V5 Ultimate
Modern cosmetics manufacturing plant with stainless steel jacketed emulsion vessels and a lotion filling line in the background
Connected MES + QMS + LIMS + eBMR for cosmetics & personal care

From INCI ingredient to finished jar — one MoCRA-listed electronic Batch Record.

V5 Ultimate runs every step MoCRA, ISO 22716 and EU 1223/2009 care about — supplier + INCI qualification, hairnetted receiving, jacketed-vessel compounding against the locked master formula, micro + preservative-efficacy + viscosity in the LIMS, filling with the current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label, and per-lot facility + product-listing sync. The eBMR builds itself as the compounder works, and the Product Information File is a live query — not a quarterly fire drill.

Built for MoCRA, ISO 22716 Cosmetic GMP, and EU Cosmetic Regulation.

One thread, INCI ingredient to filled jar
step 01
Supplier & INCI
Qualified · allergen ok
step 02
Dispensing
Water + oil · 2-tier weight
step 03
Compounding
Master formula · jacketed vessel
step 04
LIMS & release
Micro · PET · 2-sig
step 05
Fill & label
Current-rev INCI · EU 1223
step 06
Dispatch
Retailer · CPNP · SAE trace
One system, three lenses

The same BMR — seen the way you run the brand.

For a cosmetics brand or contract manufacturer, the small wins compound every batch. Finance sees higher first-pass yield on expensive actives. Operations sees the next filling campaign start on time. QA and the Responsible Person see a batch record that MoCRA, the EU CPNP notification and the retailer audit already recognise.

The CFO view

Higher first-pass yield on expensive actives and fragrances — waste squeezed, off-spec caught mid-compound, and true cost per jar finally on the page.

  • Per-batch actual cost: actives, fragrances, colourants, pack, labour and rework — visible in $, today.
  • Lower active waste from earlier gating and faster in-process feedback on viscosity, pH and colour.
  • Fewer rework loops from compounder errors caught at the vessel, not at final QC.
  • Most cosmetics brands and co-manufacturers see V5 pay back inside year one and keep compounding.
Batch yield · todaylive
Overnight recovery cream
+4.2 pts
Hydrating serum
+3.1 pts
Cleansing balm
+2.4 pts
Body lotion 250 ml
+4.6 pts
Lip conditioner
+1.9 pts
Active recovered7-day
+$38,410
Fragrance waste falling ↓
Cost per jar · today
$3.18 / 50 ml
Actives 48% Pack 22% Labour 18% QC 12%
+11 pts
First-pass yield uplift
Master-formula lockdown and in-process checks catch drift at compounding, not final release.
−52%
eBMR review-and-release cycle
Self-building eBMR — no evenings spent chasing missing sign-offs, micro results and label proofs.
Daily
True cost per jar produced
Actual active, fragrance, pack, labour and rework posted from each batch — not month-end reconciliation.
0
Orphan deviations at release
Every OOS and deviation dispositioned before the eBMR closes — no shipping into an open loop.
Walk the process

From the supplier CoA to the filled jar — one INCI-locked thread.

Follow one batch. Every step below is a single screen in V5 — and the master-formula lockdown, INCI revision, PIF, MoCRA listing and calibration layer runs underneath them all.

Step 01 · Supplier, INCI & receiving

Qualified supplier, current CoA + allergen declaration reconciled to the approved INCI — before a drum crosses the gowning line.

Every raw material, active, fragrance, colourant and pack component is tied to a qualified supplier with a live CoA, allergen declaration, IFRA certificate (fragrances), COSMOS / ECOCERT / NATRUE status where claimed, and quality agreement. Receipts are barcode-scanned at goods-in and checked against the approved INCI name and origin; a mis-labelled drum or an expired allergen declaration is refused at the dock. Every drum, IBC and pail is barcoded into hygiene-segregated storage.
  • CoA + allergen declaration verified at receipt — no CoA or expired allergen, no goods-in.
  • INCI name, EC number, CAS, IFRA (fragrances) and origin checked against the approved material master.
  • Every drum, IBC and pail barcoded into hygiene-segregated stores with expiry, retest date and vendor lot.
  • Contract manufacturing: brand-owner / co-man split explicit on every receipt so "who is the Responsible Person" is never ambiguous.
Warehouse operator in blue smock, hairnet and nitrile gloves scanning a barcode on a shrink-wrapped pallet of cosmetic raw material drums at goods-in
Step 02 · Compounding against the locked master formula

The only formula the line can run is the version tied to the MoCRA product listing — drift from the notified composition is physically impossible.

The approved Master Formula Record snapshots into every work order — immutable, rev-locked and pinned to the current MoCRA product listing and EU CPNP notification. Water-phase and oil-phase dispensing, heat-and-hold, homogenisation, cool-down and fragrance addition follow the sequence with in-process checks between operations. Any formula change routes through QA, toxicological safety assessment (CPSR update) and, where required, an updated MoCRA listing before a new rev can reach the compounder. Each step requires an identity-verified e-signature (21 CFR Part 11-equivalent controls) before the next unlocks.
  • Master-formula lockdown — the compounder only sees the current rev tied to the live product listing and refuses substitutions.
  • Two-tier weight verification (preparer + witness) at dispensing — recorded to the gram against the master formula.
  • Jacketed vessel, homogeniser RPM, temperature, vacuum and pH streamed straight to the eBMR — no re-key, no clipboards.
  • Compounder hard-blocked from a step they are not qualified for — ISO 22716 training enforced at the vessel.
+11 pts
first-pass yield with master-formula lockdown
−52%
eBMR review-and-release cycle time
Cosmetics compounder in white smock, hairnet and gloves operating a stainless steel jacketed emulsion vessel with a touchscreen HMI while pale cream mixes inside
Step 03 · Micro, PET, in-process QC & release

The batch can't ship until micro, PET and every method is green — and the reviewer sees every deviation in one place.

V5 runs a full cosmetics LIMS in the same tenant — microbiological limits per ISO 17516, Preservative Efficacy Test (PET) per ISO 11930, viscosity, pH, colour, density, centrifuge stability, patch-test and heavy-metal traces where applicable. Any OOS opens an investigation and blocks the next operation until dispositioned. Two-signature release — production and QA / Responsible Person — closes the eBMR before dispatch.
  • ISO 17516 micro limits and ISO 11930 PET wired as gates — no green, no release.
  • Instrument integration for viscometer, pH meter, colourimeter, plate readers and stability chambers — results straight to the eBMR.
  • Deviation / OOS / OOT linked to the affected lot, workstation and compounder — no orphan events.
  • Two-independent-signature release — one from production, one from QA / Responsible Person — before the batch leaves quarantine.
Cosmetics QC microbiologist in a white coat and gloves inspecting an agar petri dish next to a viscometer sampling a jar of skin cream
Step 04 · Filling, INCI / EU 1223 labelling & pack

One finished lot, one current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label, one Responsible-Person-signed pack — label rev = INCI rev = product listing, at the printer.

Every bottle, jar, tube and pump is filled, capped, labelled and cartoned per the current-rev INCI declaration and EU 1223/2009 labelling. The current-rev label — INCI list, allergen call-outs, PAO (Period After Opening), batch code, Responsible Person name and address, and CPNP notification number where applicable — is pulled from the label library and thermal-transfer or print-and-apply at the line. Vision inspection checks INCI list, allergens, PAO symbol, batch code and Responsible Person block. Superseded labels are physically invisible to the printer.
  • Automated bottle / jar / tube filling with net-weight verification, torque-verified closure and tamper-evident seal.
  • Current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label pinned per lot — the printer refuses to spool a superseded revision.
  • Vision inspection for INCI list, allergens (Annex III), PAO symbol, batch code and Responsible Person block.
  • Cartoning and pallet build reconciled to the released lot before dispatch — retailer EDI and CPNP notification pinned to the pack.
Automated cosmetics filling line filling white plastic pump bottles with lotion under a print-and-apply labeller and vision inspection camera
Step 05 · Dispatch, distribution & adverse event traceback

"If a fragrance allergen was just re-declared — which retailer jars are exposed?"

Every pallet ships with retailer EDI, the current INCI declaration and a pack-range manifest tied to the released lot. When a serious adverse event, IFRA allergen re-declaration, complaint or supplier NCR triggers a stop-sale, V5's lot + pack tree paints the affected pack ranges and retailers — forward from the finished lot and backward to every ingredient, fragrance, colourant and label revision that built it.

MoCRA SAE 15-day clockRetailer / country traceForward & backward genealogy
The MoCRA + EU 1223 tree

A serious adverse event report lands against a night-cream SKU — and the fragrance house simultaneously re-declares an allergen in lot FR-22110. V5 walks the tree — the finished lot that used it, the pack ranges dispatched, the retailers exposed in the US, EU and UK. Pull the lever to see the affected jars, INCI revs and PIF entries.

downstream · 4 retailer shipments
Sephora US · Reno DC
300 × 50 ml · PO 44210 · shipped
Ulta Beauty · Chambersburg DC
200 × 50 ml · PO 44231 · in transit
Douglas · Hamburg DC (EU)
180 × 30 ml · PO 44302 · EU shipped
Boots UK · Nottingham DC
120 × 30 ml · PO 44318 · UK shipped
2 SKU pack ranges dispatched
50 ml jars · pack range J-4101–4600
500 units · MoCRA listing 88214
30 ml travel jars · pack range T-9001–9300
300 units · MoCRA listing 88215
1 finished cream lot · eBMR
CM-24-0208 · Overnight recovery cream
800 units · INCI rev E · EU 1223 label rev E · PIF signed · QA-released
upstream · 4 ingredient & label lots
Fragrance blend · lot FR-22110
IFF · allergen re-declared
Shea butter · lot SB-1188
AAK · CoA + micro on file
Preservative system · lot PS-770
Lonza · PET pass
EU 1223 label · rev CM-24-E
INCI rev E · Responsible Person signed
Affected units
0
Retailers notified
0
Forward depth
2 hops
Backward depth
4 lots
Running underneath · maintenance, calibration & hygiene

Vessel PM, homogeniser calibration and CIP / SIP verification — on the same tablet as production.

Built-in CMMS with cosmetics-native asset types — jacketed emulsion vessels, homogenisers, colloid mills, tube fillers, capping and labelling heads, viscometers, pH meters, stability chambers, water-for-cosmetics loops and HVAC. PM schedules, calibration cycles, CIP / SIP verification, water-system micro trending, HVAC differential-pressure and change-over sign-off run on one calendar. An out-of-cal instrument, an overdue CIP or a lapsed water-system micro physically refuses to release a batch.
  • PM per jacketed vessel, homogeniser, mill, pump, filler, capper and labeller.
  • Calibration cycles per ISO/IEC 17025-traceable standards — balances, viscometers, pH meters, thermocouples and flow meters.
  • CIP / SIP verification and water-for-cosmetics micro (aerobic, yeast + mould) tied to the release calendar.
  • Change-over cleaning validation, hold-time studies and campaign sign-off enforced before the next master formula loads.
Maintenance engineer in navy coveralls servicing a stainless steel homogeniser and jacketed emulsion vessel with a torque wrench and tool trolley in a cosmetics production room
Running underneath · quality, MoCRA & PIF

Quality, MoCRA and the Product Information File run through every batch — not stapled to the record at the end.

Incoming inspection, in-process gates, two-signature release, internal audits, CAPA, consumer complaints, MoCRA facility registration + product listing sync, serious adverse event (SAE) intake, EU 1223 CPSR / PIF assembly and Cosmetic Product Notification Portal (CPNP) updates — all in one loop, all tied to the affected batch and raw material lot. Compounders are blocked at the vessel if ISO 22716 training has lapsed. Suppliers are blocked at goods-in if a CoA or allergen declaration has lapsed. Responsible Person evidence — FDA MoCRA, EU 1223 competent authority, retailer audit — is a single indexed export.
  • Incoming inspection per raw material, active, fragrance, colourant and pack — CoA + allergen + IFRA match, sample, identity.
  • In-process gates — pH, viscosity, colour, density, centrifuge stability, micro sampling plan.
  • Two-signature release — one production, one QA / Responsible Person — can't be skipped before a lot leaves quarantine.
  • MoCRA facility registration + product listing sync per SKU; changes flag the listing as out-of-date automatically.
  • Serious Adverse Event (SAE) intake with the MoCRA 15-day clock; PIF and CPSR assembled live from released-batch data.
  • Document control and training matrix — superseded SOPs, labels and lapsed ISO 22716 training hard-block the vessel.
Cosmetics QA reviewer in a modern office reviewing an electronic batch record on dual monitors with trend charts and shelves of technical files
The V5 quality kit — for a cosmetics site

Every quality feature in V5 — mapped to a MoCRA / ISO 22716 / EU 1223 brand.

The same platform that runs pharmaceuticals and medical devices — set up for the way a cosmetics brand or co-manufacturer actually dispenses, compounds, tests, fills, labels and releases a batch under MoCRA, 21 CFR Part 700, ISO 22716 and EU Regulation 1223/2009.

Incoming inspection & supplier qualification

Configurable per raw material, active, fragrance, colourant and pack. CoA + allergen + IFRA check, sample plan computed from lot size; a failed identity or micro raises a hold automatically.

cosmetics site: Fragrance blend · CoA · IFRA 51 · allergen list ok

In-process gates & ISO 22716 methods

Scheduled QC checks — pH, viscosity, density, colour, centrifuge stability, micro sampling, PET (ISO 11930), heavy-metal traces. Limits enforced; OOS opens an investigation.

cosmetics site: Viscosity · 42 000 cP · pass · pH 5.4

Two-signature release

Production + QA / Responsible Person review-and-release before any batch ships. Every gate signed with a Part 11-equivalent e-signature — identity + meaning captured.

cosmetics site: Batch CM-24-0208 · 2-sig released

Deviation, OOS & MoCRA SAE

One workflow from issue raised through root cause, action, verification and close. Linked to the affected batch, eBMR, workstation, compounder and supplier — MoCRA SAE 15-day clock and EU CPNP updates built in.

cosmetics site: SAE-8802 · night cream · MoCRA 15-day clock

Formula, INCI & label lockdown

Master Formula Records are immutable, rev-locked and tied to the current MoCRA product listing. Current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label pinned per lot — the printer refuses to spool a superseded revision, and the label rev equals the INCI rev.

cosmetics site: MFR night cream · rev E · INCI rev E · label rev E

Supplier scorecards & re-qualification

On-time delivery, CoA quality, deviation rate, allergen drift and audit findings rolled into a live supplier score. Expired qualifications block goods-in automatically.

cosmetics site: IFF fragrances · OTIF 97% · allergen 100%

Calibration & instrument qualification

Balances, viscometers, pH meters, colourimeters, plate readers, stability chambers and thermocouples on an ISO/IEC 17025-traceable calibration calendar — certificates attached, next-due enforced.

cosmetics site: Brookfield viscometer · cal due 21 d · cert attached

MoCRA + EU 1223 registration & PIF

Facility registration, product listing, CPSR / PIF and CPNP notification tied to each SKU and formula rev. Changes flag the listing as out-of-date and drive re-notification.

cosmetics site: Listing 88214 · PIF live · CPNP notified

Micro, PET & stability

ISO 17516 micro limits, ISO 11930 PET and stability chamber schedules pinned to formula and pack. Water-for-cosmetics micro trending on the same calendar.

cosmetics site: PET pass · 28-day · water TAMC 12 CFU/ml
Talks to your kit

Live on your vessels, homogenisers, filling lines and label printers — no rip-and-replace.

We connect at the level your engineers and QA expect — OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, REST, EDI, file drops, SQL. Most cosmetics manufacturers are live on day one with the vessels, homogenisers, filling and labelling lines and ERP feeds already in the plant.

Jacketed vessels & homogenisers

OPC UA and Modbus links to Fryma, Krieger, Olsa, Lee, Ginhong, Ekato and IKA. Jacket temperature, homogeniser RPM, vacuum and pH logged straight to the batch.

Filling, capping & labelling

Serac, Krones, Marchesini, IMA, Norden tube-fillers; Videojet, Domino, Markem-Imaje, Zebra thermal-transfer and print-and-apply labellers. Current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label pinned per lot at the line.

Micro, PET & stability

bioMérieux, Merck Millipore, Charles River rapid micro; PET (ISO 11930) plate readers and stability chambers (Binder, Memmert). Results wired to in-process gates.

Analytical (viscosity, pH, colour)

Brookfield / AMETEK, Anton Paar, Mettler-Toledo, HunterLab, Konica-Minolta. Viscosity, pH, density and colour results straight to the eBMR.

ERP, MES & regulatory portals

SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, Infor. FDA MoCRA facility registration / product listing, EU CPNP notification and UK SCPN driven from released-batch data.

BI & data warehouse

Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake, Databricks. Direct SQL access to your tenant — your data, your queries, your validated reports.

Audit-ready, every day

MoCRA, 21 CFR Part 700, ISO 22716 & EU 1223/2009 — at the data layer.

The records build themselves as the batch is executed. When the FDA MoCRA inspector, EU competent authority or retailer auditor walks in, the evidence pack is one click — not a week of re-assembly.

MoCRA
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
21 CFR Part 700
Cosmetic GMP (FDA, post-MoCRA)
ISO 22716
Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices
EU Reg 1223/2009
EU Cosmetic Regulation (PIF)
Go-live in 10 to 16 weeks

Fixed-price, named team, one product family live before you pay for the next.

  1. Week 1–4·step 01
    Discovery & floor scan

    We walk one product family with your team — master formulas, dispensing SOPs, compounding set-up, micro / PET methods, INCI / EU 1223 label library, MoCRA product listings, existing ERP fields. Out: a fixed scope and price.

  2. Week 5–9·step 02
    Configure & integrate

    Material master, MFRs, in-process gates, LIMS methods (ISO 22716 / ISO 17516 / ISO 11930), INCI / EU 1223 label library, MoCRA listing sync, vessel / homogeniser / filling-line integrations and ERP feeds loaded. IQ / OQ on the bench.

  3. Week 10–13·step 03
    PQ, pilot & train

    One product family live in pilot. Three-shift compounder training on the floor with the actual UI — not slides. PQ and UAT signed by QA, Responsible Person and operations.

  4. Week 14–16·step 04
    Go live & hyper-care

    Cut over. Two weeks of hyper-care with your named delivery team on-site. KPIs published on the wall before we leave.

Cloud-hosted, US & EU regions· SOC 2 controls, SSO, audit log· Validated change control, Part 11-equivalent e-signatures
What buyers ask us

The first six questions on every cosmetics RFP.

How does V5 keep the plant aligned with the approved formula and the MoCRA product listing?
The Master Formula Record is immutable, rev-locked and the only formula the compounder can run — and it is pinned to the current MoCRA product listing and, where required, the EU CPNP notification. Any formula change routes through internal QA, toxicological safety assessment (CPSR update) and the MoCRA listing workflow before a new rev reaches production. The current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label is pinned per lot in the label library; the thermal-transfer or print-and-apply labeller refuses to spool a superseded revision. Vision inspection at the filling line reconciles INCI list, Annex III allergens, PAO symbol, batch code and Responsible Person block against the pinned label.
How does V5 handle MoCRA facility registration, product listing and serious adverse event reporting?
Facility registration (biennial) and product listing (per SKU / formula rev) are structured records in V5; a formula or pack change flags the listing as out-of-date and drives re-listing before dispatch. Serious Adverse Event (SAE) intake starts the MoCRA 15-day clock and immediately walks the lot + pack tree to every retailer and country that received the affected batch. Records are retained per MoCRA — 6 years for consumer records tied to non-serious adverse events, longer where retention agreements or state laws require.
How does V5 handle EU Regulation 1223/2009 — PIF, CPSR, CPNP and the Responsible Person?
The Product Information File (PIF) is a live query against V5, not a quarterly assembly — formula, quality data, method-of-manufacturing, safety assessment (CPSR), proof of claimed effects, animal-testing declaration and label proofs all roll from released-batch data. Cosmetic Product Notification Portal (CPNP) submissions and UK SCPN records are tied to the SKU and formula rev; the Responsible Person block on the label reconciles automatically to the released lot.
Will V5 talk to our vessels, homogenisers, filling and labelling lines?
Almost certainly. We support OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, REST, EDI and direct SQL — with working connectors for Fryma, Krieger, Olsa, Lee, Ginhong, Ekato, IKA, Serac, Krones, Marchesini, IMA, Norden, Videojet, Domino, Markem-Imaje and Zebra label printers, plus bioMérieux and Merck Millipore rapid-micro platforms and Brookfield / Anton Paar analytical.
We're a co-manufacturer with multiple brand-owners on one site — how does V5 keep them separate?
Brand-owner and contract-manufacturer roles are explicit on every material, formula, batch, e-signature and audit event. Each brand's formulas, labels, product listings and CPNP notifications sit in their own tenant workspace with an audit-log wall between them, and Responsible-Person sign-off routes to the correct brand's QA. A brand-owner sees their batches and their trace tree; the co-manufacturer sees the site.
What about IT — Part 11-equivalent controls, GAMP 5, SOC 2, validated change control?
Cloud-hosted in US and EU regions, SOC 2 controls, SSO (SAML / OIDC), full audit log, validated change-control process and Part 11-equivalent controls (identity, e-sig meaning, immutable audit trail) applied to every regulated screen. GAMP 5 category assessment supplied. IQ / OQ / PQ pack shipped with go-live. Where a MoCRA GMP inspection is scheduled, the evidence pack maps section-by-section to 21 CFR Part 700 and ISO 22716.
Ready to see it on your batch record?

Book a 30-minute walkthrough with a cosmetics specialist.

We'll show a live self-building eBMR, master-formula lockdown tied to the MoCRA product listing, two-tier dispensing, in-process micro + PET + viscosity in the LIMS, current-rev INCI / EU 1223 label print at the filling line, two-signature release, a live PIF export and a mock SAE + allergen traceback — on a workspace seeded for a working cosmetics brand.

Fixed-price go-live · No platform lock-in · Onboard in 10–16 weeks