Formulated by the lab that replaced 1940s HLB Logic.
For established and global brands: custom formulation on TDA Logic, HLB-to-TDA conversion of existing formulas, and NanoBase™ supply at production volume, all under NDA.
Established brands bring us the formulation, not only the raw material: TDA Logic was defined here, and NanoBase™ is made here.
- Terms
- Mutual NDA before formula details
- Design basis
- TDA Logic, on NanoBase™
- Evidence
- DLS report on your lots
- Ownership
- Your formula, in writing
- Production
- Any qualified contract manufacturer
Three ways to bring TDA Logic into your line.
Custom formulation on TDA Logic
Brief us on the product. The lab designs it on NanoBase™, places every active by domain, and develops it to a sample you can test.
HLB-to-TDA conversion
Move an existing formula off its emulsifier system and onto NanoBase™, keeping your actives and your product's identity.
NanoBase™ at production volume
Made in our own 9,000 sq ft facility, with TDS, SDS, CoA and a DLS report on every lot, shipped to your contract manufacturer.
Engaged by a global beauty brand through the NotedSource expert network.
Performance & luxury by design.
HLB chooses an emulsifier so oil and water stay mixed. TDA Logic specifies more: a particle size measured on every batch, electrostatic stabilisation, and the domain each ingredient self-partitions into. Adding high-cost actives to a conventional HLB emulsion specifies none of these. What is TDA Logic →
| Conventional HLB formula | Formulated on TDA Logic | |
|---|---|---|
| Design basis | An emulsifier blend matched to the oil phase | A fixed tri-domain Architecture; each ingredient placed by domain |
| Particle size | Not specified | ~185 nm design target, DLS-characterised every batch |
| Stabilisation | Emulsifier balance | Electrostatic stabilisation, DLVO design |
| Adding a new active | Often means re-balancing the emulsifier system | Checked against its domain before bench work |
| Manufacturing | Heat-and-hold emulsification | Room-temperature completion on standard equipment |
From brief to first production.
A mutual NDA, then we map your product, actives and claims onto NanoBase™ and confirm fit.
The lab formulates on TDA Logic and iterates to a sample your team can evaluate.
Lots are DLS-characterised in our own nanoscience lab, and the report travels with the formula.
Formula, process and specifications for your contract manufacturer, with DLS bridge studies to confirm the base at their site.
Production runs from 50 kg, with NanoBase™ supplied at volume from our own facility.
You own what you build. We keep how the base is made.
A boutique nanoscience lab with its own production floor.
A 900 sq ft nanoscience lab and a 9,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Seffner, Florida, serving brands globally since TDA Logic retired HLB Logic in 2025.
Straight answers.
Can you convert our existing formula?
Yes. HLB-to-TDA conversion moves an existing formula off its emulsifier system and onto NanoBase™, keeping your actives. Share it once a mutual NDA is in place.
Do we have to change our contract manufacturer?
No. NanoBase™ is completed at room temperature on standard equipment, so your current CM can run it. We supply a transfer package and DLS bridge studies.
Who owns the formula?
The finished formula and its documentation are yours once development is paid, under our Terms. Only how NanoBase™ itself is made stays proprietary to us.
What volumes can you supply?
From 1 L samples to 55-gallon drums, made in our own 9,000 sq ft facility. Production runs start from 50 kg, with a CoA and DLS report on every lot.
What is TDA Logic?
TDA Logic (Tri-Domain Architecture logic) is the formulation framework our lab defined in 2025. Where HLB selects an emulsifier, TDA Logic places each ingredient in a domain of a fixed nanoscale architecture. NanoBase™ is the first Architecture engineered to it. Read more →
Is nanomaterial labelling required?
The EU defines a cosmetic nanomaterial as insoluble or biopersistent, intentionally manufactured, and 1 to 100 nm in size. NanoBase™ is designed as soluble, self-assembled colloidal domains, not an insoluble or biopersistent material, so it is designed to fall outside that definition. Your safety assessor confirms the status of your finished product, and we supply a nano-status statement under NDA.
Request a project.
Tell us what you want to formulate, convert or supply. We reply the same day and send a mutual NDA before any formula details change hands.
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team@pensivebeauty.com
508-206-6500
Seffner, Florida
The lab replies the same day, 9 am to 9 pm EST, 7 days a week.