Natural cosmetics development system
Power up your
freelance strategy
The all-in-one platform for managing your natural cosmetics formulation jobs
From proposals to reports delivery
Assisting at all stages of your cosmetic formulation cycle.
ilexsoftware freelancer edition is a valuable development platform that will help you in all stages of your work as a freelancer cosmetic formulator.
From the client acqisition to the automated generation of reports and technical dossiers, you will see how you will gain productivity by working in a standardized way,
keeping all the information centralized and organized.
Forget spreadsheets, text processors, pen drives, cloud drives,
and the never-ending googling for raw materials, technical data, and botanical information.
You will find these and much valuable features on ilexsoftware freelancer edition, a complete yet affordable natural cosmetics development system.
Of course, ilexsoftware lives on the cloud, so it's digital nomad friendly, too!.
Highlighted features
Some reasons why you won't need spreadsheets again:
Cloud Based Development System
ilexsoftware was developed for the cloud. You don't need to install any portion of software.
You just need your laptop and an active account to be able to access all the formulation tools from anywhere with an internet connection.
ilexsoftware is truly digital nomad friendly!
16K+ Natural Origin Raw Materials
Comprehensive database containing more than 16,000 natural origin raw material parametric datasheets. INCI and common names, brand and company names, descriptions, applications, allergens, solubility, functions, restrictions, recommendations, compliances, and more!
30K+ ingredients from Cosing
More than 30,000 cosmetic ingredients listed by Cosing have been added to our database. This way, when you search for raw materials, you will see additional descriptions and restrictions from Cosing attached to the datasheet.
More than 2000 vegetal species
We have compiled information on more than 2,400 plant species, including the identified chemical compounds in each part of the plant. Using our search engine, you can search by botanical name, common name, and name of the chemical compound of interest. You will be able to access the full botanical descriptions, allergenic compounds, and cosmetic derivatives listed by Cosing, quickly.
Custom Raw Materials
Although our database contains a large number of ingredients, you may want to create a customized one. Using a simple form, you can create your own raw materials and include attachments such as safety data sheets and other files provided by the manufacturer. Once created, your customized raw material will be prioritized in the search engine.
Fast & Flexible Search Engine
Use our embedded search engine to move quickly through the datasheets. Find the raw material you need to include in your formulation by searching using INCI name, common name, brand name, function, origin, and more. Once you find the right ingredient, insert all the relevant data into your formulation with just one click.
Awesome formulation table
The formulation table is the space within the project where you write the formula. It is a dedicated table consisting of 15 columns. Most of them are auto-completed when you choose an ingredient using the search engine. You need to edit only the quantity of use, refine the functions and enter the price. You can change the batch size whenever you need. The percentages and/or the quantities will be recalculated automatically.
Automatic INCI names insertion
Finding the correct INCI names is often a difficult task when formulating using the common or trade names. Using our database and search engine this becomes trivial. Each time you choose an ingredient, the INCI name will automatically be copied to the formulation table. This way, no matter how you search for ingredients, the composition of your formula will always be standardized.
Multiple formula support per project
As you can have multiple formulas per project, versioning is very easy to do with ilexsoftware. If you want to introduce modifications to a formula but keep the original one, you don't even need to start from scratch. Just use the cloning tool to make a copy and continue working.
Instant formula comparison
Taking advantage of multiple formulas per project support, you can use the instant comparison tool to get similarities and dissimilarities between versions' composition and costs. With just a few clicks you will get comparison tables grouped by ingredient, function, and solubility.
Attach Files to Projects
Keep your project organized. Use the attachment management tool to keep all the files in one place. Upload all the relevant files, such as images, videos, pdfs, and more, and attach them to your project. Then, you will be able to link them from any report and documentation you produce.
Manage Suppliers and Prices
Use the price manager to add suppliers and prices to your raw material list. This way, you will be able to make cost estimations quickly and easily from the formulation table.
Embed Stylish Texts
Include multiple rich text cells using our embedded editor. Add comments, descriptions and notes. You can insert tables, images, links and even videos. It works in a similar way Google Docs or Ms Word.
Rich Procedure Description Tool
Write accurate and detailed elaboration steps using the procedure tool. For each phase, include descriptive texts, necessary tools, and the required time to complete the task. Add photos and videos that could help to understand the process. Also, you can add links to external resources and attach detailed documentation files.
Ingredients description generator
This compiler will allow you to generate descriptions from the ingredients in the formulas in seconds. Choose the raw materials of interest, and this tool will automatically cross-reference information from our databases to include INCI names, product descriptions, the comments you make in the formulation table, the allergen content, and any attachments they may have.
Laboratory Tests Support
Keep all the lab test results in one place. This tool will allow you to manage and organize all the laboratory tests you perform on the samples. In addition to the data and results, you can attach the original files sent by external laboratories. This information can be automatically attached to the final reports using the technical dossier generator.
Product Claims Support
If product claims justification is part of your current project, you can use this tool to manage all the supporting information. Host scientific papers, surveys, expert assessments, and any other documentation supporting the final product claims.
Automatic Technical Dossier
This advanced tool allows you to compile all the technical information in your project into a single report in a matter of seconds. The document includes customer information, product characteristics, formula composition, ordered ingredient list, ingredient identification with INCI number, CAS and Cosing numbers, ingredient datasheets, allergen list, manufacturing procedure, and claim support documentation, among others.
Instant Customizable Report Generation
Reporting is quick and easy. You don't need to spend time writing long progress reports and the final documentation. ilexsoftware can do it for you! In the formulation space, select the pieces of information you want to display, click on the "Make Report" button, customize the styles, and that's it! You can share the document link through your usual communication channels.
Freelancer Edition Pricing
Freelancer Edition
$59
$39
Per Month
*billed each year ($468+VAT)
- Unlimited projects
- 20 Premium templates
- Unlimited formulas per project
- Unlimited ingredients per formula
- Unlimited reports per project
- Unlimited queries/day
- Unlimited access to premium tools
- Lifetime free updates