Day 26 - What To Do With Raw Material Samples

Perry44 February 12, 2016

Welcome to Day 26 of the 30 Days to Become a Better Cosmetic Chemist series

This 30 day challenge is all about giving you lessons and basic exercises that will improve your abilities as a cosmetic chemist.

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In this episode

In today’s program we’re going to discuss raw material samples including how to get them, when you should get them and what to do with them after you get them.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How to get raw material samples from suppliers
Alternative sources for obtaining raw materials
What information you should collect about a material
Questions you should ask about your new raw material
How to evaluate a raw material
The importance of testing new materials on a blind basis

Today’s challenge

Start your own raw material evaluation system.

Spreadsheet for tracking new raw materials

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Perry44

Perry has been formulating cosmetic products and inventing solutions to solve consumer problems since the early 1990’s. Additionally, he has written and edited numerous articles and books, taught continuing education classes for industry scientists, and developed successful websites. His latest book is Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry 3rd Edition published by Allured.

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