Cosmetic Science Talk

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• Makeup2018

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• Zinc oxide as sunscreen

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• Itching After using a lotion

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

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

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• Adding Glucosides makes Sulfate formulations thinner?

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• selenium sulfide shampoo

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• Face wash design

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• hair dye/nail polish

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• Mica, Pigment, Flake, or Dye for basic colored nail polish?

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• Do people sue very small skincare businesses for skin damage?

  257 views 17 comments 0 points Most recent by Dr Catherine Pratt June 17Starting a cosmetic line
• SLES stability

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• Why hair dye packs don't include an acid ammonia neutralizer?

  22 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Perry June 16Formulating
• Seborrheic Keratosis

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• Information anti-oxidants

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• Lactic Acid exfolaint

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• HCl solution handling

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• Bottle Paneling

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• Mixers

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• Viscosity problem for a runny gel product

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• Apparatus to measure the viscosity of toothpaste

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• Reverse Engineering

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• pH adjuster for mouthwash

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• Natural Shampoo Thinning in Larger Batches

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• Any ideas for making liquid soap really water-thin so it's suitable for foamer bottles?

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• ingredients

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• Student Friendly Massage Lotion Formulation

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• Irritation testing- how does it work?

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• 6-Aminocaproic acid

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