Cool chemistry reactions
This is pretty cool. You almost never get to conduct cool chemistry experiments like these in a cosmetic science lab but they are still pretty…
How to boil water at room temperature
Here’s a fun science video for your weekend enjoyment. A demonstration that water doesn’t have to be 100C to boil. [youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ2tPVSoiH0′]
China Regulators lower Pb/As levels in cosmetics
This is a press release out of China from the Chemical Inspection and Regulation Service (CIRS). Should be helpful for cosmetic formulators who are creating…
5 Reasons Cosmetic Companies Will Continue to Greenwash
According to this article on Cosmetics Design, greenwashing is going to get a lot harder in the natural cosmetic segment and integrity is of upmost…
Seven Ways to Survive a Corporate Takeover
When I started in the cosmetic industry there were a lot more companies than there are. It used to be that there were a large…
Whole Foods Cosmetic Standards and the Cosmetic Chemist
This is a guest post by cosmetic formulator Valerie Patton. To be totally honest, when a customer requests a product that has to live up to…
Calculating Cosmetic Formula Costs
Deciding on the use level of raw materials in a cosmetic formula is an important aspect of formulation. However, product performance is only one factor…
Old Technology in New Cosmetic Formulas
There was an interesting discussion going on in the cosmetic science forum about a formulation that one of the chemists was working with which included…
A new cosmetic science project
We’ve been getting a number of questions about cosmetic science over the years and it occurs to us that there is enough interest that we…
Making Cosmetics the scientific way
Making cosmetics can be done by almost anyone whether you have scientific training or not. Certainly, it is easier for cosmetic chemists to create new…
Olay Oil Minimizing Toner - Dissecting the Label
One of the most simple products that a formulator might be called on to produce is a toner. This Olay Oil Minimizing toner is one…
Where can you get Natural Cosmetic Formulation training
We often get questions about formulating and frequently those are centered on Natural cosmetic formulating. Here is a recent question sent in by someone who…
Cosmetic Innovations for 2013?
As we start into the new year I always have fun going through articles that predict what will be the hot trends in the coming…
Happy 2013 from Chemists Corner
Did you know that the year 2013 is the first time since 1987 in which which all the digits of the year are different? That’s…
A year of growth on Chemists Corner
2012 was a pretty good year for Chemists Corner. We launched a new program (How to start a cosmetic line), wrote more than ever, and…
Merry Christmas from Chemists Corner
We are taking a break for the holiday but thought you would enjoy this Chemistry themed Christmas Tree.
Personalities and Drives of Today’s Chemists
This is a guest post from writer Marcia Poladky Chemistry is one of the more popular genres of physical science. In its simplest form, chemistry deals…
7 Types of Cosmetic Story Ingredients
Cosmetic formulators have to make great performing formulas. You have to get the functionality right, the formula has to be stable, and it has to…
Laser Technique Allows Calculation of Skin Age
This was an interesting story about the determination of skin aging. According to the report, scientists used a harmonic generation microscope to determine the intrinsic…
How to prevent cosmetic chemist career boredom
I worked as a *formulator for 17 years at a medium sized cosmetic company. We were primarily a hair care company so I spent most…