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Tag Archives: ingredients
Cosmetic Safety Assessments
Since the nineties the European Union’s cosmetic legislation has required that all cosmetic and personal care products placed on the market should be assessed for safety by a suitably qualified person. I am not sure what the exact thinking behind … Continue reading
Pigments In Paintings And Cosmetics
I was glad I made the time last summer to visit the National Gallery’s exhibition of the pigments artists have used over the years. It was a fascinating business, and it is a bit sobering to remember just how much … Continue reading
Butterfly Wing Cosmetic Colours
One of the highlights of 2014 for me was a talk by Peter Vukusic of Exeter University at the Society of Cosmetic Scientist’s meeting on May Day near Oxford. It was about alternative ways of creating colours for cosmetics.
Rosin
Rosin is a resin derived mainly from pine. It is a bit like one of those odd job men you run into who can do all sorts of odd things. It is used to coat violin bows so they run … Continue reading
A Natural Way Of Preserving Products Using Oregano
Regular readers will know that any aqueous cosmetic product needs a preservative to stop it going mouldy. Preservatives tend to get a bad press, and given that most of them are inevitably toxic they are probably going to carry on … Continue reading
Why Does Clinique Smart Custom Serum Smell Of Bacon?
Here’s a funny thing. I was asked on my Facebook page why Clinique Smart Custom Serum smells of bacon. I should first point out that I am a bit of social media dinosaur and although I have had a Facebook … Continue reading
Do We Need A Low Allergy Standard For Cosmetics?
The biggest cause of complaints to cosmetic companies from consumers are allergic reactions. Anyone can develop an allergic reaction to anything at any time, so this is only to be expected. There are some ingredients that are more inclined to … Continue reading
Gene Therapy In Skincare
The excitable chaps who cover beauty over at the Daily Mail have gone even more effervescent than usual over the latest expensive skin serum. And when I say expensive I mean expensive – a four week course costs £600 (€750, … Continue reading
Alcohol In Skin Products
If you put neat alcohol onto your skin and leave it there for any length of time it will dry your skin out. This is something that is well known. The exact details of how it works aren’t that well … Continue reading
Is Greenwashing What People Want?
The first cosmetic science Twitter chat last Saturday was on the subject of natural products and how they have affected the scientists who develop them. This is a bit of raw subject for most cosmetic scientists who are skeptical of … Continue reading
