What Cosmetic Manufacturing ERP is for

Cosmetics are not made the way general goods are, which is why general-purpose ERP keeps failing in this industry. A product is a formula expressed in percentages rather than a fixed-quantity recipe, so scaling a batch from 50 kg to 200 kg has to recalculate every ingredient. One bulk batch then splits into several pack sizes, each with its own packaging bill and its own code.

Highsense Cosmetic Manufacturing ERP models that properly. The formula sits at the centre, raw and packing materials are held in separate stores, and quality approval is a state the batch must pass through rather than a signature on a sheet.

Built for

Cosmetic and personal care manufacturers
Herbal and ayurvedic product makers
Contract manufacturers running multiple brands
Units that need batch-level traceability for audits

Modules

01

Percentage-based formulation

Each product stored as per-ingredient percentages. Change the batch size and every quantity recalculates automatically.

02

Base BOM and packaging BOM

Bulk recipe kept separate from the packaging bill, so one base batch splits into 50 ml, 100 ml and 200 ml packs with their own codes.

03

RM and PM stores

Separate raw-material and packing-material stores with their own requests, issues, returns and low-stock alerts.

04

QC gates that hold

QC pending, verify and approved are enforced states. Stock that has not passed cannot be packed or dispatched.

05

Two-way batch traceability

Any finished batch back to its exact raw-material lots and supplier, and any lot forward to every customer it reached.

06

Shelf life and expiry

Manufacturing and expiry dates generated with the batch. Ageing stock raises an alert instead of appearing at write-off.

07

Real batch costing

Raw material, packing, wastage and rework close against the batch, so margin is a number you can read.

08

Shade and fragrance variants

Variants handled inside the product, so a new shade does not mean cloning the whole item master.

09

Wastage and rework tracking

Loss recorded with a reason code, turning wastage into a trend you can act on.

10

GST invoicing and e-way bills

Dispatch documents carry batch, quantity and value, built to match Indian GST invoicing.

How the work flows

1
Formula approved
Percentages stored against the product. Any batch-size change recalculates ingredients automatically.
2
Batch planned
The system checks raw and packing stock and warns before a shortage stops production.
3
Materials issued
Raw materials issued against specific supplier lots and tied to the batch.
4
Production and QC
In-process and final checks recorded with operator sign-off. The batch cannot advance without approval.
5
Packed and coded
Batch number, manufacturing date and expiry generated and printed on each pack size.
6
Costed and shipped
Material, packing, wastage and rework close against the batch, then dispatch with GST documents.

Included in every Highsense product

Ask your data a question, in plain English

No report builder, no pivot tables. Type the question the way you would ask a colleague and Cosmetic Manufacturing ERP answers from your live data.

AI Reports

Answers above are illustrative examples of the kind of question the reporting assistant handles.

Technology & deployment

Laravel 10MySQLBootstrap 5REST APIGST e-invoicingCloud or on-premise

Available cloud-hosted or on your own server. Role and module level permissions throughout, and your data stays yours.

Frequently asked questions

Can it handle contract manufacturing for multiple brands?

Yes. Formulations, batches and costing are kept per product, so you can run several brands through the same plant and still report margin and traceability separately for each.

Will it work with our existing accounting software?

Yes. The system produces GST-ready invoices and ledgers on the same data as production, and can run alongside your existing accounting package rather than replacing it on day one.

How long does implementation take?

Typically 10 to 16 weeks for a full rollout. We phase it so the highest-pain module reaches production first rather than waiting for one big launch.

Can we trace a batch if a customer complains?

That is the core of the system. From any finished batch you can see every raw-material lot and supplier that went into it, and every customer it was dispatched to.

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