COSMETIC CHEMIST INSIGHTS
How Do You Really Know What Ingredients Work In A Cosmetic Product? – The 1% Rule, Cosmetic Labeling & Free-From Marketing
You’ve been searching for the perfect Niacinamide Serum and have been reviewing dozens of ingredient lists. Finally, you have settled on a product and you’re about to make a purchase and drop $85.00 on a 30 ml bottle of serum. But, before you hit “Pay Now’ a nagging question rattles in your brain – [...]
Clean Beauty – The Real Controversy (It’s Not What You Think It Is)
You’ve all seen “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Toxic Twenty” lists of ingredients deemed unsuitable for use in cosmetic products by Environmental Working Group (“EWG”). Articles such as The New York Times recent “The Dirt On Clean Beauty” and Goop’s “What Is Clean Beauty And Why It’s so Important” offer differing perspectives on the [...]
Modernization Of Cosmetic Regulation Act Of 2022 (MoCRA): What Indie Beauty Brands Need To Know
On December 29, 2022, the President signed into law the “Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022" that requires increased Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of cosmetics and the ingredients in them. MoCRA, the new cosmetic regulation law, establishes a process that ensures the cosmetic manufacturers provide assurances that the cosmetic products are [...]
