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Welcome to the third part of what will be a nine part series on navigating global regulations, learning how to use the Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng), and defining all kinds of ingredient functions so we can be more specific about the goals we have for our ingredients and our products. Find part one here! Find...
Welcome to the second part of what will be a nine part series on navigating global regulations, learning how to use the Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng), and defining all kinds of ingredient functions so we can be more specific about the goals we have for our ingredients and our products. This series has been written...
Welcome to the first part of what will be a nine part series on navigating global regulations, learning how to use the Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng), and defining all kinds of ingredient functions so we can be more specific about the goals we have for our ingredients and our products. This series has been written...
So you want to start a business making products? There’s a lot to consider, but I thought we could cover a few things in this post, some practical, some theoretical, some cosmetic chemistry-ish, but – I hope – useful! This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly. Please share your thoughts in...
Welcome back to part four of this series, Mind your business!, in which we’re learning how to figure out the wholesale and retail cost of our products so we can take them to market by selling online, at shops, through consignment shops, at farmers’ markets and craft fairs, and everywhere else we might want to...