To arrange for a visit to Zhuhai Beyond Cosmetics producing base, an early reservation should be applied for using its official website booking system at least 7 working days before (with the average number of receiving 632 batches of customers yearly). Business license of the enterprise, number for visiting (at most 15 persons each visit), and target category (such as skin care/makeup/personal care) need to be provided. Its factory in Zhuhai Free Trade Zone has achieved the double certifications of ISO 22716 (Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practice) and GMPC. The cleanness of the workshop reaches ISO level 7 (the particles ≥0.5μm per cubic meter ≤352,000). Visitors have to don a full set of protective clothing (the surface microbial detection limit is ≤5 CFU/cm²). Based on Cosemite’s 2023 Open Day data, the average guided tour takes 2.5 hours visiting 12 important nodes like the warehouse of raw materials (temperature and humidity control ±1℃/±3%RH), the emulsification workshop (German EKATO vacuum homogenizer with 55kW power), and the filling line (Swiss Mettler Torlido weighing system with ±0.05g accuracy).
The product visualization system displays the real-time core parameters: The speed of the fully automatic facial mask filling line is 120 pieces/min (the national average is 80 pieces), and the filling volume error is ≤±0.08ml (the national standard is ±0.15ml). With the visual inspection device (12MP resolution), the yield rate reaches 99.97%. On-site, clients can verify the customized formula in the flexible production workshop. For example, when one brand requires that the concentration of nicotinamide be increased from 5% to 7%, engineers can directly adjust the rheological properties of the system through BROOKFIELD viscometer (with measurement from 10-2,000,000 mPa·s), changing the thixotropic index of the product from 1.8 to 2.3 (more spreadable). This is done in just 45 minutes (the standard process takes 3 working days).
The R&D center has 26 independent laboratories. Guests can see the efficacy tests of 3D skin models (Episkin retracts the epidermal thickness of 83±12μm) : A specific anti-aging essence was tested for 28 days and showed a 37.6% increase in collagen production (qPCR was used to detect the expression level of the COL1A1 gene). The intellectual property protection mechanism safeguards 136 high-definition surveillance channels (90-day storage period) and biometric access control (false recognition rate ≤0.0001%). According to the formula leakage accident of a certain contract manufacturer in 2022, Zhuhai Beyond Cosmetics’ NDA breach traceability success rate was 100%. The data security standard satisfies the encryption requirement of Article 32 of the GDPR (AES-256 algorithm).
Its photovoltaic power generation system (installed capacity 1.2MW) constitutes the sustainable production unit and contributes 32% of the energy consumption requirement with an average daily power supply of 2,850kWh. MVR evaporators with an evaporation efficiency of 4.5 tons per hour are utilized in wastewater treatment with a reuse rate of 81.3%. In the materials packaging workshop, 30ml essence bottles made from PCR plastic that is 45% (with a carbon footprint reduced by 62% compared to standard PET) are producing all-electric injection molding machines in bulk (with 1,800 tons clamping). Visitors can see the comparison of breakage rates of different materials in drop tests (3 consecutive times at 1.2 meters) (3.7% for glass bottles and 0.2% for PCR plastic bottles).
The business negotiation center has an AR sand table system. Customers can simulate production capacity planning: if the monthly demand is input at 500,000 pieces, the system will calculate the raw material inventory needed (e.g., the monthly consumption of sodium hyaluronate at 1,850kg±5%), equipment load rate (82%), and delivery cycle (43 days). Based on Intercos’ 2023 customer research data, on-site visits have increased cooperation intention conversion by 64%. New customers have the right to a 5% discount in price (within 90 days of signing contract) and free formula upgrade services (worth 80,000 to 150,000 yuan). Before leaving the factory, a special access report will be obtained, such as 28 quality certificates such as the detecting data of air particles in the workshop (particle number ≥5μm ≤2,930/m³) and water quality report (conductivity ≤1.5μS/cm), which will be used as a reference for reference of future cooperation.