Jan 4, 2007 | Article
By LaToyah Burke
Tapping into a lucrative niche, dermatologists are staking their claim in the cosmeceutical industry by formulating their own remedies to sell directly to consumers without the middleman...
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Jan 3, 2007 | Article
Now that a major discussion has taken place here in the United States, it is time to get some feedback and hear some impressions that people have about REACH after attending the session at the SCC...
Jan 1, 2007 | Article
As we have been saying all along, sight and the evaluation of color is one of the 5 senses. We will now discuss exactly how we see and interpret color. We technically define color as the percent of...
Dec 29, 2006 | Article
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to a number of reported adverse reactions associated with individuals who have undergone certain micropigmentation procedures, a form of...
By Nick Morante
In researching various aspects of the cosmetics industry, one subject that keeps popping up is product safety. This can mean that products are safe as used, are safe as claimed, or are safe as long...
Dec 28, 2006 | Article
The word "spa" is an acronym for the Latin phrase "Sanus Per Aquam" which means "health through water." The Romans would have been the first Westerners to discover and enjoy the benefits of natural...
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...
In my travels I come across people, places, and things. This article is such that I could have included it in my ingredient safety column, my natural ingredients column, or my FDA Regulatory column...
The US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) held their Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City on December 7th and 8th, 2006...
Dec 25, 2006 | Article
The next set of ideas comes from some work I did when was in the Physical Chemistry Department at my old job some years ago...