Environmental Impact of the cosmetic industry
When I started formulating cosmetics back in the late 1990’s, one regulatory movement was to reduce the VOC (volatile organic compounds) of cosmetics. What this…
Category: Cosmetic Industry
Misunderstood motivations of big cosmetic companies
There is a lot of misinformation posted about beauty products on the Internet. For consumers this is a big problem because it causes them to…
Cosmetic innovation challenges - Is there innovation in cosmetic science?
Every year, many of the magazines and websites dedicated to the cosmetic industry publish their lists of cosmetic innovations or trends that will affect formulating.…
Cosmetic science - why isn’t there more research?
I was having a discussion on a recently developed Discord channel about cosmetic science and people were lamenting the fact that there were not very…
Challenges of being a cosmetic chemist
Most scientists who end up in the cosmetic industry didn’t plan it that way. While there are now college and university cosmetic science programs, the…
Fragrance Loophole Fears Are Unfounded
A common claim I see about cosmetics and fragrances in particular is that there is a “fragrance loophole” that allows cosmetic companies to fill their…