[poll results] What Lab Practice do You Believe Has the Greatest Impact on Formulation Stability?

Dec 10th, 2024

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We noted last week that, in pursuit of wellness and health, consumers have adopted a holistic view of beauty, seeing that not only do intrinsic and extrinsic aging affect appearance, but also lifestyle, climate change, emotions, etc. And we drew a parallel to the microcosm of this that exists in the lab, where every variable has an impact: temperature, concentration, pH, mixing speed, solubility, pressure, catalysts, etc.

So, we asked: what lab practice do you believe has the greatest impact on formulation stability? Here's what you said. Be sure to check back for our next weekly poll!

Poll Results

Controlled temperature during mixing 54%
Accurate pH adjustments 25%
Minimizing air incorporation 21%

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