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How Do You Stop An Anhydrous Natural Balm Melting In Hot Weather?

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EU Cosmetic Regulations Ingredients

Some Nano Materials That Look Like They Will Be Banned in the EU

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In Vitro SPF Testing Could Be A Game Changer

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How To Handle A Scare Story

by ColinUpdated on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

How to prepare for when your makeup product falls foul of scaremongers.

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Salicylic Acid – CMR2 status doesn’t affect its usefulness

by ColinUpdated on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Salicylic acid has been used in cosmetics and dermatology for many years, more or less as soon as it was available in the 1840s. In …

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Hand Saniters

by Colin March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Hand sanitisers are a popular product line at all times, given that people are constantly exposed to potential contamination. But naturally there is a lot …

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Material Safety Data Sheets

by ColinUpdated on April 19, 2022August 24, 2018

MSDS Sheets are a feature of the modern world Material safety data sheets are one of those things that sound like a good idea – …

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The Best Regulatory Advice In The World… Probably

by ColinUpdated on August 26, 2018August 8, 2018

P&G have had to defend a claim that they have made that the Oral B GoPro toothbrush is the one that is most recommended by dentists.

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Claims

Itchy Vaginas – A Sensitive Subject

by ColinUpdated on November 24, 2017November 23, 2017

Here’s a blog post for the kind of person who knows all sorts of surprising and interesting facts.  These are the kinds of people who …

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Ingredients

Monoi Oil

by ColinUpdated on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Monoi Oil has a great story to go with it.  It’s the traditional Tahitian skincare product made by infusing coconut oil with gardenia petals. As such …

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EU Cosmetic Regulations

What Is A Cosmetic? – EU Cosmetic Product Categories

by ColinUpdated on August 7, 2019January 28, 2017

I don’t think that many people in the cosmetic business ever stop and think about what actually constitutes a cosmetic product.  Most of us are …

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Formulation

Making An Emulsion Without High Shear Mixing

by ColinUpdated on January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

I am writing a book on advanced formulation techniques.  It is a long way from being completed, but a question about order of addition for …

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Brexit

Brexit and Cosmetics

by Colin August 7, 2016August 7, 2016

Well Brexit is still in the news and looks like it will stay there for some years to come. Whatever we might think of it …

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