Cosmetic Formulations: An Advanced Guide is the essential guide for those with intermediate knowledge and experience on cosmetic science and formulation and want to improve their skills and general understanding about the industry. It will also help you improve the quality and aesthetic aspects of your cosmetic formulation and reduce the time taken in the lab with failed cosmetic product samples by enhancing your cosmetic raw material selection process and cosmetic formulation methodology. This is a very comprehensive guide that covers advanced cosmetic science and formulation theory as well as provides the latest innovative and detailed information on:
1. Cosmetic preservative function and how to select the right cosmetic preservative for your formulation, including how to incorporate preservative free techniques into your cosmetic formulations;
2. The cosmetic chemistry behind gum, lipid, emulsifier and surfactant selection to enhance stability and aesthetic properties of your cosmetic developments;
3. Practical experiments you can do to learn the different stability, performance, and aesthetic aspects of various gums, lipids, emulsifiers, and surfactants used in cosmetic science;
4. Contains over 50 cosmetic formulation examples and cosmetic formulation guides, so you can make cosmetic ingredient selections and formulate advanced personal care products with confidence;
5. Contains self-guided activities to help you put the advanced cosmetic science learning into practice.