Hair Care Formulation
Develop custom shampoo, conditioner, scalp care, and cleansing formulas with application-specific tuning, trials, and expert R&D support tailored to your brand goals, performance targets, and ingredient preferences.
Build hair care products with expert formulation, ingredient guidance, scale-up support, and protected IP. Distil helps brands move from concept to commercial production with R&D-led development, reliable quality systems, and a single point of contact across formulation, manufacturing, and supply chain execution.
From concept development to scale-up, Distil supports custom hair care brands with technical, manufacturing, and supply chain expertise.
Develop custom shampoo, conditioner, scalp care, and cleansing formulas with application-specific tuning, trials, and expert R&D support tailored to your brand goals, performance targets, and ingredient preferences.
Create gentle, sulfate-free hair care products using sugar-derived surfactants and specialized cleansing systems designed for scalp comfort, sensory performance, and formulation compatibility across premium hair care applications.
Enhance hair care products with aroma chemicals, essential oils, naturals, and carrier systems selected for stability, sensory appeal, and regulatory alignment in personal care formulations.
Move from lab batches to commercial production through Distil's asset-light manufacturing network, unified quality systems, and partner-led production model built for reliable output and flexible growth.
Simplify the journey from development to delivery with integrated logistics, batch visibility, and a single point of contact managing execution across production and supply chain stages.
Protect proprietary formulas and development data through permission-based access, process fragmentation, and customer-owned information controls designed for confidential product innovation.
We start by understanding your target hair care category, performance goals, ingredient preferences, and brand positioning. This helps shape a clear technical brief for products such as shampoos, conditioners, scalp cleansers, or treatment formats.
See how brands benefit from expert formulation, protected IP, and smoother scale-up.
Distil combines technical depth, operational control, and scalable execution for modern hair care brands.
Dedicated specialists manage formulation, trials, and application-specific tuning for high-performance hair care products.
Your formula data stays under customer ownership with structured controls and permission-based access.
One point of contact streamlines development, manufacturing, and supply chain coordination from start to scale.
Asset-light manufacturing supports reliable commercial growth through a vetted 20+ supplier network.
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.
Creating your own hair product brand typically starts with defining your target customer, product category, performance goals, and positioning. From there, you need formulation development, ingredient selection, testing, packaging coordination, manufacturing scale-up, and supply chain planning. Distil supports this process by combining R&D-led formulation, manufacturing access, and end-to-end execution through a single point of contact.
Talk with Distil about your product goals and development needs.
Structured controls for confidential formula development
Built to reduce drift and improve consistency
Expert formulation backed by technical specialists
Share your product concept, formulation goals, and scale-up needs. Distil's team will review your requirements and help map the next steps.
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.