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Lipstick filling machine from China

The same name covers two machines: a stick lipstick is poured hot into a mould, cooled and released into its case, while a liquid lipstick is dosed cold into a vial, and a quote for one will not make the other.

Ask about this machine ↗Where the numbers come from

Written and listings checked 30 September 2026. Every figure on this page names its source.

What you are actually comparing.

Two quotes, one machine name

What hides inside the price

Bullet moulding or vial filling

For stick lipstick you need a heated tank, moulds, a cooling or freezing stage and a release step into the case. For liquid lipstick and gloss you need a small-volume doser, a wiper and a capper. Ask the factory to name which one they are quoting.

Melt tank and temperature control

Wax and pigment separate if the melt is not stirred, and colour drifts between the first and last bullets. Ask for a jacketed, stirred tank with its own temperature controller and heated nozzles.

Cooling and release

Cooling time decides output, and a bullet released too warm breaks or smears. Ask how long each mould set cools, at what temperature, and whether release into the case is by hand or automatic.

Moulds

Silicone moulds give a glossy finish and wear out. Metal moulds last longer and need a polishing and release routine. Ask how many moulds per set, and the cost and lead time of a new shape.

Flaming and finish

Many brands pass bullets briefly through a flame for gloss. Ask whether this step is included, and how the flame is guarded.

Before you ask for a price.

Send these with the enquiry. Without them, any number a factory gives you is a guess dressed as a quotation.

Stick lipstick, liquid lipstick or both, and the case or vial for each.
Your formula's melt and pour temperature, or its viscosity if liquid.
Bullet shape and diameter, with a case sample.
Bullets per shift, and how many colours you change per day.
Whether you already own a melt tank or need one supplied.

Turn the claim into a demonstration.

Require this	A pass looks like
Pour a full mould set of your formula, cool it with the machine's own cycle and release it into your cases.	Every bullet released whole, seated straight in the case, with no air holes when cut lengthwise.
Run the first and last mould of one melt batch and compare colour side by side.	No visible colour drift between first and last bullets.
Change colour while you time the tank and nozzle clean.	No streaks of the old colour in the first bullets of the new one.

The documents that must arrive with it.

EU Declaration of Conformity with model and serial number, under 2006/42/EC until 19 January 2027, then Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
Low voltage 2014/35/EU and EMC 2014/30/EU references for heaters, chiller and controls.
Refrigerant type and charge for the cooling stage, and material certificates for tank, nozzles and moulds.

The one people forget. Mould drawings with dimensions and material. Without them, a replacement mould set from another workshop will not fit your case.

When this is the wrong machine.

Buy something else if

Named, not hedged

You only sell liquid lipstick and gloss in vials.

A mascara-style small-volume filler with wiper insertion. A moulding line adds cost you will not use.

You make short runs of many shades.

A bench melt tank with hand moulds. Automatic lines pay back on long runs of few shades.

Where the numbers come from.

We name the kind of source, how many and when, and never the factory. Listed prices are asking prices, not landed cost. Where we do not hold a fact we say so: that is a GAP, not an estimate.

Listings · 10Ten priced lipstick filling machine listings on one marketplace, checked September 2026, advertised US$160 to US$75,000; six offered heating and only two included a cooling or freezing stage.
Listings · 10Among the same ten, several were liquid lipstick or gloss fillers and one was a tube sealer, all sold under the lipstick filling name. Asking prices, not landed cost.
GAPGAP - no supplier quotations logged for this machine yet. Three to five quotations for one configuration would give a real price spread.

Related machines.

Mascara filling machine. Choose a mascara filler when your lip range is liquid in vials with wipers and brush caps.
Cosmetic powder press machine. Add a powder press when your colour range extends to eyeshadow and blush pans.

Every machine we source in this area is on the Cosmetics page. How a project runs, stage by stage, is on how it works, and what it costs is on pricing.

Straight answers

Questions buyers ask about this machine.

Chinese vs European lipstick filling machine: where does the price go?+

Into the cooling stage, the release into the case and the moulds. A heated filler alone is a small part of a moulding line.

What should a lipstick filling machine inspection checklist cover?+

Whole bullets released, cut bullets without air holes, colour stable through a batch, a timed colour change, and guarding on the flame.

What EU compliance applies to a lipstick filling machine?+

Machinery rules through the Declaration of Conformity. Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 covers the lipstick and its responsible person, not the machine.

Who is the importer of a lipstick machine bought direct from China?+

The business placing it on the EU market. If that is you, your name goes on the machine or documents and you check the file.

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