Cosmetic ingredients that can be harmful
There is so much ridiculous fearmongering about the dangers of cosmetic ingredients that people often ignore cosmetic ingredients that can actually be harmful. Here is…
There is so much ridiculous fearmongering about the dangers of cosmetic ingredients that people often ignore cosmetic ingredients that can actually be harmful. Here is…
Here was a recent report on research published in the jorunal Cancer Research demonstrating that coffee consumption could lower your chances of developing the most…
One of the most surprising things to me when I started a career as a cosmetic science was how subjective things were. There are no…
One of the greatest things about science is that you can set up demonstrations / experiments that have unexpected results. And these demonstrations don’t have…
As a cosmetic chemist you will no doubt run into people (either in person or on the Internet) who hold strong opinions about beauty products,…
Here’s a pretty good demonstration that you might use in the future for a presentation to your marketing group or other people you want to…
I’m going to take a break from writing about cosmetic science today and show you some other sciencey thing that caught my interest. It is…
There is a trend in the cosmetic industry some market research folks have labeled ‘beauty from within’. These are products which consumers are supposed to…
I don’t know how I stumbled upon the book The Joy of Chemistry (received it as a Christmas gift) but I’m glad I did. It…
I just finished reading the excellent book The Joy of Chemistry and in a future post I’ll do a review but while I was reading…
I like to amuse myself with chemistry videos on youtube. Here is an interesting about entropy that might be helpful for current and future cosmetic…
This is a little outside the realm of cosmetics but I like science and thought this animation was very cool. It takes you all the…
Some of the followers of this website do not have degrees in chemistry. In truth, you don’t have to know chemistry to formulate products. However,…
With all the fear mongering that goes on about cosmetic preservatives, it is no wonder consumers and some cosmetic manufacturers wonder why they can’t make…
Articles about anti-aging treatments always catch my eye because let’s face it, that is one of the main functions of cosmetics. This article about new…
If you are a science student in college or even in high school and you have an interest in pursuing a career in cosmetic science,…
One of the fundamental principles of cosmetics and personal care products is the action of surfactants in a solution. Here is a video that demonstrates…
There is a lot more activity going on in the cosmetic science forum and we are delighted! The questions have been excellent and the responses…
Here is one of my favorite chemical demonstrations of all time. It is the old iodine clock reaction. What happens is that there is a…
Skin care is one of the most common areas in which cosmetic chemists get to formulate. And acne is one of the most common problems…
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