Custom Formulation
R&D-led formulation tailored to target texture, performance, stability, and application needs. Distil supports trials, tuning, and technical development for skin care products moving from concept to commercialization.
Distil helps skin care brands move from concept to commercial production with R&D-led formulation, flexible manufacturing, and protected IP. From Mumbai and Navi Mumbai labs to scalable partner production, we support high-performance skin care development with the technical depth and supply chain visibility growing brands need.
End-to-end support for formulation, scale-up, manufacturing, protection, and delivery for skin care and personal care brands.
R&D-led formulation tailored to target texture, performance, stability, and application needs. Distil supports trials, tuning, and technical development for skin care products moving from concept to commercialization.
Mineral UV ingredient systems including zinc oxide powders and dispersions engineered for improved transparency, SPF performance, formulation stability, and easier incorporation into modern skin care products.
High-purity cosmetic esters designed to improve spreadability, lightweight emolliency, silky skin feel, and overall sensory performance across face, body, and color-adjacent skin care formulations.
Sugar-derived surfactants and gentle cleansing chemistry suited to sulfate-free and sensitive-skin applications, including micellar waters, no-rinse formats, jelly cleansers, and conditioning cleansers.
Flexible, asset-light manufacturing helps brands scale production without capex while maintaining batch consistency, unified quality controls, and reliable output through a trusted supplier network.
Customer data ownership, permission-based access, and process controls help protect proprietary formulations while enabling secure development, sourcing, and manufacturing across distributed production environments.
We begin by understanding your target product, ingredient preferences, claims, sensory profile, and scale objectives. This early alignment helps shape a practical development path for skin care brands seeking speed, consistency, and commercial readiness.
Supporting fast-moving brands with technical depth, scalable production, and dependable execution.
Distil combines technical development, manufacturing flexibility, and execution support for modern skin care brands.
Specialized experts support application-specific formulation, trials, and performance tuning for skin care products.
Asset-light production through 20+ suppliers helps brands scale efficiently without adding manufacturing capex.
Customer-owned data and permission-based controls safeguard proprietary formulas across distributed manufacturing workflows.
Teams across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Bengaluru support smoother scale-up, logistics coordination, and batch visibility.
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.
A skin care contract manufacturer helps brands develop, test, scale, and produce products without building their own manufacturing infrastructure. Services can include formulation support, ingredient selection, pilot trials, quality control, production planning, and supply chain coordination. Distil also supports IP protection and scale-up, which is especially useful for brands moving from concept or lab samples into commercial volumes.
Speak with our team about formulation, scale-up, and supply planning.
Distil supports brands across key Indian hubs and international markets through coordinated manufacturing and supply chain execution.
4 Key Regions
Service Areas
20+ Partners
Supplier Network
100+ Customers
Customer Base
Ask if Distil can support your product and region.
Expert formulation and technical trial support.
Customer-owned data with controlled access.
Built to reduce process drift.
Share your product goals, formulation requirements, and scale targets. Distil's team will review your needs and outline 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.