Skin pH – what does it mean?
I’ve always thought it weird when people say that skin has a certain pH. This seems a complete misunderstanding of the term pH as pH…
Cosmetic Innovation – Sleep Cream to Improve Skin
As a cosmetic chemist it’s always a good idea to come up with new ideas even if you aren’t working in a particular area at…
3D printing for skin products
We are in the early phases of the development of 3D printing technology but I believe it has the potential to revolutionize the cosmetics industry.…
What happens to new technologies?
I use a plugin on my web browser that allows me to read web pages at a later time. There is so often that I…
Cosmetic Formulation Basics: What’s in a lip balm, and why?
This is a guest post by Gary Neudahl. He is currently Product Application Manager, Personal Care Ingredients, for the HallStar Company and is based at…
Episode 3: Cosmetic Chemist Goes Shopping
It’s episode 3 of the Chemists Corner podcast. A bit shorter than previous episodes but it was a busy week. Please have a listen and…
Top 10 Unsolved Skin Care Problems
Since we already reviewed the 10 unsolved problems in hair care, it makes sense to look at the problems that need to be solved in…