A first-SKU sample is a decision checkpoint. Confirm the product experience, packaging route, artwork inputs and unresolved risks in one record before moving to a bulk quotation.
Define the target user, primary function, texture, fragrance, fill size, retail position, packaging direction and sales market. If the team has no approval criteria, every new opinion becomes a new project.
A product may pass sensory review while the chosen bottle, pump, label area or decoration still needs work. Record formula status and packaging status separately, then combine them only when both are ready.
Do not add a new claim, ingredient direction, fragrance and custom component in the same late revision. Decide which change is essential for launch and which belongs in a later SKU or version.
Keep the approved sample code, formula route, component reference, fill size, artwork version, required market text, quantity plan and open test items together. Cost, MOQ and timing are confirmed from this combined structure, not from a sample photo.
Go means the defined product and pack can move to final quotation. Revise means one documented gap remains. Stop means the current route does not fit the buyer, budget or market. A deliberate stop is cheaper than producing an unclear first SKU.
No. Formula experience and component performance should be recorded separately until the intended pack is reviewed with the product.
After the formula, fill size, component dimensions and required market text are confirmed. Printing earlier can create avoidable rework.
They depend on formula route, component availability, decoration, artwork, quantity and market requirements. The project team confirms them after the combined approval record is reviewed.
Ask one owner to consolidate comments against the written criteria. The laboratory and packaging team should receive one approved revision list.
Include the product, expected quantity, destination market, formula or product reference, packaging idea and required delivery window.
