Course Number
16:137:570
Credits
3
Instructor's Profile
Semesters(s) Offered
Spring
Fall
Description
Learn the basics of all areas of personal care including but not limited to skincare formulation, hair care science, polymer, humectant, cosmetic actives, regulatory concerns, and marketing strategies. Research products currently in the marketplace and attempt to back-formulate them. Examine how to create personal care products from just an idea through market launch.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, be able to
- Understand the underlying chemistry of creating personal care products
- Take a product off the shelf and create a starting formula from the ingredients list
- Be very comfortable with the terminology used in Personal Care
- Recognize and explain active ingredients in a formula