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When formulating at my previous company, the type of water used was never something I thought about much. In the lab, we had a benchtop water deionizer and used it whenever making aqueous formulas. Of … [Read More...]
One can have years of scientific experience, and the knowledge of how certain materials and ingredients will interact with each other, but nothing beats personal experimentation to assess whether a … [Read More...]
It's getting harder to be a cosmetic formulator these days. It used to be you could mix together any reasonable ingredients to get the performance you wanted and everyone was fine with it. Formulators … [Read More...]
When I started as a hair care formulator in the cosmetic industry, Pert Plus shampoo was the number one selling brand. Consumers loved its two-in-one shampoo plus conditioner technology and nearly … [Read More...]