Breaking Beakers
Why is My Hair Greasy After Washing?
When your hair feels greasy immediately after washing, the instinct is usually to assume you didn't wash thoroughly enough, or that your scalp is suddenly overproducing oil. But as a...
Why is My Hair Greasy After Washing?
When your hair feels greasy immediately after washing, the instinct is usually to assume you didn't wash thoroughly enough, or that your scalp is suddenly overproducing oil. But as a...
What’s the Difference Between a Shampoo Bar and...
One of the most persistent misunderstandings in solid personal care is treating all solid bars as "soap." Consumers and even some indie formulators often ask: What is the actual difference...
What’s the Difference Between a Shampoo Bar and...
One of the most persistent misunderstandings in solid personal care is treating all solid bars as "soap." Consumers and even some indie formulators often ask: What is the actual difference...
What is the Difference Between Liquid Shampoo a...
A common question I receive as a cosmetic chemist when telling people I make shampoo bars: What is the actual difference between liquid shampoo and shampoo bars? Are solid bars simply...
What is the Difference Between Liquid Shampoo a...
A common question I receive as a cosmetic chemist when telling people I make shampoo bars: What is the actual difference between liquid shampoo and shampoo bars? Are solid bars simply...
Why Are Liquid Shampoos Being Recalled? The Tru...
If you have seen recent product recall notices in the news and across beauty TikTok, you have likely heard a mouthful of a species name: Pluralibacter gergoviae. As a cosmetic chemist,...
Why Are Liquid Shampoos Being Recalled? The Tru...
If you have seen recent product recall notices in the news and across beauty TikTok, you have likely heard a mouthful of a species name: Pluralibacter gergoviae. As a cosmetic chemist,...
Beyond the Buzzwords: A Cosmetic Chemist’s Guid...
I recently moved, and as I was unpacking, I found my very first formulation textbook gifted to me by a colleague during my early days as a bench chemist. Titled...
Beyond the Buzzwords: A Cosmetic Chemist’s Guid...
I recently moved, and as I was unpacking, I found my very first formulation textbook gifted to me by a colleague during my early days as a bench chemist. Titled...
Why is Hershey's Chocolate Rubbery? The Truth A...
I’d recently seen several viral videos showing the bending of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars, sparking a lot of discussion. Shouldn’t chocolate snap? Why are Hershey's bars bending? Did Hershey’s change...
Why is Hershey's Chocolate Rubbery? The Truth A...
I’d recently seen several viral videos showing the bending of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars, sparking a lot of discussion. Shouldn’t chocolate snap? Why are Hershey's bars bending? Did Hershey’s change...