Why Cosmetic Chemists Should Always Try Their Products
The number of people I’ve known who work on products that they’ve never even tried has always amazed me . They miss so much when…
Cosmetic Tests You Must Run Before Launching Your Product
Many followers of this website have a desire to create and sell their own product. We continue to work on a training program that shows…
Microbial Enumerations Tests – What Every Cosmetic Chemist Should Know about USP 61
This is a guest post by Rachelle Baker, Lab Manager, Cosmetic Test Labs Microbial contamination of cosmetic and personal care products is a frequent concern within…
Cosmetic claims substantiation – Olay Wrinkle Smoothing Cream
Proctor and Gamble is arguably the biggest company in the beauty business. They also spend the most money on research and development which results in…
Cosmetic Stability Testing is Soft Science
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…
Cosmetic Claims Substantiation – Case Study 02
Today, we turn out claims substantiation eye to a skin product, specifically, Peter Thomas Roth Unwrinkle Night Cream. Why this product? I don’t know. It…
Governmental Guidelines for Cosmetic Stability Testing
I stumble upon some of the most interesting things while going through the Internet. Back in 2004 the CTFA (now the PCPC) and its EU…
More progress to replace cosmetic animal testing
One of the most pervasive criticisms of the cosmetic industry is that it tests on animals. In fact, when people learn that I made cosmetics…
Cosmetic formula testing – Triangle Test
As a cosmetic chemist, one of the most basic things you need to be able to do is to evaluate formulas and new raw materials.…
7 reasons to do a stability test on a cosmetic
One of the primary tests that you will run on your cosmetic formulations is a stability test. You can read this other post for a…
Hair Product Testing for Small Cosmetic Companies
I saw this interesting approach to hair testing that TRI (Textile Research Institute) is doing this June 2011. They are offering the opportunity for any…
How To Stability Test a Cosmetic Formula
Here’s the biggest difference between what you experienced in your college organic chemistry lab versus a cosmetic formulation lab. In an organic lab, you mix…