How to Learn Cosmetic Formulation: From Ingredients to Professional Product Development If you love skin care or hair care and have ever wondered how professional products are actually created, cosmetic ...

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What Can a Private Label Lab or Contract Manufacturer Do for Your Beauty Brand? Developing a professional cosmetic product involves much more than creating an appealing formula. A product must ...

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Lamellar Liquid Crystal Structures: What They Do in Cosmetic Formulations, Skin and Hair When formulating a moisturizer or hair conditioner, it is easy to focus primarily on the ingredient list. ...

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Montanov® 82 vs. Montanov® 68: Which Natural Emulsifier Should You Choose? What Are Montanov® Emulsifiers? Montanov emulsifiers are derived from plant-based fatty alcohols and sugars. They form lamellar liquid crystal ...

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Create Your Own Line of Custom Hair Treatments Creating high-performance hair treatments is one of the most powerful ways to build a results-driven haircare line. At Joan Morais Cosmetics School, ...

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Note: All drop counts are rounded down to the nearest whole drop. For example, 1.5 drops becomes 1 drop, since partial drops cannot be accurately measured. Essential Oil Safety in ...

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Upscaling Cosmetic Formulations: From Lab Sample to Production Batch Creating a beautiful cosmetic formulation at 100 grams is exciting, but learning how to successfully upscale that formula into a larger ...

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Iodine Value in Plant Oils and Butters In this post, we talked about the Importance of Triglycerides (plant oils and buttters) in Skin and Hair Care. It’s important to understand ...

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