[with formulas] Comparatively Speaking: Traditional vs. Transfer-resistant Lipstick

Jan 7th, 2020

Fenbao (David) Zhang, Ph.D., Siltech Corp., and Tony O’Lenick

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Lipstick is the least expensive and most popular color cosmetic in the world today, according to Tony O'Lenick and co-author David Zhang. In this edition of "Comparatively Speaking," the authors explain the basics of formulating a traditional and transfer-resistant lipstick product and provide formula examples for each.

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