Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry

R Schueller - P Romanowski

Revised and updated with the addition of 18 new chapters.

Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry is designed to be a starting point for a wide range of topics important to the cosmetic industry.
It is a practical working guide for the Cosmetic Laboratory, including sections on orientation to the cosmetic industry, descriptions of specific cosmetic ingredients and discussions about product development and testing.
Specific topics include:

• The role of the cosmetic chemist
• Jargon and nomenclature
• Government regulation
• Product development
• Evaluation of materials and products
• Contamination
• Product safety testing
• Performance testing
• Packaging

New chapters include:

• INCI names, cosmetic vs drugs, and building vendor relationships
• triglycerides, formulating for sensitive skin and polymer-stabilized creams
• formulating hair care products, shampoo thickening and self-tanner formulating

Written as a primer for any beginning cosmetic chemist, this book will benefit many other readers, including veteran chemists, college students, sales people and marketing associates.

Allured 2003
Euro 110,00