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Nov 27, 2006 | Article
By Nick Morante
have been reading a lot of information and speaking to quite a few people regarding natural colorants as I plan to use them to create a color pallet for natural cosmetics. I am not surprised to hear...
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Color Space. No, it is not something out of Star Trek. Although to some people it may just be the last frontier. Color can be defined electronically using various methods. Each of these methods...
Nov 2, 2006 | Article
This is the first in a series of editorials that will be devoted to the understanding of color and how we can measure color using various forms of instrumentation. It will involve the definition of...
Oct 25, 2006 | Article
Pearl and effect pigments are possibly the only area of color and decorative cosmetics in which new innovations can show a point of difference with the conventional ingredients the cosmetics...
Oct 4, 2006 | Article
Decorative Cosmetics will remain a big mover in the beauty industry in 2007. Would you believe that the Ancient Egyptians and Romans used cosmetics containing mercury compounds? Mercury and some of...
Decorative Cosmetics will remain a very important and active segment of the beauty industry. Women will always carry a lipstick, eyeshadow or mascara around with them where ever they go. They are...
By Nancy Jeffries
When it comes to nails today, it's as much about color as it is about performance. The nail care market offers accessibility and a wide variety of choices in color, style, and finish, across all...
Sep 21, 2006 | Article
Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz are two New York skin care gurus with an apothecary style. Together they created their unisex skin care line, MALIN+GOETZ two years ago in their Chelsea neighborhood...
Formulating with preservatives can sometimes be very difficult. More and more products coming on the market contain ingredients which make cosmetic systems very difficult to preserve. Preservation...
Aug 23, 2006 | Article
Color has been used by many cultures since the beginning of time. Many different types of colorants have been used over time, sometimes without even knowing what drawbacks, side effects or health...