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This series has been written by Natalie Skiller, known as the awesome formulator for Sweet Little Crumb (Facebook, Instagram). It’s my absolute honour to be able to share Natalie’s work with you! The CosIng Database lists 83 functions. There was 89 but the database is a living document and gets updated so some of these...
This series has been written by Natalie Skiller, known as the awesome formulator for Sweet Little Crumb (Facebook, Instagram). It’s my absolute honour to be able to share Natalie’s work with you! The CosIng Database lists 83 functions. There was 89 but the database is a living document and gets updated so some of these...
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...