Formula Workspace.
Ingredients, percentages, equipment, and process belong to the same formula. Adjust your work without maintaining a separate set of process notes.

Build a cosmetic formula, take it to the bench, and keep the record intact as it develops.

formulator OS brings cosmetic formula development, bench records, and your ingredient library together on your iPhone.
Find your saved versions from the formula you're working on. Keep batch records linked to the version used, and ingredient details with their inventory and documents.
Explore formulas and versionsIngredients, percentages, equipment, and process belong to the same formula. Adjust your work without maintaining a separate set of process notes.
Current screen proof: Working Formula.
Screen description: Ceramide Barrier Gel-Cream workspace showing a saved version, Phase A, ingredients, and percentages.
Find saved versions and related variants from the formula you're working on, instead of hunting through separately named files. Linked batch records tell you which version went to the bench.
Current screen proof: Version History.
Screen description: Version History for Ceramide Barrier Gel-Cream showing four saved formula versions and a linked batch count.
Choose the saved Formula or Stock version you want to make. Keep the materials, amounts, observations, and final result together in a separate Sample or Batch build record.
Current screen proof: Sample 1 · 100 g · Build in progress.
Screen description: In-progress 100 gram Sample of Rich Occlusive Barrier Cream at the Gather Ingredients step.
Follow the saved process and check off each step as you work. Record the amounts and lots you actually use, including any changes from the plan.
Current screen proof: Build Steps.
Screen description: Build Steps for a 100 gram Sample of Rich Occlusive Barrier Cream with completed and remaining instructions.
Supporting image: Illustrative laboratory scene showing cosmetic samples and a pH meter at the bench.
Keep a separate record for each experiment. Write down what you’re testing, what you observed, and what you’ll try next.
Current screen proof: Bench Test · separate demo record.
Screen description: Completed Carbomer Neutralization Screen Bench Test marked Revise with its setup ingredients visible.
See what’s on your shelf. Open an ingredient to check its lots, quantity on hand, purchase history, and documents.
Current screen proof: Ingredient Library.
Screen description: Current Ingredients library showing owned cosmetic ingredients, quantities on hand, and categories.
Ingredients, percentages, and process in one workspace. Not in three different files.
Illustrative ingredient bags, oil in a plastic bottle, and plastic transfer pipettes beside the formula workspace.Record the actual quantities and ingredient lots with the Sample or Batch you are preparing.
Illustrative sunflower oil, clear glycerin, emulsifying wax flakes, and a separate weigh boat of powder beside the lotion Sample's ingredient screen.Follow the saved build steps at the bench. Record the amounts and ingredient lots you actually use.
Illustrative swirling emulsion beside the app's Build Steps screen.Keep observations and photos with the Sample or Batch record, linked to the version you used.
Illustrative lotion beside an edited app image with example sensory observations; not an untouched app capture, completed Sample, or demonstrated formulation result.
The saved process, actual amounts, and ingredient lots stay with your Sample or Batch record.
Add observations and photos there too, instead of piecing them together from separate notes afterward.
Explore bench workCheck your ingredient lots, quantities, and purchase records before you start a batch, all from the ingredient library.
Explore ingredients and suppliesIngredient details, inventory, and documents all live in the same place.
Keep track of the tools and supplies you use alongside your ingredients.
Find purchase history with the material it belongs to, rather than in a separate list.
Ingredient roles, equipment, and formulation guidance are part of the app, not another collection of bookmarks to keep track of.
Explore Learn
Your formulas, ingredients, supplies, tests, and notes live on your device. Core formulation work does not require a website account or a continuous cloud connection.
Backup, restore, import, and export happen only when you initiate and review them.