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[1-click poll] Can Formulating Expertise be Taught, or Does it Take Hands-on Practice and Experience?
A case study from 2015 highlighted that computer simulation and a hands-on activity in learning electric circuits found that there was no significant difference in how effective the learning strategies were.
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[poll results] Do You Closely Follow Industry Regulations and Do They Impact Your Work?
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[poll results] Are You Engaged in Cosmetics R&D Associations or Societies?
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[poll results] How Important is it to You That the Cosmetics R&D Articles You Read are Peer Reviewed?
Peer review allows for a paper or research to be properly criticized and ultimately allows it to be a more productive piece in further expansion of the topic.
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[poll results] Do You Whip Up Your Own Formulas to Use at Home?
Beyond the medical field, people use the internet to ask for mechanic advice, research diets and even create their own formulations for cosmetics.
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[poll results] Do You Use Social Media Trends to Inspire Product Development?
While the industry itself does indeed drive the overarching trends, such as sustainability, upcycling, clean beauty and others, social media offers an avenue to highlight unique products that may otherwise not gain much traction.
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[poll results] Do You Think O/W Emulsions are Easiest to Formulate?
As of the summer of 2023, short ingredient lists are popular with consumers. They allow for the consumer to quickly learn what is in a product and feel educated on it, whether that is true or not.
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[poll results] How Important are Prototype Formulas from Suppliers to Your Ingredient Decisions or Formulating Work in General?
Prototype formulas can offer a means to correct mistakes or readjust ingredients before more product is wasted, and they can offer companies a way to try new ingredients prior to fully committing to them.
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[poll results] Do INCI Disclosures on Products Help your Formulating Work?
INCI lists are more intended for formulators and regulatory purposes than consumers, yet they do highlight significant ingredients and offer insight into what could potentially contribute to a formula working the way it does.
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[poll results] How Important is it to Have Access to Samples from Ingredient Suppliers for Product Development?
Samples are a part of the fun at events, and there are certainly more ways to obtain them that imply a more direct use of testing, such as specific requests to a company.
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[poll results] Do You watch Videos or Listen to Podcasts for Research Purposes?
In the field of research in cosmetics media is still written and published in scientific journals and video/audio of research is not always available.
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[poll results] Do You Follow and/or Engage on Social Media Platforms for Work-related Purposes?
The beauty space itself is one of the largest topics in media and offers many avenues for companies to grow. Not only do these platforms expand the market, but they also set trends and encourage innovation through communication.
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[poll results] As an Adult, was Cosmetics R&D Your Intended Career Path?
The cosmetic space is dominated by researchers who constantly teeter on the edge of the latest discovery, sharing passion alongside enthusiasm and innovation.