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MixLab AI

Create better cosmetic formulations faster, with the regulations checked as you go.

Role
UI and UX, product design, interactive prototype.
Team
Client engineering
Stack
Figma design and interactive prototype; web, iOS, Android and iPad
4 platforms
web, iOS, Android and iPad, for the lab and the production floor
Scope fact

The problem

Formulators reverse-engineer benchmark products by hand, parse INCI lists line by line, and find out about a restricted ingredient at submission time. MixLab AI analyzes a benchmark from a URL or INCI list, suggests formulations with matching texture and properties, prices ingredients from suppliers in real time, and validates against Health Canada, Ecocert and COSMOS rules while the formula is being edited.

Key decisions

Constraint

A compliance failure found at submission costs weeks.

Options

Validate on submit, or validate while editing.

Decision

Regulation in the loop: hot lists, restrictions and concentration limits are checked as each ingredient changes, inside the formulation screen.

Trade-off

A busier editing screen. No surprises at the end.

The work

MixLab AI formulation screen
A formulation with benchmark analysis and compliance checks.
MixLab AI screen
MixLab AI screen
MixLab AI screen
MixLab AI screen
MixLab AI screen
MixLab AI screen

Where AI was used

Benchmark analysis, INCI parsing and formulation suggestions are the product’s AI features.