Sourcing & Provenance
Contract cultivation across 12 controlled farms. Every botanical arrives with GPS plot data, harvest date and residual screening — before it enters our docks.
GPS Plot DataHarvest LogResidual Screen
China's Source for Cosmetic Ingredients · B2B, Worldwide
Buy at the source. Pay the source price.
Rawess is the Chinese source factory behind the world's beauty brands — 240+ pharmaceutical-grade ingredients at factory-direct prices, every lot with a batch COA. Choosing us means you've reached China's source: the lowest price, without the broker in between.
0middlemen between you & the factory
240+ingredients in catalog
45countries served
Factory-direct pricingWe are the source factory in China. No broker layers, no markups — our price is the price at the gate.
Batch COA with every lotIdentity, heavy metals and micro panel — documented to the decimal, archived with retained samples.
48-hour samplingIn-stock actives sampled and dispatched within two business days, worldwide.
Rotterdam bonded stockEU-ready inventory that turns a six-week customs conversation into a domestic delivery.
Free AI Formula Lab
Your ingredient in.
Your formula out.
The Rawess AI formula platform is free for every customer. Paste any raw material into the system — it instantly maps suitable applications, use levels and compatible formula systems, so you buy with a formulation plan, not just a price.
GHK-Cu Peptide · Copper Tripeptide-1 · CAS 89025-25-2
Free for customers · No card · No limit on analyses
Best-fit applications
Anti-aging serum
Eye contour cream
Post-procedure repair balm
Suggested use level
0.1 – 1.0%
with LMW HA & centella for barrier support
Compatible systems
O/W emulsion
Anhydrous balm
Gel-water serum
01 — Why China's Source
One factory gate.
Zero brokers.
Most ingredient suppliers are traders: they buy from Chinese factories and resell at a markup. Rawess is the factory. Our own extraction and synthesis lines in Ningbo mean the price you pay is the price at our gate — which is why it stays below the market, batch after batch.
You are not buying from China. You are buying at the source. Every lot leaves with a batch COA covering identity, heavy metals and microbiology — documentation pharmaceutical audits expect, at a price intermediaries cannot touch.
From a centella leaf in controlled cultivation to a peptide sequenced in-house, provenance follows each ingredient like a certificate: visible, verifiable, and priced for the manufacturer who asks.
02 — The Collection
Chosen molecules,
proven batches.
Four families, one standard. Each ingredient below is in stock, in spec, and shipped with a full COA within 48 hours.
In StockBotanicals
Centella Asiatica 90%
Centella Asiatica Extract · CAS 84696-21-910 kgMOQ
5-7 days (stock)Lead time
In StockPeptides
Copper Peptide GHK-Cu
Copper Tripeptide-1 · CAS 89025-25-21 kgMOQ
7-10 days (stock/cold chain)Lead time
In StockActives
Niacinamide USP
Nicotinamide · CAS 98-92-025 kgMOQ
3-5 days (stock)Lead time
In StockTexturizers
Olive Squalane
Squalane · CAS 111-01-3180 kgMOQ
3-5 days (stock)Lead time
98.6%average certified purity across catalog
240+ingredients — actives, botanicals, peptides
3200/yrbatches triple-analyzed and released
45countries with active brand partnerships
03 — Method
From leaf to label,
without shortcuts.
A four-stage discipline every single batch passes through — no exceptions, no expedited lanes.
Extraction & Synthesis
Low-temp CO₂ and enzymatic extraction lines preserve molecular integrity. Peptides are synthesized in-house under GMP cleanroom conditions.
CO₂ ExtractionGMP CleanroomIn-House Synthesis
Triple-Phase Analysis
HPLC identity, ICP-MS heavy-metal trace, and microbiological panel — run independently, reconciled by a second analyst before any batch can release.
HPLCICP-MSMicro Panel4-Eye Signoff
Documentation & Delivery
COA, MSDS, allergen and regulatory dossier accompany every drum. Samples ship in 48 hours; bulk orders arrive with temperature-log evidence intact.
COA + MSDSReg. Dossier48h Samples
04 — Compliance
Audited where
it matters.
Six standing certifications, renewed annually, covering every family in our catalog.
ISO 22716GMP Cosmetics
EcocertCOSMOS Organic
ISO 9001Quality Mgmt
HalalCertified Line
VeganSociety Approved
REACHEU Registered
05 — Working with you
A partnership protocol,
not a purchase order.
Eleven years of sourcing and scaling with formulators — from a single INCI line to contract serial supply across three continents.
Send your target INCI list
A blank spec is fine too. We match active, botanical, peptide and texturizer candidates against your formula within one business day.
24h MatchBlank Spec OKUnbiased Guidance
Spec & compliance review
Purity target, solvent residues, allergen profile, regional limits — reconciled against our batch data before a single gram ships.
Batch DataAllergen ScreenReg. Check
Qualification samples, 48h
Every sample ships with COA, MSDS and retained-batch reference. Your lab runs it; our lab defends it.
COA + MSDS48h DispatchRetained Batch
Scale-up & serial supply
MOQ from 1kg for actives; reserved production slots for serial programs with quarterly re-verification of every specification.
MOQ 1kgContract SlotsQuarterly Re-verify
06 — Client voices
Formulators who
verify everything.
QC, procurement and formulation teams across 45 countries. These are the conversations that happen after the sample arrives.
07 — Footprint
On the ground in
45 markets.
Formulators, contract manufacturers and procurement teams we ship to today — qualification samples from Ningbo, serial supply from Rotterdam bonded stock, with the COA in the same crate.
United StatesNorth America
CanadaNorth America
MexicoNorth America
BrazilSouth America
GermanyEurope
FranceEurope
United KingdomEurope
NetherlandsEurope · Bonded stock
SpainEurope
ItalyEurope
PolandEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
SwedenEurope
ChinaAsia · HQ & QC Lab
JapanAsia
South KoreaAsia
IndiaAsia
UAEMiddle East
SingaporeAsia
AustraliaOceania
45countries served
“The COA actually matches what arrives in the drum. After eleven years of sourcing actives, that still surprises me.”
Léa Marchand — Formulation Director, European Dermaceutical Group
08 — From the bench
Written by the people
who fail batches.
Stability data, spec-sheet archaeology and regulatory read-throughs — no press releases, no adjectives without numbers.
Why your COA is lying to you — and how to read one that isn’t.
A certificate of analysis is a story until you know how to interrogate it. Five tells of a COA written for the file, not for the drum.
Read article →Bakuchiol vs. retinol: what 41 formulators told us about stability.
The survey every "natural retinol" pitch should have to answer — oxidation, discoloration, and the packaging choices that separate a hero SKU from a returns ticket.
Read article →EU REACH 2026: what changes for peptide importers.
Tonnage thresholds, dossier expectations, and why a bonded Rotterdam warehouse turns a six-week customs conversation into a domestic delivery.
Read article →09 — Ask the atelier
The questions
procurement asks us.
The answers we give before you ask — the terms, the paperwork and the promises we can actually keep.
Why are your prices lower than other suppliers?+
Because we are the source factory, not a trader. Our own extraction and synthesis lines in Ningbo mean no broker layer sits between the drum and your dock — and that difference goes straight into the unit price. We price to beat the market on equivalent spec, batch after batch.
What is your minimum order quantity?+
From 1kg for actives and peptides, 10kg for botanical extracts, and by drum for carriers and texturizers. Qualification-scale quantities below MOQ are available on a case-by-case basis — the sample is always the smallest thing we ship.
Do you provide a certificate of analysis with every lot?+
Yes. Every release ships with a batch-specific COA covering HPLC identity, ICP-MS heavy metals and a full microbiological panel, plus MSDS and an allergen profile. Retained samples are archived for traceability.
How fast do samples arrive?+
In-stock actives leave within 48 hours; qualification quantities on specialty lines typically ship in 5–7 business days. All samples travel with COA and MSDS via DHL, FedEx or your freight forwarder.
Which certifications does RAWESS hold?+
ISO 22716 (GMP for cosmetics), ISO 9001:2015, ECOCERT COSMOS for organic botanical lines, Halal and Vegan Society approvals, and REACH registration for the EU. Certificates are downloadable on request.
Do you offer private-label or custom formulation?+
We supply ingredients and complete regulatory dossiers — we do not formulate end products. Our lab supports your formulators with compatibility, stability and specification work so the ingredient performs inside your formula.
What are your shipping terms?+
FOB Ningbo, CIF, or DDP from our Rotterdam bonded warehouse. Temperature-logged shipments are standard for heat-sensitive actives, and every drum ships with the batch documentation in the same crate.
Factory pricing.
Pharmaceutical paperwork.
Send us your target INCI list — receive matched samples, factory-direct pricing and full documentation within one business day. Free AI formula analysis included.