Cosmetic Chemists Guide to Working with Vendors
As a cosmetic chemist you are going to have to deal with suppliers and vendors to get anything done. Here is an explanation of the…
Category: Cosmetic Industry
What is a Cosmetic Product?
Innovation from the cosmetic raw material companies always makes me smile. I remember when one particularly “innovative” company would come in for a visit and…
Can a Carcinogen Free Cosmetics be real?
I saw this article in the NYT about a cosmetic brand who is advertising themselves as “carcinogen free”. According to the founder of Bio-Spectra, their…
A Cosmetic Industry Overview for Cosmetic Chemists
In college, science majors spend their time learning complicated subjects like Calculus, Physics and Chemistry. Figuring out stuff like differential equations and bond angles of…
7 Reasons You Can Benefit From Going to a Cosmetic Chemistry Trade Show
Tomorrow is the Midwest SCC trade show featuring raw material suppliers from around the world. Here you will find companies with displays on new ingredients,…
Cosmetic Chemist Jargon - Acronyms of the Industry
A list of over 100 cosmetic industry acronyms and their meaning. Essential knowledge for a cosmetic scientist.
A further look at the Whole Foods Ingredient list
In our continuing series examining the Whole Foods banned ingredient list, this article is going to focus on the dreaded “sulfates” category (and I’ll include…
The Whole Foods Unacceptable List - Part 4
As I mentioned in my previous post on the Whole Foods Unacceptable list, I was able to get in touch with the person in charge…
The Whole Foods Unacceptable Ingredient List - Part 3
Wow. The power of the internet is amazing. It only took four days for Whole Foods to update their list after my first post on…
Cosmetic Science Questions Answered
One of the great things about doing this website and participating in the cosmetic science forum is we get contacted by people from all over…
Discontinuing a Preservative
Guest author: Deepa Sinha Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) is a commonly used cosmetic preservative in cosmetics and personal care products has been recommended by Cosmetic Europe to…
Busting Beauty Product Myths
Last weekend I got a chance to be interviewed on Fox and Friends about our new book It’s OK to have Lead in your Lipstick.…
Cosmetic Industry Sales and Market Distribution
As a cosmetic formulator or cosmetic industry entrepreneur, it is helpful to understand the market and where cosmetics are sold around the world. The challenge…
Personal Care Industry - Past Present and Future
This looks like a very interesting program and if you are in the Midwest or Cincinnati area, you should make it a point to attend.…
The award for the most innovative cosmetic ingredient goes to…a non cosmetic
This report in Cosmetics Design about the award recently granted to a researcher for his development of a new “cosmetic” ingredient left me feeling a…
NGOs and the Cosmetic Industry
In an ideal world, cosmetic chemists would spend our time formulating, researching, experimenting and developing new cosmetics that provide better benefits for consumers. Or we…
Badger Sunscreen recall demonstrates risk of small brands
This was bound to happen. A mid-sized but growing brand who positions themselves as “natural” and “safer” than conventional products doesn’t put a proper preservative…
Top Ten Cosmetic Urban Legends
The great thing about the Internet is that you can learn almost anything that you want to know about. Often, you can get the information…
Is R&D the key to succeeding in the cosmetics industry?
For the most part I find Euromonitor to be a credible source of cosmetic market information. They do a good job of collecting sales data,…
Are your organic cosmetics really organic?
Here’s a news development that could have wider implications for anyone involved in selling natural or organic cosmetics. It seems there was a class action…