What is an emulsion? Back to Basics
You may have heard the term emulsion, but still don’t quite understand what it means, especially if you are not a chemist. Well, I thought…
Category: Formulating
How to formulate nutricosmetics
As a cosmetic formulator, you are expected to know how to formulate any cosmetic product. But these days the definition of what is a cosmetic…
How to make cosmetic formulations - a complete overview
When you get out of college and start your new formulation job in the cosmetic industry, you will quickly learn that not much of what you…
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 mainly because you are trying to achieve a number of…
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 Western Europe, the stage is set for in-cosmetics Global as…
Cosmeceuticals in cosmetics
A reader asked me why there weren’t more high performance cosmeceutical ingredients in cosmetics. I think there are a few reasons you don’t see many…
What is an active ingredient in cosmetics
I was recently asked this question by a reader, what is an active ingredient? You hear this term a lot in cosmetic marketing. And according…
Cosmetic ingredient expiration dates
We recently did a webinar on cosmetic emulsions and asked people for questions prior to the event so we could cover the most important information. Here…
8 ways to reduce your cosmetic formula cost
When I got my first formulation job, I was hired as a “cost savings” chemist. This meant it was my job to identify ways to…
Natural Colors in Cosmetics
Many consumers desire natural cosmetics. While some countries, including the US and EU, have natural colors in their positive lists these color leave a lot…
Cosmetic Formulating - How much of an ingredient should you use?
As a formulator one of the hardest things to do is to create new formulas from scratch. This is because formulations are a mixture of…
In-cosmetics returns to Korea to showcase next generation of cosmetics
In-cosmetics Korea, Coex Hall B, 159 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-731, Korea, 6-7 July 2016 In-cosmetics returns for its second exhibition in Korea from 6-7 July…
Where to get raw materials for making cosmetics
When I was working for a company it was pretty easy to get the raw materials I needed for making cosmetic formulas. I would just look up…
World Perfumery Congress is coming
World Perfumery Congress returns to the US in 2016 World Perfumery Congress, 13-15 June 2016, Fontainebleau Resort, Miami Beach, Florida The organizers of the biennial…
Cosmetic Preservation - What’s In a Name?
What’s in a name, the preservation name? Whether it’s Montague or Capulet….love or scorn…parabens or not? Brands, marketers and formulators find themselves in a quandary…
Should you formulate with essential oils
Here was a question sent in by our readers about formulating with essential oils. I’m not a chemist but I have been formulating cosmetic products for…
Using Extracts in Cosmetic Formulas
On a Facebook page that I participate in someone there was a discussion about extracts in cosmetics and someone posed the question “Do a significant number…
Start with simple cosmetic formulas
On the forum there was a question about a shampoo formula and how to make it more conditioning. The question is a good one because…
Functional raw materials in the cosmetic industry
We’ve previously discussed cosmetic raw materials on this website and have even come up with a classification system which demonstrates that there are only 3…
In-Cosmetics Brazil 2015 begins September 1st
The 2015 in-cosmetics Brasil fair set to feature many novelties and innovative educational content in-cosmetics, Brasil 30 September -1 October, Expo Center Norte, Säo Paulo,…