How big is the Natural Cosmetic Market?
We recently worked with Allured to launch a Natural Cosmetic Formulating course. If you haven’t signed up to receive the free report on the subject…
We recently worked with Allured to launch a Natural Cosmetic Formulating course. If you haven’t signed up to receive the free report on the subject…
This question was raised on the cosmetic science forum and I thought it was so good that it warranted a full treatment here on the…
There was a bit on Penn & Tellers show Bullsh*t where they convinced people to let snails climb all over their face. It was supposed…
Here is an article about 100 incredibly useful and interesting websites. I’ve pared down the list to point out the ones that would be useful…
A little while back we received the following questions about being a cosmetic chemist consultant. Since there are a number of you who may end…
Interview begins at 13:30 Interview - Matt Zoeller Matt Zoeller holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Roosevelt University and is a 30-year veteran of the…
Another in our continuing series that endeavors to teach cosmetic chemists how to look at a product label and see what they can determine about…
I was searching through some of my old bookmarks and was reminded of this website called the Martindale Center. The amount of information that they…
I was reading some of my latest Twitter updates when I saw another claim about a beauty product being “chemical free.” Reading claims like this…
Are you familiar with Instructables.com? It’s a website where people share their methods for making different things. They have a number listings for different cosmetic…
There are a couple of things I like about this video. 1. It encourages girls to be interested in science. 2. It demonstrates simple safety…
If you spent any time on the web this week, it would have been difficult for you to avoid the news of the impending Internet…
Here was an interesting article about innovation and creating disruptive ideas. The cosmetic industry is definitely in need of some disruptive ideas. Unfortunately, the big…
Click here for a complete list of the Cosmetic Formulation basics series. Nail Polish Nail polish is designed to improve the appearance and condition of…
There was a recent study on parabens that made the news. It was research published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology conducted by Dr. Philippa…
On a number of occasions we’ve mentioned the use of vitamins in cosmetic products. The typical spin is that vitamins are put in cosmetics to…
Very clever summary of how to spot quackery. In the cosmetic industry, you can find examples of people selling products using all of these methods.…
Here is one of my favorite chemical demonstrations of all time. It is the old iodine clock reaction. What happens is that there is a…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cosmeceuticals I saw this interesting review study about cosmeceuticals. The article goes through and looks at the best scientific evidence available…
Another installment of our Dissecting the Label series. In these blog posts we dissect a lable and discuss what each of the ingredients do in…
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