HCT by kdc/one

HCT by kdc/one develops turnkey packaging, formulations, applicators, accessories, and beauty tools for cosmetics and skincare brands. Its packaging division designs and manufactures custom cosmetic components while maintaining a stock library of more than 1,200 components across beauty categories. The company combines industrial design, engineering, graphic design, custom tooling, decorating, finishing, and quality control to take concepts through product development. Its formulation work covers color cosmetics and skincare, with research and development conducted in collaboration with laboratories in Asia, Europe, and North America. The business also supplies brushes, sponges, eyelashes, curlers, tweezers, personal care accessories, metal components, fragrance and liquor caps, and airless packaging.

Manufacturing is supported by eight facilities under HCT control, alongside audited partner vendors and social compliance auditing. The group offers fill and assembly options using formulas from the United States, Italy, China, Korea, and Japan, enabling coordinated sourcing and product completion for beauty launches. Its operational scope extends to compatibility and stability testing, regulatory assistance, finished-goods quality assurance and quality control, documentation management, procurement, and logistics. Support includes customs and FDA clearance in the United States, foreign-to-foreign shipping, sea and air freight coordination, domestic tracking, and import and export management. The company also holds hundreds of patents covering product designs, dispensing methods, packaging, formulas, and components, including patented Cooling Tip Technology ZAMAC applicators.