Top Ten Cosmetic Urban Legends
The great thing about the Internet is that you can learn almost anything that you want to know about. Often, you can get the information…
What to expect when your company is bought
I was fortunate to spend my entire corporate career at one company that operated independently so I never had to go through a company buy-out.…
Why most active ingredients don’t work
I was listening to one of my favorite skeptical podcasts, The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, and they were talking about Deer Antler Spray. Apparently, a…
Top 7 Cosmetic Chemist Myths
As cosmetic formulators, we are supposed to be scientists. Rational, curious, and willing to modify our beliefs based on new information. But we are mostly…
Cosmetics – Cosmetic Science in 300 Seconds
Transcript of video Hi I’m Perry Romanowski and Welcome to Cosmetic Science in 300 seconds brought to you by Chemists Corner. Today’s topic is Cosmetics.…
Message to Undergraduate Chemists Looking for a Job
This is a guest blog post written by cosmetic chemist Mica Oba. She is currently an undergraduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and spent some time working…
Cosmetic Chemists Guide to Trade Shows
The Midwest SCC Trade Show is this Wednesday. If you are going to be in the Chicago area, it is a free event and you…
How Cosmetic Chemistry is Like Cooking
It’s pretty common to hear people complain that they didn’t like Chemistry in school because it was too hard or too boring. And perhaps the…
New EU Cosmetics Regulations – A Quick Guide for Busy Formulators
This is a guest post by UK cosmetic chemist Colin Sanders. You can read more from Colin on his excellent blog at Colins Beauty Pages.…
The Cosmetics Industry and SOPA / PIPA
If you spent any time on the web this week, it would have been difficult for you to avoid the news of the impending Internet…
Parabens – A tale of two headlines
There was a recent study on parabens that made the news. It was research published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology conducted by Dr. Philippa…
Is cosmetic science important enough for scientists?
This video is funny…and a little sad. [youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOYCkHFMnVc’] Thankfully, this isn’t how it really is for cosmetic chemists but there is certainly a tinge…
3 reasons the EWG is dubious resource
**NOTE: This post was written in 2012 and at the time was accurate. The EWG has changed some aspects of their Skin Deep Database which…
Create great formulas and a great story
Here is an interesting video explaining how P&G shifted their focus from merely creating excellent formulations to making products that make women feel better about…
How do some cosmetic companies get away with false advertising?
Searching around the Internet, you can find lots of examples of people selling products online. You can also find wild claims that as a cosmetic…
Can Corporations Really Produce Sustainably?
This article about Procter & Gamble’s sustainability efforts suggests that they are on pace for achieving their 5 and 10 year sustainability goals. They’ve reduced…
Why more cosmetic chemists aren’t doing research?
On another post about wrinkle treatment breakthrus, Louise asked this excellent question which I thought would make a good post because people just starting out…
California SCC Suppliers Day Recap
This is a guest post submitted by cosmetic chemist & formulator Valerie Patton. The California SCC Suppliers’ Day, which took place October 25 & 26…
CIR finds Formaldehyde based hair straighteners unsafe
I thought I would weigh in on this topic as it’s been in the news a bit and have a little history researching in the…
What is the Lipstick Effect?
Have you ever heard the phrase “Lipstick Effect”? It is a phrase supposedly coined by Leonard Lauder in November of 2001 and refers to an…