Cosmetic Compliance Summit Returns this April 27-29
This cosmetic industry’s premier event, taking place April 27-29 in New Jersey, is designed to be your #1 information source positioned to not only address…
This cosmetic industry’s premier event, taking place April 27-29 in New Jersey, is designed to be your #1 information source positioned to not only address…
Interview: Valerie Patton - Starts at 2:00 Valerie began her cosmetic chemistry career in men’s grooming before transitioning to hair care, her true passion. She…
Aloe Vera. Aloe Vera Gel. Aloe Vera Juice. Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Leaf Juice. There are even more names here for this nearly ubiquitous ingredient found…
While perusing the Twin Cities Holistic Cosmetic show last week I noticed lots of different types of cosmetic raw materials targeted towards the “natural” cosmetic…
Interview: Mark Broussard - Starts at 10:00 Mark Broussard is a cosmetic formulator and entrepreneur who has a BS degree in Microbiology & Immunology, a…
At some point in your cosmetic chemistry career, if you haven’t already, you’ll be introduced to new ingredients. The supplier will probably furnish you with…
While there are hundreds of types of cosmetics and thousands of cosmetic brands, there are really only 5 things that cosmetics do. If you want…
This is a pretty good summary of how skin moisturizers work on dry skin.
In the cosmetic industry beauty bloggers seem to be gaining in their influence and big brands are beginning to take them more seriously. This is…
This is a post by Nitesh Rajput A product is considered to be a conditioner if it improves the quality of the surface to which…
Although you can find lots of great formulating advice here on Chemists Corner and on our cosmetic formulating forum, there are numerous other places you can…
There are a few standardization organizations that you’ll come across in the personal care industry; two that you may see are referred to as ISO…
I read this heartfelt article in the Edmonton Journal encouraging the Canadian government to ban animal testing of cosmetics. It’s a laudable goal and something…
There’s a trend in the beauty industry called “beauty from within.” This is a growing segment (representing about $5 billion in annual sales worldwide) which…
There are a wide variety of water types that you can use when formulating cosmetics. Distilled, deionized, purified or tap water are all options for…
Environmental rules are often strange. Here is a story where L’Oreal was fined over $160,000 for selling a product that contained 55% volatile organic compounds…
Interview: Dennis Abbeduto has nearly 20 years surfactant and formulation chemistry experience and currently works for Colonial Chemical, Inc in Southeast Tennessee as a Senior…
Here’s a technology I had never heard about, dry water. It sounds fascinating and could result in the creation of truly surfactant free cosmetic products.…
Recently we received a request from someone who wanted to make their own face paint for children. Specifically, they wanted to know how to make…
While surfing the Internet looking for information about cosmetics you can’t help but stumble onto negative information about the “toxic” chemicals evil corporations put into…
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