Where Swiss precision
becomes skincare performance.
Formulated at a certified laboratory in Zug, Switzerland. Every formula is subject to pharmaceutical-grade stability, safety, and independent efficacy testing before it reaches your skin. This is what “Made in Switzerland” means in practice.
Switzerland is not a provenance claim. It is a formulation standard.
Switzerland is home to the most stringent cosmetic manufacturing regulations in Europe, operating under the Cosmetics Ordinance (SR 817.023.31) and aligned to EU Regulation 1223/2009. For a formula to be developed and manufactured here, it must meet documentation, safety, and stability requirements that are enforced — not aspirational.
Caviar of Switzerland formulas are developed in a GMP-certified (Good Manufacturing Practice) laboratory in Zug, the centre of Switzerland’s life-sciences corridor. The same regulatory infrastructure that governs Swiss pharmaceutical production governs what goes into our formulas.
This is why we formulate in Switzerland, not for the country’s association with luxury, but for what the standard demands of everyone who manufactures here.
Every formula earns its place on your skin.
Each candidate active is assessed for bioavailability, clinical evidence of mechanism, and compatibility with the other actives in the intended formula. Actives that are chemically antagonistic, or that degrade each other under realistic skin conditions, are eliminated at this stage — regardless of marketing appeal. The five actives in the High-Tech Complex passed this assessment and are stable and synergistic across all four formulas.
Working with the Zug laboratory’s cosmetic chemists, each formula is developed to achieve a defined functional objective: the cleanser primes the barrier; the serum delivers the highest active payload; the eye cream targets the periorbital zone at appropriate concentrations; the moisturiser seals and sustains. The formula is not finalised until it achieves the target sensorial profile and passes preliminary stability checks.
Each formula is tested under ICH-compliant accelerated and real-time stability conditions: elevated temperature (40°C / 75% RH), freeze-thaw cycling, and ambient long-term storage over 24 months. Stability testing confirms that the active concentrations, pH, viscosity, colour, and microbiological status of the formula remain within specification for the full product life. A formula that degrades its actives over time is not a stable formula — and is not approved for production.
A qualified safety assessor reviews each formula in accordance with Annex I of EU Regulation 1223/2009. This includes toxicological assessment of each ingredient at actual concentration in the final formula, potential for systemic absorption, and sensitisation risk. Products containing actives at elevated concentrations require a more detailed assessment. This documentation is held on file and is legally required for any product placed on the Swiss or European market.
Efficacy claims are not made on the basis of in-house assessments or ingredient-supplier data. Each product is tested independently, by a third-party dermatology panel, under standardised clinical conditions. Panellists are recruited to the relevant age range and skin concern profile. Measurements are taken at baseline, at 14 days, and at 28 days using validated instruments. Every statistic published by Caviar of Switzerland refers to these independent studies. The methodology, n-size, and age range are documented on the Clinical Studies page.
Production takes place in the GMP-certified Zug facility. Every batch is produced to a written specification and is released only after in-process and finished-product quality control checks confirm that pH, viscosity, active concentration, microbial limits, and packaging integrity are all within specification. Batch records are retained. Every jar and bottle of Caviar of Switzerland is traceable to its manufacturing batch.
Three reasons we would not formulate anywhere else.
The most demanding cosmetic regulatory framework in Europe.
Switzerland aligns to EU Regulation 1223/2009 and enforces it through Swissmedic and cantonal authorities. GMP certification is not optional for a laboratory that serves the European market. Every ingredient is documented. Every concentration is justified. Safety is assessed by a qualified assessor, not self-declared. This is the regulatory reality of what “Swiss formulation” means in practice.
Proximity to Europe’s pharmaceutical and life-sciences research base.
The Basel-Zurich corridor is home to some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The cosmetic chemistry talent, raw-material supply chain, and analytical laboratory infrastructure that this creates is unmatched. Access to pharmaceutical-grade actives, specialised delivery systems, and peer-reviewed formulation science is a practical reality in Zug that it is not in most other manufacturing locations.
Ultra-pure Alpine meltwater as the base of every formula.
Every Caviar of Switzerland formula is based on Swiss glacier meltwater sourced from the Alpine region. The water is exceptionally pure, low in heavy metals, and naturally elevated in silica and bioavailable trace minerals. This is not a marketing claim — it is a measurable difference in the base ingredient that constitutes the largest proportion of any aqueous skincare formula. The base matters.
What every Caviar of Switzerland formula is required to carry.
The following is not a list of aspirational standards. Each item is a legal or contractual requirement of the formulation and manufacturing process.
| Product Information File (PIF) | A complete technical dossier for each formula, including the formulation, manufacturing method, safety assessment, stability data, claims substantiation, and CPNP notification. Required for every cosmetic product on the EU/Swiss market. |
| Safety Assessment | Completed by a qualified EU-recognised cosmetic safety assessor under Annex I of EU Regulation 1223/2009. Covers toxicological profile of each ingredient at actual use concentration, sensitisation risk, and systemic exposure assessment. |
| Stability Data | ICH-aligned accelerated (40°C / 75% RH for 6 months) and long-term (25°C / 60% RH for 24 months) stability studies. Confirms active integrity, physical appearance, pH, viscosity, and microbiological status remain within specification. |
| GMP Compliance | Manufacturing facility holds GMP certification (ISO 22716:2007 — Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practices). Covers personnel, premises, equipment, raw materials, production, finished products, quality control, and documentation. |
| INCI Declaration | Full ingredient list in descending order of concentration, published on product packaging and on this site, in accordance with EU Cosmetics Regulation. No ingredients are concealed under trade-name umbrella terms without INCI disclosure. |
| Independent Efficacy Testing | Third-party consumer panel studies conducted by an independent dermatology evaluation institute. Study reports available on the Clinical Studies page, with n-size, methodology, age range, and duration stated. |
This documentation is held on file and can be made available to regulatory authorities upon request. For questions about the formulation or safety of a specific product, please contact us via the contact page.
The ritual, from the country that takes performance seriously.
The Caviar of Switzerland four-step ritual — Cleanser, Serum, Eye Cream, Moisturiser — is the result of this process applied four times, to four distinct formula objectives, using the same five clinically evidenced actives at concentrations calibrated for each product’s function.
You are not buying provenance. You are buying the output of a process that Switzerland requires, and that most skincare markets do not.