COSMETIC CHEMIST SKINCARE BLOG
Clean Beauty: Defined & Demystified
Clean Beauty is a term used to describe cosmetic products that do not contain specific ingredients. The Clean Beauty standards have been developed by retailers of cosmetic products, mainly The Detox Market, Clean At Sephora and Credo. The cosmetic ingredients prohibited by these major retailers in Clean Beauty products is remarkably similar. Virtually [...]
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 [...]
