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    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…

    Perry44 February 22, 2017

    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…

    Perry44 February 21, 2017

    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…

    Perry44 February 20, 2017

    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…

    Perry44 February 3, 2017

    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…

    Perry44 January 3, 2017

    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…

    Perry44 December 15, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 September 26, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 September 12, 2016

    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…

    Kellydobos August 29, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 August 15, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 June 21, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 May 12, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 April 7, 2016

    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…

    Dandizette Beaute March 7, 2016

    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…

    Perry44 November 30, 2015

    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…

    Perry44 November 23, 2015

    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…

    Perry44 October 7, 2015

    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…

    Perry44 August 3, 2015

    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,…

    Perry44 July 30, 2015

    3 Ways to Make Surfactant Free Emulsions

    Emulsifiers are great for keeping mixtures of oil and water together but they do have a number of downsides that has prompted researchers to look…

    Perry44 July 21, 2015
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