Welcome to the forum

[AdethUy]

Im love formulating or making my personal cosmetics. 

[Nayab]

Hi,

Thank you very much for accepting my request. My name is Nayab. I am planing to establish my own factory for Hand Wash Liquid, Dish wash and Laundry Detergent. I am looking a good formula of Hand Wash Liquid, Dish wash and Laundry Detergent.

I found this forum quite attractive and full of knowledge, therefore join this forum, to get help from expertise people. 

[andre]

Hi, I’m Andre from Nigeria. My background is chemistry. I’m really passionate to be a cosmetology. I think the platform the necessary knowledge I need. Thanks for creating this platform.

[Blue_Lavander]

Hello Perry and everyone!
My name is Andreea, and i am very passionate about making my own cosmetics, for my personal use, even though i do not have background in chemistry. 
Happy to be part of this forum!

[EngineerAMANAUEL]

Hi

My name is Amanuel .i am starting my own detergent manufacturing business.
AND i have trouble of finding chemicals that i can use for production of
laundry detergent can i use CAPB 30 instead of CAPAO Please help me

[singhc10]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Charanpreet. I am working as R&D Formulation Chemist. My role focuses on formulation and packaging development of aerosols mainly hair care and sun care. Here to help people and learn from peers. Cheers

[ISCKauai]

Hi,
My name is Amy. I work for a small company in Hawaii. We have been producing cold process soap since the 80’s and are now looking into producing liquid castile soap. Hoping to get some good recommendations here. I am happy to be a member, thank you. 

[grayautumnday]

Hi all! Autumn here. Long time lurker, new member.

1.  What’s your background?  

- Carpet/upholstery cleaning, stain removal

- fiber artist (dyeing, spinning, weaving, etc)

- candle making, soap making, customized base nail polish enamels, hair coloring/bleaching (treatment of hair damage), pressed powder & cream cosmetics, personal care and home care formulation in general 

- (on myself) acrylic (monomer activated acrylic powders) and uv gel false nails

- I have several skin challenges (autoimmune, acne/spider vein/ocular rosacea, seb derm, oily skin, stubborn fungal overgrowths with infrequent need to take antibiotics 

2.  What are you most interested in?

Right now, clear liquid surfactant systems for skin cleansing.

3.  What are you trying to accomplish in your career and life?

I’m working to reduce costs and efforts involved for a highly concentrated liquid hand wash. When I have a working formula that meets low cost requirements (materials, manpower), I will be making 10 x 5 gallon batches for the first order.
Needs to
- require very small amounts of product
- least disturb natural skin anatomy
- rinse well with minimal water
- effective in very hard local tap water
- doesn’t clog small plastic drain hoses
- low cost in materials and manpower.

Use Case:
portable hand-washing sinks at homeless encampments. The sinks are provided by a nonprofit organization who hired my employer — a hand sanitizer bottling company— to make the “soap”.
- My employer has tasked me with creating 2-3 test products to choose from with cost breakdowns for each.

[dreamstar]

Hi everyone -
I have a passion for anti aging products. I am currently learning how to formulate and I am having a blast. For now, I am just trying to learn as much as possible and enjoying the process.

I can’t wait to interact with you.

[Susantrangdang]

Hello everyone, my name is Susan, currently an aesthetician but have had a bachelor degree in Biochem once upon a time. I am hoping to get back to my root and currently exploring some skincare formulas to be used in my back-bar.  I love this forum, and would like to thank-in-advance for all future feedbacks and guidances.

[nishil113]

Hi, Everyone.

I’ m Nishil and i studied Pharmacy. I am working in cosmetic industries from last five years. Now we have started our own cosmetic production house in India. 

I found this forum very informative and full of knowledge, therefore i join this forum. 

Our future goal and also working very closely on nature based skin care products.

Heartily i thank full to creator of this forum, PERRY.

I look forward to discussing, sharing and learning new ideas relating to cosmetic formulation!!

[BlackFridayUniverse]

Hi Everyone! with my first post I wanted to say hello to all. I really love beauty products, especially for my face. 

[MAGDA]

Good morning, thank you very much for accepting me in the forum. I am Pamela from Argentina, I studied Chemistry, recently I dedicated myself to the formulation of cosmetics.
What worries me the most is the issue of preservatives, my intention is NOT TO USE PARABENS so I consult it.
I am from Argentina and some supplies are not available here.
I was using Cosgard as the only preservative, to which I did not add any chelating agent (very bad).

In Argentina I recently bought Euxyl pe 9010 and I was thinking of using EDTA as a chelator and some antioxidant like citric acid.
I would be very grateful if you could help me to see the different possibilities of preservatives to ensure that the product is maintained over time.

Thank you very much. Best regards to all.

[OldPerry]

@MAGDA - Welcome to the forum.  I’d suggest you start a discussion if you have a preservative question.

[seaberry]

Hello! 
Long time lurker and happy to join. I don’t have a background in cosmetics or science but I’m very interested in cosmetic chemistry and frequently formulate products for the skin (with varying levels of success). I hope to expand my knowledge and eventually work with professionals to create my own skincare line. 

[Pritishah]

Hello everyone, I am Priti from India. I working with beauty information sites since 2+ year and i have good knowledge on skincare and hair care methods.

Hope will enjoy my stay here.

[zainzbouazz]

Hello ,

My name is Zaineb and I am originally from Casablanca, Morocco but I currently live in Toronto, Canada. I studied at Universityof Toronto and graduated with a Bsc in Cellular and Molecular Biology. I am currently working on my line of skincare, which consists of plant and ferment extracts (which I hope to be doing research for such as chemical and bioassays) and potent lab ingredients (e.g:hyaluronic acid, retinol esters, etc…).

I am most interested in learning how to formulate products, and how they work in synergy. I’d also like to be able to conduct my own research, with my own mini lab. 

That is my career goal. I would much appreciate any insight, and even a mentorship. I am hard)working and very dedicated to reaching my goals. 

Thank you 

[achalugo]

Hello

Am Emmanuela or you can call me achalugo am from Nigeria am still a student studying microbiology. I dont know much about costematic and co, it was this corona virus outbreak that made me go into liquid soap,air freshner and toilet wash making. I started from watching people make those on youtube and i tried out mine.I Hope by god’s grace and help i get from this forum i will be able to make good liquid soap that i can sell to support myself in school thanks.

[JOJO91343]

Hello, I am George. My Experience is in Skin and Hair Care Formulation, Scale Up, and Testing for 15 years.  Looking for a Position as a Sr. Formulation Chemist, Manager, or Consultant.  Please, contact me on my yahoo account: OMELNOOR1@YAHOO.COM Please, don’t contact me on my g mail account Thank you

[MelindaNicole]

My name is Melinda and I became really interested in skincare after I became disabled due to severe pain from a condition called Erythromelalgia and I also have small fiber neuropathy and fibromyalgia. I came a across r/diybeauty and was amazed that products could be made at home with real ingredients that didn’t come from the kitchen. I love learning about cosmetic chemistry and making products. It has really helped me with cope with my pain by keeping my mind busy. 

[Buhle]

Hi everyone. My name is Buhle Tati. I’m in South Africa. My passion is in formulating with natural and organic ingredients. I formulate a hair care range and am moving now into skincare.

[Mirty]

Hello, 
Thank you so much for accepting me here. I’m Mira from Slovakia. Hairdresser with a passion for chemistry on the way to build my own haircare brand. 

[Chevy]

Hi, I’m Chevy. I work for a small skin care company based in the U.S. (Michigan) I have no formal chem training either but completely adore researching ingredients and their benefits. We do stay within the botanical, most naturally derived ingredients category as possible when it comes to our skincare & products. We are working on a few new soaps, lotions and masks at the moment. Part of my responsibilities here is assuring that our ingredients stay within this realm for our customers and through this, I am falling in love with the science behind the ingredients. As a small company, we are still growing and I am learning a lot about proper formulation and very good botanical alternatives. 
Glad to be here & I look forward to some great discussions, learning and having a great, intelligent forum to grow my understanding! Thank you for accepting me into this amazing group! 

[NYBC]

Hello everyone.

My name is Gary, i have been working in pharma/medical device industry for the better part of 18 years.  i started my own business making beard balms and people really love it. i’d like to expand my ALL NATURAL formulations so people know exactly what they’re putting on their skin.  i believe there’s a natural way to do things and being in this forum has opened my eyes. check us out on amazon/instagram/facebook  just search NYBEARDCO or newyorkbeardco  (on fb and twitter)

i just want to make a good product , make people happy/look good, but naturally. 

currently i was thinking of making a water based pomade but a natural one with good stability.  i would ideally like to know what type of preservatives i could use or something other than vitamin e to help extend shelf life.  ratios would help as well. 

thanks!
GP

[PhilGeis]

I’m Phil Geis.  Was responsible for micro P&G’s cosmetic and lother businesses for ~ 2 decades. Retited to consuultant.  I’ve followed Perry’s info - been a fan for years. Want to share my knowledge and experience and learn from  you guys.