.
Support claims language that is honest and regulation-protected (India CDSCO/BIS; awareness of EU/US if we export).
Benchmark premium Indian a

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