Manufacturing
Our Perfume Manufacturing Process
From the first brief to a palletised export order — developed, compounded, filled, decorated and checked inside our own Ajman factory.
Black Oud Factory is a working production floor, not a trading office. Every private label, OEM and ODM order moves through the same nine controlled stages, with one project manager as your single point of contact from the brief to the airway bill.
Because fragrance compounding, bottle decoration, gift-box assembly and export packing all happen under one roof, we can hold a minimum order of 100 units and still turn most repeat production around in about two weeks after sample approval.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Sampling
- 7–10 days
- Production
- ~2 weeks
- Markets served
- 100+
The nine-step production flow
Each stage ends with something you can review — a scent direction, a mockup, a physical sample or a signed specification sheet.
- Step 1
Consultation
Brief, budget, target market and volume mapped in one call.
- Step 2
Fragrance Development
Perfumers build 2-4 directions from your brief or reference.
- Step 3
Bottle Selection
Stock library or dedicated mould, matched to your neck standard.
- Step 4
Packaging Design
Dielines, artwork and 3D mockups from our in-house studio.
- Step 5
Sampling
Physical pre-production samples couriered for approval.
- Step 6
Approval
Signed specification sheet locks scent, fill, finish and carton.
- Step 7
Mass Production
Compounding, maceration, filling and assembly at scale.
- Step 8
Quality Control
Batch COA, leak, torque and colour checks before packing.
- Step 9
Worldwide Delivery
Export documentation, palletising and freight to your door.
What happens on the factory floor
The technical detail behind the production steps, and the checks that protect your batch.
Compounding
Concentrates, alcohol and fixatives are weighed to a signed formula sheet in our compounding room, batch-coded so every reorder repeats exactly.
Maceration & chilling
Batches rest so the fragrance rounds out, then are chilled and filtered to remove haze before filling — the step that separates stable juice from a batch that clouds on the shelf.
Filling & crimping
Semi-automatic and automatic lines fill 30ml to 100ml formats, crimp pumps and seat caps with torque checks on every tray.
Decoration
Screen printing, hot foiling, spray coating and frosting are done in-house, so bottle finish and lead time are not outsourced.
Assembly & gift sets
Labels, collars, inserts, rigid boxes and cellophane wrapping are assembled by hand for retail- and gifting-ready cartons.
Quality control
Batch records, fill-level and leak checks, colour matching against the approved sample, and carton counts before the pallet is closed.
Decoration and finishing options
Bottle finishing is done in-house, so a change of finish does not add a second supplier to your timeline.
Screen Printing
Up to six-colour direct printing on glass, cured for scratch resistance.
Metallic Foiling
Hot-stamped gold, rose gold and holographic foils on glass and board.
Spray Coloring
Full or gradient coating in matte, gloss and soft-touch finishes.
Glass Frosting
Acid-etched satin surfaces with optional clear windows and logos.
Lead times and quality control
Fragrance development usually returns 2–4 directions within a week of the brief. Physical pre-production samples follow in 7–10 days, and mass production of a standard 30ml or 50ml spray line runs about two weeks once the specification sheet is signed. Custom moulds, imported components and complex rigid boxes extend that window, and we say so before you commit.
Every batch carries a record covering formula reference, fill level, leak and torque checks, colour match against the approved sample and final carton count. Retained samples stay with us so a reorder placed months later can be matched against the original.
Send us your production brief
Tell us the fragrance direction, bottle size, quantity and destination market — we'll return a costed proposal with a sampling and production schedule.