Cosmetic Formulation Engineering

A Study of the Entire Development Process of a Cosmetic Product

• Definition of a Cosmetic Product
• Launch of development; interactions between the development department and the marketing, manufacturing, and regulatory departments: needs, expectations, operations, and procedures
• Review of all possible tests: sensory analysis, physicochemical stability, safety and health, and efficacy.
• Study of Industrial Implementation
• Study of interactions with packaging and related tests
• Description of the Product Information File or Cosmetic Regulatory Dossier

Study of Emulsions: Definitions, Characteristics, and Formulation

Study of Instability Phenomena in Emulsions and Stabilizing Solutions

Practical Section:

Formulation of water-in-oil, oil-in-water, and gel-cream emulsions

Study of ingredients, chemical properties, physical behavior, and formulation

Study of Formulation Materials

Implementation of sensory, physicochemical, and stability tests.

Development of a multi-step formula with specified constraints.

Critical analysis of the results obtained.

As part of their introduction to chemical engineering as applied to the cosmetics industry, students will work on a case study describing the laboratory-scale production of a cosmetic product and then determine how to scale up its production.

Hourly volumes*:

 CM: 15

TP: 25

To prepare students for careers as executives in the cosmetics industry, equip them with the scientific and technical fundamentals of formulation, and introduce them to chemical engineering as it applies to the cosmetics field.

The objectives are, on the one hand:

Acquire theoretical knowledge

• Cosmetic emulsion
• Development of a Cosmetic Product
• Tests Related to Development
• Business services linked to the development of packages
• Industrial Implementation

Gain practical knowledge

• Techniques for Formulating Simple Emulsions
• Formulation Methods
• Compliance with safety rules
• The development of an emulsion subject to specific technical constraints
• The Freedom to Formulate Simple Emulsions
• The Challenges of Scaling Up

And on the other hand:

• Scale up a process from the laboratory scale to the pilot scale.
• Evaluate the impact of process conditions on process yield.
• Understand the physical meaning of a process parameter.
• Determine the parameters of a model based on experimental data.
• Use a simple model to predict the progress of a reaction, taking thermal effects into account.

Undergraduate-Level Chemistry

Continuous Integral Control

Courses taught by industry professionals and faculty members specializing in the relevant field.

Administrative contact(s):

Master's in Chemistry Office

https://master-chimie.edu.umontpellier.fr/