Learn more: Cosmetic Chemistry

“True cosmetic chemistry concerns itself not only with what is in our skin
care and cosmetic products, but what chemical occurrences are happening
in and around the various cells within the skin and how the chemicals
in the cosmetics interact with the skins own chemistry”

Sample pages from Cosmetic Chemistry for Skin Treatment Therapists
By Florence Barrett-Hill   ISBN: 978-0-473-26279-2

The first section deals with the major groups of components in cosmetic formulations

Quality of ingredients and purpose are discussed

The variety of technologies are reviewed

How certain chemicals interact with our biochemistry..

The importance of the modern beauty therapist and aesthetician possessing basic cosmetic chemistry knowledge is becoming increasingly evident with modern body and skin care cosmetics rapidly encroaching upon the medical fi eld with an ever-increasing range of truly effective products.
In addition to requiring accurate skin diagnosis skills, the therapist of the future will need to know with a degree of accuracy, what the effects of prescribed products and treatments will be when
administered to specifi c skin conditions.
True cosmetic chemistry concerns itself not only with what is in our skin care and cosmetic products, but what chemical occurrences are happening in and around the various cells within the skin and how the chemicals in the cosmetics interact with the skin’s own chemistry.

In this book, we will examine the ingredients most commonly found in modern cosmetic products, and explain their actions and roles in the formulations. We will explain the relevant chemical events that occur in the cells and systems of the skin, and relate product composition to those events, and the effect they may have on specific conditions of the skin.