Personal Care Solutions
Develop high-performance cosmetic and personal care products using specialty ingredients for UV protection, sensory enhancement, mild cleansing, and formulation stability across skincare, suncare, and color applications.
Distil helps beauty and personal care brands move from formulation to commercial production with expert R&D, protected IP, and scalable manufacturing. From sunscreen actives and cosmetic esters to mild surfactants and fragrance-compatible systems, we support reliable development, quality control, and supply chain execution through a single experienced partner.
From formulation support to scale-up and protected production, Distil offers integrated cosmetic manufacturing capabilities for growing brands.
Develop high-performance cosmetic and personal care products using specialty ingredients for UV protection, sensory enhancement, mild cleansing, and formulation stability across skincare, suncare, and color applications.
Work with Distil's technical team on application-specific formulation, trials, and performance tuning to create cosmetic products that meet target texture, efficacy, stability, and manufacturing requirements.
Source aroma chemicals, essential oils, naturals, and carrier systems suited for cosmetic and personal care formulations requiring sensory precision, compatibility, and regulatory-minded development support.
Transition from lab batches to commercial production through Distil's asset-light manufacturing network, designed to support flexible output, consistent quality, and efficient growth without added capex.
Simplify execution with integrated logistics, delivery coordination, and real-time visibility across production so cosmetic brands can manage timelines, yields, and commercialization with one point of contact.
Protect proprietary formulas and development data through permission-based access, process fragmentation, and customer-owned information controls built for confidential cosmetic manufacturing partnerships.
We begin by understanding your product brief, target claims, ingredient preferences, regulatory needs, and commercial goals. This discovery stage aligns formulation strategy with your brand positioning, packaging format, and intended market.
See how brands scale cosmetic products with expert formulation, protected IP, and dependable manufacturing support.
Distil combines technical depth, flexible production, and coordinated execution for cosmetic brands that need dependable scale.
Specialized scientists and engineers support application-specific cosmetic formulation, trials, and performance tuning.
Your data remains customer-owned with permission-based access and process controls for confidentiality.
Asset-light manufacturing through 20+ suppliers enables flexible output and efficient commercial scale-up.
One point of contact manages development, production visibility, logistics, and supply chain execution.
Experienced leaders across R&D, operations, and personal care.
Co-founder & CEO
Atanu Agarrwal is the Co-founder and CEO of Distil, the Mumbai-based specialty chemicals platform he helped launch in 2024. An IIT Bombay alumnus, Atanu brings deep expertise as a seasoned private equity professional with significant experience managing control deals at a $1 billion New York-based fund. At Distil, he leads the company's strategic direction, investor relations, and North America expansion, having helped secure a $3 million seed round and a $7 million Series A. Atanu is committed to enabling global brands to diversify production and accelerate sustainable sourcing while protecting intellectual property. His financial acumen and global perspective are central to Distil's mission of delivering high-performance specialty chemicals engineered at scale.
Co-founder & COO
Viraj Shah is the Co-founder and COO of Distil, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company's operations and growth since its founding in 2024. An IIT Bombay alumnus, Viraj is a consummate operator with a proven track record of scaling high-growth technology and supply chain ventures. At Distil, he oversees day-to-day operations, supply chain execution, and partner network management, helping build a base of 20+ suppliers and 100+ customers within the company's first year. Viraj's hands-on expertise ensures seamless delivery from lab to commercial scale, embodying Distil's commitment to end-to-end partnership and flexible, asset-light manufacturing for global specialty chemicals clients.
Head, Personal Care
Kiro Rizk serves as Head of Personal Care at Distil, leading the company's specialty chemicals offerings for the personal care segment. With deep domain expertise in personal care formulation and application-specific chemical development, Kiro is responsible for driving customer engagement, technical solutions, and product innovation within one of Distil's core verticals. He works closely with the R&D and operations teams to ensure that brands receive tailored formulations that meet their precise performance and sustainability requirements. Kiro's industry knowledge and customer-focused approach reflect Distil's broader commitment to delivering high-performance specialty chemicals through an integrated, expert-led platform that scales reliably from development to commercial production.
Vice President, R&D
Dr. Leema Joseph is the Vice President of R&D at Distil, where she leads the company's research and development function across its specialty chemicals portfolio. With advanced academic credentials and industry expertise drawn from a team background spanning organizations such as Dow, BASF, L'Oréal, Huntsman, and Reliance Industries, Dr. Joseph oversees application-specific formulation, technical trials, and innovation pipelines for segments including personal care, advanced polymers, and flavours and fragrances. She ensures that every product is engineered to meet precise customer specifications while maintaining the highest quality standards. Dr. Joseph's scientific leadership is central to Distil's R&D-led value proposition and its mission to deliver specialty chemicals that perform at commercial scale.
Vice President, Operations
Raghunath V Iyer is the Vice President of Operations at Distil, overseeing the end-to-end execution of the company's asset-light manufacturing and supply chain model. With extensive operational experience in specialty chemicals and industrial supply chains, Raghunath ensures that production quality, batch consistency, and logistics performance meet the exacting standards of Distil's global brand customers. He manages Distil's network of 20+ manufacturing partners and coordinates seamlessly across the company's facilities in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Raghunath's systematic approach to eliminating process drift and enabling scalable production without capital expenditure is a cornerstone of Distil's promise to deliver high-performance specialty chemicals reliably and efficiently.
Start with a clear product brief that outlines your category, target claims, ingredient preferences, packaging format, expected volumes, and launch timeline. A contract manufacturing partner will typically review feasibility, recommend formulation or ingredient options, discuss testing and scale-up requirements, and define commercial terms before moving into development and production planning.
Talk with our team about formulation, scale-up, and supply planning.
Customer-owned data with controlled access
Designed to reduce process drift
Expert formulation backed by technical team
Share your product brief, formulation goals, and scale requirements. Our team will review your needs and outline the right development and manufacturing path.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +91 7902 101 101. You can also send us a quick email at contact@distil.market.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +91 7902 101 101. You can also send us a quick email at contact@distil.market.