21 articles about entrepreneurship for cosmetic chemists.
When starting a beauty product or skincare line there are a number of costs you have to consider. We outline the costs of launching a product
One of the more frequent questions we get from people here on chemists corner is about keeping your ideas safe and secret. People worry about their idea getting stolen. Here is an email exchange in wh...
One of the best books on marketing by Seth Godin is his book The Purple Cow . It's an easy read and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in launching their own cosmetic line. It's also great for...
Many followers of this website have a desire to create and sell their own product. We continue to work on a training program that shows you just how to do that, but in the meantime it would be helpful...
Many people who follow this website have expressed an interest in starting their own line. In fact, most cosmetic chemists that I know secretly wish they could make their own line. It seems so easy wh...
A friend of mine forwarded me this product link for the Estee Lauder Re-Creation Face Cream set . If you click on that link you will see that they are selling a product "system" which includes a 1.7 o...
In the comment section of a past blog post someone asked me why more cosmetic chemists don't have their own line. This is a pretty good question. After all cosmetic chemists are the ones who best know...
Many of you are formulators who have notions of starting your own cosmetic line . In fact, some of you may have even made formulations in your kitchen and are wondering how to start selling. Before yo...
As a cosmetic chemist or cosmetic entrepreneur, you need to develop the power to influence other people to get the things done that you want to accomplish. If you have a new project idea you want your...
Yesterday, it was announced that cosmetic giant L'Oreal was acquiring Urban Decay . The article didn't say how much the acquisition was for but brand most recently had annual sales of $130 million. Th...
We get a number of people who contact us here at Chemists Corner asking for help in advancing their idea for the next amazing cosmetic product. It seems the biggest concern that people have is that th...
While it may be a dream of a cosmetic formulator to make a product that will be bought and used by everyone, this almost certainly will never happen. It is extremely difficult to be successful marketi...
Ever since I started in the cosmetic industry in 1992, people have been predicting that the male cosmetic market was the next big thing. Big and small cosmetic companies have attempted to launch numer...
A friend of mine from high school frequently comes up with ideas for inventions. He's a clever guy and a bit of a thinker. But when you ask him about the invention, he refuses to talk about it. Appare...
Getting a formulation patent is a gratifying experience for a cosmetic chemist. You get to see your name listed in the official rolls of the US patent office and you get to add it to your resume or CV...
Are you a cosmetic chemist or entrepreneur interested in starting your own cosmetic line ? Well, here's a tip for you, if you're going to market your product in the US, it would be a good idea to make...
Cosmeticsdesign.com reports that a recent study carried out by The Allstate Corporation showed that US Adults are heavily connected on social media outlets. 51% are on Facebook, 28% on Google+, 13% on...
Did you know that the biggest brands in the cosmetic industry are some of the biggest spenders on advertising and marketing? And you know what that means? Small, start-up entrepreneurs just can't comp...
To create innovative cosmetic products or to start a cosmetic brand , you need to know about and find niche markets. Since science majors never really learned about this type of marketing information,...
A few months ago we talked about creating a program to teach people how to launch their own line of cosmetic products. One of the most common questions we are asked is for help in launching a beauty p...
This question was raised on the cosmetic science forum and I thought it was so good that it warranted a full treatment here on the blog. Many of our followers here on Chemists Corner are people who ar...
