5 Reasons Sulfate-Free Products Exist
Have you ever wondered why companies sell sulfate free products? If there is some safety issue with sulfates, why do companies continue to sell those…
Natural cosmetics and Standard cosmetics – What’s the difference?
In a previous article about natural cosmetic products, I wrote about the difficulty in producing actually natural cosmetics. This is particularly difficult for cleansing products…
Factors influencing the deposition of conditioning polymers
There was an interesting article in the November/December 2013 issue of the Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. The research titled “Use of Statistical…
Washing hair in space
Here’s a fun video for a Friday. How do you wash your hair in space? Here’s how. [youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lPU0nYb3s’]
How does a shampoo work
Some years ago I went through a phase where I was really into making computer animations. Here’s one I did that explains roughly how shampoos…
Cosmetic Label Dissecting – Burts Bees Baby Shampoo
Here’s another in our continuing series on dissecting the cosmetic label. By reviewing these labels it is our hope that you will develop the skills…
Pantene Pro-V Brunette Expressions Daily Color Enhancing Shampoo – Dissecting the label
Another in our continuing series that endeavors to teach cosmetic chemists how to look at a product label and see what they can determine about…