Polls | Cosmetics & Toiletries

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[poll results] What is Your Preferred Method of Product Stability Testing?

There are a number of ways to measure the stability of formulas. Last week, we asked which is your favorite way: Real-time, accelerated or both? Here's how you responded.

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[poll results] Which Area of Lab Work do You Find Most Rewarding?

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[poll results] To What Extent do You Use Digital Tools/Simulations in Your Formulation Development?

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[poll results] How Meticulously do You Document Your Formula Processes and Ingredient Ratios?

We're all pressed for time, especially considering shortened product development cycles, so in our last poll, we asked: How meticulous are you about documenting your formula processes and ingredients? Here's what you said.

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[poll results] To What Extent do Cultural/Regional Beauty Trends Influence Your Formulating?

Last week, we explained how recent years have seen a rise in women "reclaiming" their cultural heritage through facial tattoos, and we asked: to what extent do cultural/regional beauty trends influence your formulating? Here's how you responded.

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[poll results] How Much Effort Does Your Company Put into Educating Consumers on Cosmetic Science?

Last week, we highlighted a study showing that correcting misbeliefs about products could attenuate consumers' reduced willingness to pay for them. We asked you: How much effort does your company put into educating beauty consumers? Here's what you said.

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DavosLife E3 Tocotrienols defend skin against blue light and pollution

Blue light and pollution exposure leads to premature skin ageing. New studies using DavosLife E3 Tocotrienols have shown its efficacy in defending skin cells from this. Click here to read a summary and download the studies.

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[poll results] To What Extent do Influencer Preferences or Collaborations Impact Your Formulation Decisions?

Per Mintel, 1 in 5 consumers use social media to learn about new beauty products. But influencers can also negatively impact the industry with misleading claims. We asked: How much do influencers impact your formulating work? Here's what you said.

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[poll results] Which Market Segment do you Most Enjoy Formulating Products for?

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[poll results] How Often do you Experiment with Innovative Textures or Sensorial Experiences in Your Formulations?

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[poll results] How Much do you Adhere to Green Chemistry Principles in Your Formulation Processes?

The principles adhere to prevention, atom economy, less hazardous chemical synthesis, designing safer chemicals, safer solvents and auxiliaries, design for energy efficiency, use of renewable feedstocks, reduce derivatives [sic], catalysis and more.

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[poll results] How much Emphasis do you Place on the Biodegradability of Materials when Formulating new Products?

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[poll results] Which of the Following is the Most Difficult to Prove?

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[poll results] Which of the Following Claims is the Most Challenging to Attain?

Marketing's project briefs may be an ever-moving target but the beauty industry never sleeps. This made us wonder: which of the following claims is the most challenging to attain? Preservative-free, biodegradable or clean? Please take our poll!