Design of cosmetic products

This book, which has become an essential reference for both student training and product innovation, details the major forms developed by the cosmetics industry, their design and the evaluation of their stability and sensory properties.

Each chapter provides the reader with operational keys to learn and understand cosmetic formulation.

This new edition has been enriched with different chapters compared to the previous editions and is therefore structured in 4 main parts to make it easier to read.

The first part concerns the formulation environment and includes 5 chapters. They allow to address the important points during product development : issues, regulations, stability, sensoriality and safety of the cosmetic product.

The second part presents and details the main categories of formula chassis and includes two new chapters on solid cosmetics.

The third part presents make-up in all its forms and for all applications in a well-documented way.

The fourth and last part deals with the specific formulation of sunscreen products and the in vitro evaluation methods to evaluate them.