FBA Prep for Hair Care — Where Every SKU Is a Liquid Risk

Nearly everything in hair care is a liquid, cream or paste, so the baseline is the same for most SKUs: verify the cap and inner seal, bag each unit in a sealed poly bag with a suffocation warning so a leak can't spread, apply the FNSKU where it scans cleanly, and add an expiration label when the product is dated. Multipacks — shampoo-and-conditioner duos above all — get built and sealed as single units before any of that labeling happens.

If the contents can escape, Amazon expects containment — and hair products escape through flip-caps that pop and pumps that depress under stacking pressure. A sealed bag around each bottle means one failed cap ruins one label, not a tote of mixed inventory. For bottles with proven-tight closures and induction seals we still bag by default, because inside Amazon's network your product gets handled more times than you'd guess.

Duo and trio multipacks are the bread and butter of hair-care prep here. We pull matched variants — same scent line, same size — band or bag them as one unit, apply a single FNSKU plus sold-as-set marking, and check that the pack contents match what your listing photo promises. The physical build method is covered on our bundling service page; the hair-care detail is variant discipline, because a mint shampoo paired with a coconut conditioner becomes a return.

Three ways. At intake we look for wet cartons and slicked bottles — evidence the leak already happened in transit. On the bench we check caps are seated and torqued, flip-tops fully clicked, and pumps locked down. And any unit with product residue on the outside gets wiped, re-inspected and re-checked before bagging, or pulled if the closure itself is failing. Leak evidence is photographed the day we find it.

Many do — treatments, masks, and anything marketed with active ingredients typically carry a shelf life, and Amazon requires dated goods to show a readable expiration date and enough remaining life to be accepted. We audit each lot's markings at intake, apply compliant date labels where the printed date is missing or coded, and flag lots running close to the acceptance window before we prep them. Our expiration-date labeling page covers formats and placement.

Pressurized and aerosol formats sit in territory Amazon restricts, and we don't handle goods classified as hazardous materials. So the honest answer is: restricted formats are reviewed case by case before you ship anything to us. Pump sprays and non-pressurized misters are generally ordinary liquid prep; true aerosols usually are not something we can take. Ask first — it costs nothing and prevents a stranded pallet.

Liter bottles and backbar sizes are heavier, so the failure mode shifts from popped caps to crushed shoulders and split seams. We bag individually, orient bottles upright in cartons, respect weight limits per box, and case-pack so liters don't ride on top of retail sizes. Heavy-bottle cartons also get dividers where the units would otherwise grind against each other in transit.

They're separated immediately so leakage can't wick into clean stock — a single split conditioner bottle can stain a full carton of labels. Damaged counts, photos and lot numbers go to you the same day for your carrier or supplier claim, salvageable units get cleaned and re-screened, and the sellable balance continues through prep without waiting on the paperwork.

Yes — rebrands, renamed scent lines and variant consolidations all mean existing stock needs new FNSKUs. We pull affected inventory, strip or cover old labels cleanly without damaging shrink sleeves, apply the new codes and verify every unit scans against the right listing. The relabeling service page describes the general workflow; on hair products the care point is sleeve-printed bottles, where labels must lift without tearing the artwork.

Use the form to tell us your formats — bottle sizes, jars, tubes, any duo packs — plus monthly units and whether products are dated. Pricing is per unit with no setup fee or monthly minimum, and you'll have the rate sheet within one business day. If your line includes any spray or pressurized formats, mention them so the case-by-case review happens before your first shipment.