Chemists Corner   /     Day 27– Reducing cosmetic formulation costs

Welcome to Day 27 of the 30 Days to Become a Better Cosmetic Chemist series

This 30 day challenge is all about giving you lessons and basic exercises that will improve your abilities as a cosmetic chemist. 

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In this episode

In today’s program we talk about a little discussed topic for cosmetic formulators, cost savings or how to reduce the cost of your formula without sacrificing quality.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Five strategies for reducing the cost of a formula
• How to find and eliminate unnecessary ingredients
• Which ingredients can be safely reduced
• The ingredient which usually has the most impact on formula price
• How to find alternative ingredients that cost less
• The power of dilution

Today’s challenge

See if you can reduce the cost of one of your formulas by 10%.

Example of a cost reduction exercise