Formula adjustment ingredients for cosmetics

When creating cosmetic products in a lab it is easy to have control over the final [...]

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Humectants – Cosmetic Formulating Basics

This month we are focusing on cosmetic raw materials. In this post we continue our [...]

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What are emollients in cosmetic formulas?

This month we are focusing on cosmetic raw materials and in this post we’ll talk [...]

Naming cosmetic ingredients – part 2

In the first part of this cosmetic ingredient naming series we covered how the ingredients [...]

Guide to naming cosmetic raw materials – part 1

In the US and most places around the world, it is a requirement that you [...]

Optimizing cosmetic formulas – part 2

In the previous post in this formula optimization series we covered the basic process of optimization [...]

Cosmetic Formula Optimization – part 1

As a formulator one of your main tasks will be to come up with the [...]

What is an emulsion? Back to Basics

You may have heard the term emulsion, but still don’t quite understand what it means, [...]

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How to formulate nutricosmetics

As a cosmetic formulator, you are expected to know how to formulate any cosmetic product. [...]

How to make cosmetic formulations – a complete overview

When you get out of college and start your new formulation job in the cosmetic industry, [...]

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Should you use a blend for your cosmetic formulation?

The primary job of a cosmetic formulator, namely creating cosmetic products, can be challenging.  That’s [...]

In-cosmetics Global 2017 focused on Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence

As Euromonitor International hails UK consumers among the biggest beauty and personal care spenders in [...]

An Open Letter to Cosmetic Chemists

I saw this article about Bodisafe Cosmetics which claims their products are natural and chemical [...]

Cosmeceuticals in cosmetics

A reader asked me why there weren’t more high performance cosmeceutical ingredients in cosmetics. I [...]

What is an active ingredient in cosmetics

I was recently asked this question by a reader, what is an active ingredient? You [...]

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How do you become a cosmetic chemist consultant?

I received the following question and thought it would make a good post.  I’m an [...]

If oils expire soon will my cream also expire

We recently did a webinar on cosmetic emulsions and asked people for questions prior to [...]

8 ways to reduce your cosmetic formula cost

When I got my first formulation job, I was hired as a “cost savings” chemist. [...]

Cosmetic Product Marketing and Weasel Words

I received the following question from a reader which I thought would make a good jumping [...]

Is Increased Cosmetic Regulation Needed?

I read an opinion piece in the New York Times that looked at some proposed [...]