How to prepare for when your makeup product falls foul of scaremongers.
Salicylic Acid – CMR2 status doesn’t affect its usefulness
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 …
Hand Saniters
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 …
Material Safety Data Sheets
MSDS Sheets are a feature of the modern world Material safety data sheets are one of those things that sound like a good idea – …
The Best Regulatory Advice In The World… Probably
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.
Itchy Vaginas – A Sensitive Subject
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 …
Monoi Oil
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 …
What Is A Cosmetic? – EU Cosmetic Product Categories
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 …
Making An Emulsion Without High Shear Mixing
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 …
Brexit and Cosmetics
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 …