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 secure, 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-safe (India CDSCO/BIS; awareness of EU/US if

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