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Before you make
Before you make
your first perfume
These are the questions buyers and founders actually get stuck on: MOQ, the boundary between OEM and ODM, and the relationship between concentration and longevity. No industry jargon.
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MOQ
How minimum order quantities for perfume are actually calculated
Why does one factory quote 500 units and another 5,000? MOQ is not arbitrary — it is the product of three cost floors.
Working modelOEM versus ODM: what actually changes
One letter apart, but it decides who owns the formula, who controls packaging, and who is responsible when something goes wrong.
SpecificationsConcentration, longevity and cost
EDP and EDT differ by more than percentage. The same oil at different concentrations changes wear time and cost structure.
Coming next
On the list
We queue topics by how often clients ask about them. Next up:
- Fragrance grades explained: natural, synthetic and compounded — where the cost sits
- Choosing bottles and pumps (and why pumps are so often the bottleneck)
- What you need to export to the EU, and who is responsible for CPNP
- Wax selection for candles: soy, coconut and blends in practice
- Judging whether a fragrance lot is stable: retention, chromatography and sensory panels
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