Apr 26, 2007 | Article
By Nick Morante
The use of UV absorbers, or sunscreens, on cosmetic packaging is very important. UV light can adversely affect the natural and synthetic pigments and dyes, vitamins, lipids, fatty acids, and flavors...
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Mar 12, 2007 | Article
I've done a little reading on Nanotechnology to find how it really fits into the work we do in the cosmetics and personal care industry. Not much is being written on this subject in relation to...
Mar 8, 2007 | Article
For new shade development and creation, cosmetic shades can be broken down into four different groups or families. They are the reds, violets, nudes and the tawnys. The colorants available to the...
Feb 23, 2007 | Article
Naturals, naturals, naturals. That's all I (we) hear about. I hate to beat a dead horse but this subject will never go away. I started contributing technical articles and editorials for SpecialChem...
Feb 2, 2007 | Article
Powders are sometimes the messiest of the color cosmetic products that formulators have to work with. They are dry particulates that are designed to cover the skin with color and effect as well as...
By Lori Stryker
Titanium dioxide is the subject of new controversy, yet it is a substance as old as the earth itself. It is one of the top fifty chemicals produced worldwide. It is a white, opaque and naturally...
Jan 30, 2007 | Article
Color Matching can definitely be considered an art but it should also be considered a science. It is an art because there are only a few gifted number of people who have mastered color matching and...
Jan 29, 2007 | Article
As promised, this article will tell you a little bit about building colorant files to use for the formulation and correction of color cosmetic products using instrumentation...
Jan 22, 2007 | Article
This is a continuation of the previous section. Here we will describe the specific measurement conditions for each common color cosmetic product type and the method by which color difference can be...
Dec 27, 2006 | Article
Because I have an Advertisement on a Website that says I do formulating with expertise in color and decorative cosmetics, I have been approached by many people who wish to start their own product...