Industry: Household & Consumer Products

Managing Conflicting Feedback in Product Development: Including Investors, Advisors, and other Stakeholders (FREE WEBINAR)

As an innovator, you’ve probably been beaten over the head with lean startup and customer discovery methodology (don’t worry, in case this is new for you, we’ll cover it briefly – and better yet – frame it in a way that acknowledges the complexity of the stakeholder ecosystem). But what do you DO with all… Continue reading Managing Conflicting Feedback in Product Development: Including Investors, Advisors, and other Stakeholders (FREE WEBINAR)

Dry Blending Technology: Powder Mixing Processes and Challenges

Dry blending is a key process in a number of industries. It is very important to understand the bulk solid properties that are present in an operation and how this affects process effectiveness. A lack of understanding can lead to excessive downtime and unnecessary expense to a company. A number of key areas will be… Continue reading Dry Blending Technology: Powder Mixing Processes and Challenges

Fragrance for Chemists: Applying the Science of Scents

Fragrance is an essential component of most personal care products and is frequently a key differentiator between competitive brands. Understanding how fragrances work in products is necessary for success, and knowledge of possibilities for greener and more sustainable products is a critical factor in developing future products. This 90-minute accredited course will consider aroma chemicals,… Continue reading Fragrance for Chemists: Applying the Science of Scents

Applied Surfactant Science for Personal Care and Home Care Applications

This 12 hour accredited ON DEMAND course relates primarily to developing the fundamental surfactant science principles required for successfully formulating and optimizing surfactant based personal care and home care products. In-depth understanding will be developed for the physio-chemical properties required to optimize key performance controlling criteria-emulsification, cleansing & foaming. Surfactant self-assembly processes and key microstructures… Continue reading Applied Surfactant Science for Personal Care and Home Care Applications

The 49th Amendment: IFRA Code of Practice

An Introduction to Fragrance Safety for the 21st Century The 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice introduces radical changes to the science behind fragrance safety and impacts the documentation of every fragrance in use. This 90-minute accredited ON DEMAND training course will describe the importance of the new fragrance safety guidelines. This course… Continue reading The 49th Amendment: IFRA Code of Practice

Surfactants: A Greener and More Sustainable Approach

Surfactants play a vital role in many aspects of modern life and are widely used. This six-hour ON DEMAND online, accredited training will describe the types of surfactants we use, how they are made and the environmental concerns over their use. It will discuss methods of making surfactants from natural products with a lower environmental… Continue reading Surfactants: A Greener and More Sustainable Approach

Flexible Film Structures in Analytical Chemistry Packaging

Flexible film offers many unique properties for the custom packaging of a product. However, without fully understanding the physical properties of the film or the packaging process, inadequate packaging can result which does not provide the proper barrier properties for the product. Such situations, if not caught during the development of the package or the… Continue reading Flexible Film Structures in Analytical Chemistry Packaging

Unit Dose Laundry Detergents

an appropriate post-market stability program will also be covered.

Polymers in the Personal Care Industry

Polymers offer many unique chemical properties that can be tailor-fit to meet a multitude of product needs. Incorporating polymers into personal care products can provide desired attributes that other chemicals cannot deliver. But with so many polymers available today, it is important to better understand which ones should be included to achieve certain product characteristics.… Continue reading Polymers in the Personal Care Industry

Starch Technology

Starch is a recognized natural hydrophilic polymer that is popularly utilized in various kinds of formulations as a swelling agent and gelforming excipient. It has multiple structural arrangements and functionalities. This 12-hour accredited ON DEMAND course will cover the science and operational aspects of products using starches, which are amongst the most important ingredients used… Continue reading Starch Technology