Cosmetic Science Talk

• Need formulating services? Here are some contacts

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• Welcome to the forum

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• Rules for requesting formulating advice/help

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• Any benefits from alkanolamide free (no Cocamide, Oleamide, Lauramide) formulations?

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• Thiolactic Acid in Permanent Hair dyes

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• SPF Testing Results Disparity between US and Canada.

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• Info sources

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• TEA limits

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• Makeup2018

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• Find ingredient safety information here

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• Allantoin: in which phase?

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• Natural preservatives

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• Apparatus to measure the viscosity of toothpaste

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• Anyone help with private label for lipstick

  19 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Sugar June 19 Requests / Opportunities
• Help need manufacturer private label eyeshadows and lipsticks in compliance with fda health canada

  10 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Sugar June 19 Color and makeup
• Viscosity problem for a runny gel product

  141 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by Lisani June 19Formulating
• Face wash design

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• Do formulations requiring high salt to thicken yield poor performance?

  79 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by DAS June 19Formulating
• Why hair dye packs don't include an acid ammonia neutralizer?

  36 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Duncan June 19Formulating
• Do big-name formulators dissolve parabens in water, since they don't list any propylene glycol?

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• Vitamin C serum (L-AA) and self tanner similarities

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• Emulsion problems

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• Settling in shampoo formulation

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• Bottle Paneling

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• Looking for color cosmetic chemist / formulator.

  33 views 0 comments 0 points Started by WGC June 18 Starting a cosmetic line
• VIT E AND B.H.T REACTION

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• Itching After using a lotion

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• Zinc oxide as sunscreen

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• Cosmetic Chemist/Formulator for Production Needed

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• Adding Glucosides makes Sulfate formulations thinner?

  114 views 9 comments 0 points Most recent by Gunther June 17Formulating
• selenium sulfide shampoo

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• hair dye/nail polish

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