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COMPANY

AB COSM

CREAMS COME TRUE

had other plans in the world of cosmetic science.
After degrees in Pharmceutical Chemistry and
Technology and Pharmacy from the University of
Genoa, he realized that his vocation was not to
dispense products, but to create them.
In Milan, in the 1990s, he enters the world of make-
up as a formulator and technical director, creating
references for the most important international
brands. It was there that he discovered the magic
of colour, consistency and the effect on the skin –
but above all, the power of an idea transformed
into a product. In the years that followed, his
journey continued, embracing skincare and leading
teams and laboratories of important companies
in the sector (i.e. Collistar). In close contact with
entrepreneurs who export Italian beauty products
all over the world, he “stole” secrets and strategies,
including those of communication.
Every experience became a piece in the puzzle
which strengthened his vision: cosmetics are not
only a question of chemistry, but also of emotion,
identity and stories.
When he founded AB COSM in 2018, he did not
only set up a company, he built a place where the
formula is only the start of a larger narrative.
Alberto Barbara In a sector that is continuously evolving like that AB COSM is not just a contract manufacturer. It is a
of cosmetics, there is still room for stories that workshop, where the customer becomes a partner
come into being by chance. The ones that are not and where every product comes into being from a
written at board meetings or in trend reports, but shared idea, is developed through a process of co-
in laboratories, amid beakers, textures, intuitions creation ad comes to life like a bespoke tailored suit.
and great passion. From the first sketch to industrialization each phase
It is from here that Alberto Barbara founded is followed directly by the founder, who continues
AB COSM, a company that has made the combination to formulate personally, with the same enthusiasm
of knowledge, entrepreneurial spirit and creativity and scrupulousness that have accompanied him
its distinctive characteristic. since the start.
The story began more than thirty years ago, with What makes AB COSM truly unique is the ability
a young man from Genoa, who was thinking about to translate every formula into a real project of
his future as a pharmacist, but for whom destiny communication.

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