What is Polyquaternium?
This is a post by Nitesh Rajput A product is considered to be a conditioner if it improves the quality of the surface to which…
Types of Water Used in Cosmetic Formulating
There are a wide variety of water types that you can use when formulating cosmetics. Distilled, deionized, purified or tap water are all options for…
Cosmetic colorants – the safest cosmetic ingredients
Recently we received a request from someone who wanted to make their own face paint for children. Specifically, they wanted to know how to make…
What Makes one Cosmetic Ingredient Better than another?
As a cosmetic chemist, you will be often visited by chemical sales people and presented “new” raw materials to put in your formulas. Or you…
How Do Cosmetic Raw Materials Get Their Names?
I must confess. One of my favorite things about being a chemist is getting to say long words and knowing what they mean. I loved…
Valentines Day and the Cosmetic Chemist
If you ever wanted to create a Valentine’s Day themed cosmetic product, here is an ingredient you might consider adding. Synthetic pheromones. In a study…
Why do you need multiple preservatives in your cosmetic formula
We received this question here at Chemists Corner central and thought it would be a good one to write an article about. “Why do the…
Varieties of Cosmetic Emollients
There are a variety of cosmetic emollients that cosmetic chemists will use to formulate skin and hair care products. The type you use will depend…