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    Learn about Cosmetic Ingredients and Raw Materials

    You can’t make cosmetic and personal care products without raw materials. Here is some useful information about raw materials that will get you on your way to creating the best beauty products you can. 

    Background information about cosmetic ingredients

    What is a cosmetic ingredient?
    Guide to naming raw materials 
    Cosmetic ingredient naming guide - part 2

    Types of cosmetic ingredients

    The three types of cosmetic raw materials
    Functional raw materials
    What are surfactants?
    Varieties of cosmetic emollients
    What are fatty acids?
    Humectants in cosmetics
    Formula adjustment ingredients
    Cosmetic thickeners
    Preservatives for natural formulas
    Why use multiple preservatives
    Selecting colors for a formula
    Natural colors in cosmetics
    Types of peptides in cosmetics
    9 topical cosmetic compounds that work
    Claims ingredients in cosmetics
    Do natural extracts in cosmetics make sense?

    Other things to know about ingredients

    Understanding cosmetic raw material research
    How to know if an ingredient has an effect
    Even with the same name, raw materials aren’t always the same
    Most active ingredients don’t work
    Why are some ingredients liquid and some solid?
    What to ask about your raw materials
    What makes one ingredient better than another?

    Podcasts about raw materials

    The different types of functional raw materials
    Aesthetic raw materials
    Raw materials for claims
    The science of surfactants
    Functional natural ingredients

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