Welcome to the forum

[LaurenB]

Hi, Rhiannon here   ChicoB is my log in, its my little min pin side kicks name, I cant forget it!
Im not a Cosmetic Chemist, just a home crafter, but I love to learn & experiment.  One of these days I’d like to venture into a small business.
I’m interested in hair care, colour cosmetics and in general lotions and potions.

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am a paint and coating specialist. I am working on a nail polish formulation. And I’m so happy to visit this forum and hope to help each others.

[OldPerry]

Hello to all our new members.  It’s great to see people from around the world!

[Anonymous]

Hi and thanks to Admin for accepting me as a member here in this wonderful community.
I am suzane.I started making skincare products for my personal use a couple of years ago and got some great results.It is how my interest started in making cosmetics.
During this process,I came across this website and feeling very excited about being a member here.
I am interested in making a cosmetic line in future at some point as market is full of hyped and ineffective products but I do not have all the necessary information regarding regulations and steps needed to be taken in that direction in Canada as of now.
I hope i will learn a lot from all the amazing people at this website.I also intend to take the Cosmetic Chemist Course offered at this site at some time when I will have some extra time.
Being said that,english is my second language so please ignore if I make some mistake.
Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

Hello…

I am a computer scientist who is diversifying into cosmetic formulations for the event industry…  Our work includes FD&C and D&C colorants/dyes as well as surfactants, thickeners, stabilizers, and preservatives…

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[mart]

I absolutely agree with everyone. Not sure where I was for the past few years as I just discovered this site. I have been in this field , for a long time, over 15 years, before I had kids. I fell into a job and one thing after another I am making cosmetics and creams. After the college degree that is. Now I am working with a small manufacturer and involved in innovation and production. I have experience in all personal care formulation including OTC and cosmetic formulation which includes shade matching. I am very happy to have found this website. So much information. Thank You for having me here and if I can help in anything I definitely will. 

[colthechemist]

Hi, I’m Colin from New Zealand.

I’m an analytical and organic chemist by training with 15 years in veterinary pharmaceutics, a couple in analytical services and now in a small company launching some skincare products.

Looking forward to gleaning some helpful info from the forum and expand my horizons into the world of cosmetic formulation.

[juli]

Hi everyone!

I’m Juli, a handcrafter based in Canada. I’ve been making skin care for myself for years and recently started a small business making simple formulations. Although I’m trying to keep my products as natural as possible, I believe in making quality skin care that is safe for my customers. This forum has already been a terrific resource in my venture, so thank you for that.

 

I’m looking forward to collaborating with everyone!

Cheers!

[OldPerry]

Welcome to the forum! Please feel free to start a discussion with a question you would like answered. Or share a news story you think is relevant to cosmetic chemists.

[Anonymous]

Howdy everyone!

I’m Coleman, currently living in SW Pennsylvania with a background in R&D formulation for the coating industry.  I enjoy formulating and have hopes of extending my experiences towards the cosmetic industry with my own small business.  I’m particularly looking to place a deep emphasis of naturals on the product side and positive moral charity on the business side.  My partner is working towards an esthetician license and we both feel that this is a great opportunity to combine our passions and do good for the world at the same time.

I’m very excited to get involved with this community and its rescources.  I hope that when I start getting my feet wet, I can be of help to all of you in the same way that you are all a great help to me!!

Cheers!

[isra]

i am isra..from Palestine

i work as a QC inspector for 3 years but know i am working as a formulator and i hope to learn from you

its an excellent site for learning

thank you for estblashing it 

[amanthani]

greetings and salutations!

my name is ivy and i am a techie, trekkie, and movie/visual media connoisseur (nerd) this obsessed with cosmetic chemistry, of late.. pouring through google patents, utilizing datasheets and the internet in general, i have amassed close to 50 notebooks full of info since april this past year when this journey began.. (i also have a thing for words and stationary, so notebooks are always piling up around me!)

i have been to this forum many, many times while troubleshooting/exploring formulas for my personal use favs. like cleansing cream, body lotion, facial moisturizers for those of us with blemish issues, cleansing conditioner (thanks to perry’s post a little while back on the viability of the ‘wen’ formulation, i had a long awaited success that very night.. you mentioned a suave conditioner, i believe, that used CETAC as a better option for a cleansing conditioner; cationic surfactant being absent from the wen formulation as the rationale there.. but i digress..)

life goals.. gee.. if i could, i would love to do what you all do and formulate professionally full-time.. it does not seem plausible, however, and i see myself doing this as a hobby and on a personal use capacity, long term.. though, i was trying to scrape together the funds for perry’s cosmetic formulation course that was accepting applicants this past august.. but, again, solely for personal use formulations.. 

i have a degree in criminal justice, i build computers and am a+ certified, help friends with their tech and phones and various other electronic equipment for fun, mostly.. going back to school for either master’s in sociology/psychology.. or pursue my ultimate dream of practicing law (civil liberties).. 

i can talk and talk and talk and love intelligent debates about anything.. ill play devil’s advocate for fun, challenge boundaries, etc.. as long as the tone is calm and non-aggressive.. i do not like conflict (id say, who does? but clearly, there are those who LOVE drama.. again, i digress)

this is important, though: the existence of this forum is beneficial and important and a necessary asset.. i thank perry and the knowledgeable gurus here who contribute and keep this place going with their time and effort.. speaking as neophyte, for all of us neophytes, the knowledge you all share is so, so, so very helpful and appreciated.. thank you..

looking forward to discussing with all of you! best regards, all..

[Anonymous]

Hi Everyone (esp to Perry)
I am Margaret, a senior cosmetic chemist/consultant here in Sydney. I am specialising in skin care and also doing regulatory compliance as well.
I would like to thank all of you for sharing ideas and learnings in this forum.

1. What’s your background?
BS Chemisty
Certificate in Advance Personal Care
Diploma in Regulatory Compliance (PC)

8 years of Research and development experience
2. What are you most interested in?
Skin Care
For peope who are interested to make their own products,please contact me at margaret@anotec.com.au and I can actually help in making your own skin care/pc products that are in compliance with regulations and thus are cost effective as well.

[PharmaSpain]

Hi to everyone!! I´m Rubén from Spain.

It is great to have discovered this SCIENTIFIC cosmetic forum.

I studied pharmacy degree in Spain and later, I did an industrial pharmacy master in France. After my master I worked in a raw material company in France. I met this forum because of my interest to develop my own cosmetics formulas and why not, maybe start a little start-up in medium term.

[ashish]

Hi everyone,
     I am so excited to share my experience with others!!!!!
         I’ m Ashish from India, working as a formulator in R & D of cosmetic products into the segment of skin care. I am graduate in B.Tech (Cosmetics) & having experience of 8 years in the field of cosmetics.

[tjaderberg]

Hi!

My name is Tova, I’m from Sweden and I’m in third grade of upper secondary school studying technical science. Cosmetics, especially colour cosmetics, has recently become one of my big interests. I guess what made me interested in it was knowing what I actually put on my face everyday is made of!

So, right now I’m working on my exams project where I’m trying to get an insight of the cosmetic formulating, production and profiling on a pretty basic level. Also of course looking at plenty of educations for the future that could potentially lead to a job in the cosmetic industry

[Anonymous]

my name is Dennis Wandera, am an accountant , starting my own cosmetic line and am happy with the discussions in this forum as am sure members will be willing to help us in our journey.

[HeavyD]

Hi Everyone,

My have spent a minimum of three years working as a technician in analytical lab including micro biology testing while conducting research on the levels of chemical and biological contamination of water soils and human fluids.
I have also spend several years studying online marketing , and web technologies.

My wife has started a passion of hers which involves using natural products to create cosmetic products for our family and some friends. She has been doing so for the last year and some, but for me her questions about formulations are becoming increasingly difficult to answer especially as she is searching for performance ingredients that are naturally derived.

I hope to contribute to this forum in areas of my strengths, and learn from the kind members who contribute to this forum.

Thanks Perry,
(this site is awesome

[tina]

Happy new year friends,I am sOo glad to join this forum. My name is tina,I have been making pre mixed cream $ soap. I just started producing organic body scrub,sugarcane body serum $ paradise body powder. Which is very good in exforliating 100% organic. But I no am not doing my best yet! So I join this forum in other to help me. but I do not have enough capital to finance it so I started by doing it in my own local way.I would need a company dt deals with organic cream,soap,etc to will help me in producing with a small amount. As a beginner.

[Anonymous]

I’m normally a lurker on internet forums and have already found so much value in this site — I’m grateful for all the knowledge shared! I’m a total DIY-er and have just a handful of conditioner formulations plus some skincare products under my belt so far. I don’t have plans to sell anything but I’m really interested in learning about all of this to make more stuff for myself and friends. I had become a bit of a skincare product junkie and definitely fell into the trap that the more expensive products were “better” so all of this is quite liberating! (My wallet is especially benefiting!) Most of what I’ve learned so far is courtesy of Susan at swiftcraftymonkey, and I’ve also just started a chemistry class - which is a big deal given that I was an English lit major in college. It’s exhilarating that more and more of the posts here are starting to make sense to me.

I decided to make it official and sign up for an account since I’m sure I’ll get stuck with something and I very much appreciate this resource!

[OldPerry]

Welcome everyone!  I’m glad you’re here. 

Perry 44

[TLNCJM]

Hello everyone,

I’m Tim, from North Carolina. I’m sadly afflicted with seborrheic dermatitis. The shampoos prescribed by my dermatologist only irritate my scalp even further. So, I’m going to be formulating shampoos and conditioners for my personal use only. I look forward to participating in this forum!

Regards,
Tim

[ardidito]

Hi All,

It’s a long, irrelevant story as to how I arrived/received/adopted the name Ardidito, so I’ll just say you can address me as such.

If you don’t mind, I’ll prioritize my paragraphs in order of relevance:

Commercial products have let me down, while raising prices, so I’m particularly budget oriented.

Specifically, I’m particularly interested in [order]: facial lotions+creams+occlusives, the same - for body - along with a nice, fluffy body butter that isn’t too much of a butter (IPM is in my cart already) and face washes in varying ‘strengths’, as my personal need for cleanser is highly dependent on a lot of variables I can’t control. 

I’m fairly new to formulating, somewhat experienced in skincare and I have a background in medicine. I hope I can help, but I’m warning you up front, chemistry is not my wheelhouse. I can try though. That’s probably worth mention too: I’m an information sponge and I love to research related topics, as cosmetic formulations are my latest obsession. I may have some helpful knowledge specifically regarding makeup, and that seems to be a rarely discussed topic here so - feel free to message me directly if you’d like. I’ll do what I can.

I’m here to learn about pretty much everything you guys discuss. I’m a personal-use formulator, with hopes of being able to distribute on a small scale to family and friends. I’m not a professional in any applicable area on this site.

[bilsonusa]

Hi, 

Good Morning and Namaskar

I am Dr. Bilson, Ph.D in Applied Chemistry (Polymers). I am associated as AGM in Technical Marketing with one of silicone manufacturing company in India. My interest in the use of silicones for personal care industries like hair care applications, skin care applications etc. 

I would like to serve the manhood of universe with some knowledge sharing in terms of applied sciences. 

Thank you

Regards, 

Dr. Bilson 

India

bilsonusa@gmail.com

[Anonymous]

I’m Dr. LJ a classically trained biochemist working in oncology. But I also have a cosmetic company because let’s get real scientists make bumpkiss, but then I fell in love with cosmetic chemistry!