Manufacturing guide
Under-eye patches: five formats, one packaging decision that changes the economics
Under-eye patches look like a simple SKU and are not: the format sets the claim, the pad shape sets the serum load, and the pair-versus-jar decision moves the retail price more than the formula does. Here is how the five formats differ, and what a brand has to decide before sampling.
Five formats
Hydrogel / crystal gel pad
The volume format: a crescent gel pad that holds serum against the orbital area. Our Aloe crystal collagen under-eye listing has recorded 1,000 pcs sold at US$0.20–0.23 per piece on our Alibaba.com storefront.
Dark Circle Correcting Hydrogel Sleep Eye Patches →24K gold hydrogel
Gold foil or gold-flake gel for the premium shelf. Same production line as the standard gel pad — the difference is the film and the visual, not the plant.
24K Gold Lightening Hydrogel Eye Patches →Mesh & dry-gel (botanical)
Mesh-backed collagen crystal gel and dry-gel pads with green tea or centella, chosen when a brand wants a matte finish or lighter shipping weight.
Green Tea Centella Dry Gel Under Eye Mask →Microneedle patches
Dissolving micro-cone patches for the targeted actives story. Higher unit cost, smaller runs, and worth a separate conversation about actives and wear instructions.
Microneedle Anti Wrinkle Collagen Eye Patches →Reusable silicone
Washable silicone pads that work by occlusion and can be positioned over a serum. Sold as an item rather than a consumable, so a tin or pouch replaces the sachet.
Reusable Silicone Topical Eye Patches →What you specify
- Pad shape and die-cut — crescent, teardrop, oversized or novelty; the drawing decides how much product sits against the skin.
- Serum load and thickness — a thicker gel holds more serum and reads as more premium, but it also shifts the unit cost and the pack height.
- Actives — collagen, HA, caffeine, peptides, PDRN or botanical extracts, at the concentration your positioning needs.
- Wear time — a 15-minute express pad and an overnight sleep patch are different specifications, even from the same line.
- Packaging — individually sealed pairs, box sets, a 30-pair jar, or a tin for reusable silicone.
- Disposable or reusable — reusable silicone changes the retail story and the repeat-purchase maths entirely.
Eye-area production conditions
This is the check most brands skip. Producing for the eye area is a production-condition question as much as a formula question: our NMPA cosmetics production licence 粤妆20160335 covers the eye-area skincare production conditions, and the certified scope of our SGS-issued certificates names eye masks alongside facial, lip, hand, foot, neck and hair masks. Both numbers are published on our certifications page so a buyer can check them against the issuing bodies.
Custom eye patches and private label
Most eye-patch enquiries we receive are for custom eye patches rather than a stock item: printed designs on the patch itself and your logo on the pouch. The same formats also run as private label — our tested hydrogel and crystal-gel formulations under your brand name. Minimum order is 1,000 units per design, samples run 3–7 days, and full production takes about 20 days after artwork and formula approval.
Real eye patch formats from our catalogue
Eye Patch Crystal Gel Collagen Eye Mask
24K Gold Hydrogel Under Eye Patches — Crystal Collagen Eye Mask
Rose Anti-Wrinkle Eye Patches
Collagen Under Eye Patches
Custom Under Eye Patches with Printed Designs for Beauty Brands
Published products from our own line — custom printed designs are produced on the same lines.
Buyer questions
Pairs in a sachet, or a jar of 30 — which packaging do buyers order?▾
Both, and the choice is usually about channel rather than cost. Individually sealed pairs suit travel retail and subscription boxes; a jar of 30 pairs is what a brand selling on marketplaces usually asks for, because it lifts the average order value and reads as a month of treatment. One recent enquiry we quoted was exactly this: a 30-pair jar for a US under-eye brand. Tell us the channel and the jar/sachet decision follows.
What is the MOQ and lead time for under-eye patches?▾
1,000 pairs or units per SKU is the standard catalog minimum across the eye-care range, quoted at approx. 20 days after confirmation (one specification runs approx. 20 days). Platform listings for the same products carry their own minimums — that is set per listing, not per product family. MOQ does not change by destination market.
Does eye-area production need anything extra?▾
It needs the production conditions, not just the formula. Our NMPA cosmetics production licence (粤妆20160335) includes the eye-area skincare production conditions, and the certified scope of our SGS-issued GMPC / ISO 22716 certificates names eye masks explicitly. That is the part of the paperwork a brand selling eye products should check first, and both numbers are published on our certifications page.
Can the pad shape and the serum be customised independently?▾
Yes. Shape and die-cut are one decision (crescent, teardrop, oversized, or a novelty shape), and the serum and active level are another. Both are settled at sampling: the shape determines how much product sits against the skin, so changing one usually means re-quoting the other rather than swapping it in for free.
Send the shape you have in mind, the channel you are selling through and your market — you will get the format recommendation, packaging options, MOQ, lead time and the eye-area documentation list back.