This Great Moisturizer For Silky-Smooth Hair Is Something You Already Have In Your Kitchen Cabinet The pantry staple can make your hair soft and smooth, but not without some risks.

Would you use olive oil on hair? It's nice enough but more modern materials are better. www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a6561...

Hot Take—I Want Chemicals on My Face and In My Skincare Parabens and aluminum get a bad rap.

Can we stop being afraid of chemicals in our cosmetics? www.marieclaire.com/beauty/chemi...

New Laws Protect Black Women from Toxic Beauty Congress has passed four new bills banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics. Here’s how it helps protect Black women and beauty professionals—from scalp health to safer braiding hair.

I thought it strange that a huge bill would pass both houses of congress with little news. These bills have not passed! They were simply introduced into committee. They are not likely to pass. www.ebony.com/beauty-bill-...

Is Drugstore Shampoo As Good As Alix Earle Says It Is? Chemists Who Create Hair Products Have The Answer. This is how to spend your money the smart way.

Is it worth the extra money to buy salon brand products? I weigh in. (Hint: nope) www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a6501...

What’s happening at the IFSCC 35th annual congress? This September, the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) is set to hold its 35th annual congress in Cannes. We spoke to the organisers about the key themes and topics of…

And you thought Cannes was just for film festivals. The IFSCC is hosting their 35th annual congress in Cannes this fall featuring 68 oral presentations and 900 posters, which were selected from nearly 1,200 submissions.

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Did you know that LOreal hasn’t done animal test on cosmetics since 1989 #nysccsupplersday

Innovation buzzwords - neurocosmetics, AI, peptides, exosomes, biotechnology. There is movement away from highlighting the naturalness & sustainability story of the last decade. #nysccsuppliersday

Raspberry extract as a preservative? It’s a game changer? Hmm Supposed to provide broad spectrum protection & give consumer benefit like antioxidant. Would need to see some data #nysccsuppliersday

Watching innovation panel discussion at Suppliers Day in New York. Is there any real new innovations? Maybe I’m too cynical. It’s good to see people trying.

As Yuka Gains Millions Of Users, Beauty Industry Insiders Question The Veracity Of Its Product Ratings Even clean beauty brands inclined to favor tools like Yuka wonder why its ingredient conclusions differ from other apps like EWG.

What do you think of the Yuka app and how should industry respond? Here's what I said. www.beautyindependent.com/yuka-beauty-...

And people think the truth will win out. Unfortunately, I've lost my faith in truth being enough to convince people.

Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.

I thought this article by NPR was unfortunate. Just filled with fearmongering and a bit of misinformation. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Formulate Robotics Building the robotic kitchen for chemistry-driven products like pharma, personal & pet care, home care, supplements, & specialty chemicals

Will this replace cosmetic chemists? I don't think quite yet but maybe in the future. www.formulaterobotics.com

The dermocosmetics boom: Misinformation still a 'big issue' for industry Professional skincare brands must reinforce education around formulations and ingredients to tackle the ongoing waves of misinformation around dermocosmetics, say industry experts. Addressing attendee...

The industry relies on misinformation to sell more product so efforts to combat it will have limited effect. www.premiumbeautynews.com/en/the-dermo...

The best 5 player card game that is very similar to Euchre is Oh Hell. It's our favorite family game during the holidays.

Natural Does Not Mean Safe Clean beauty, also known as natural skin care, is having a moment. From 2017 to 2018, the natural skin care market grew by 23% to 1.6 billion dollars, accounting for over 25% of the 5.6 billion dollar...

Here's a pretty good review of the problems associated with the clean beauty movement. More allergic reactions without any real additional benefits. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

What Is ‘Clean Beauty’? The "clean beauty" movement is gaining momentum, emphasizing personal care products made without potentially harmful ingredients. It prioritizes ingredient transparency, nontoxic formulations, minimal...

I disagree with this takeaway - the objective of the clean beauty movement is to scare consumers away from buying safe, standard products so as to convince them to buy less-effective, more expensive alternative products. www.healthline.com/health/the-t...

Influencers Are Saying Homemade Gelatin Gummies Will Give You Perfect Skin Don’t fall for this nonsense.

Is gelatin the same as collagen for wrinkles? Not quite the same but probably has the same effect on wrinkles...which is not much. www.allure.com/story/gelati...

PCPC President & CEO Tom Myers on How the Beauty Industry is Innovating with AI, Sustainability, and Transparency "I am proud to note that we are a key driver of the U.S. economy with nearly $60 billion in U.S. manufacturing, 4.6 million U.S. jobs and directly contributing over $300 billion to our nation’s GDP."

I wonder with the new administration, will MOCRA even happen? www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/formulas-pro...

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It's #NationalPeriodicTableDay! Here are 25 different periodic tables, on topics from rejected element names to element name scrabble scores #ChemSky 🧪 www.compoundchem.com/2019advent/

What's your favourite periodic table?

Does Your Watch Band Contain “Forever Chemicals”? An enlightening new study revealed just how prevalent the toxic class of PFAS compounds are in smartwatch wristbands. Here’s what triathletes need to know.

Every time I read about "forever chemicals" I'm thinking they're talking about Bismuth-209. It has a half life of 1.9 × 10¹⁹ years! www.triathlete.com/culture/news...

Perhaps. Text can easily lead to misunderstandings. But what I was saying was that even if you got their attention, told them your message, lots of people still wouldn't care. Sorry, the current political climate has made me a bit cynical.

I Got a Chemical-Free “Mouth Facial”—Here’s What Happened Would a visit to a holistic dentist for a "jaw mask" and "mouth facial" help solve my lifelong cavity issue?

Chemical free mouth facial? That's just blowing air into your mouth right? www.wellandgood.com/health/cavit...

That only works on a population that cares.