Cosmetology: Past, Present and Future

In the past, cost and effectiveness of formulation was the first aspect for formulators. Meanwhile, the world has changed as a result of the growing public sensibility for any kind of chemical in the products of daily use. Extensive changes in the worldwide regulatory context of cosmetics, increasing limitations in the choice of cosmetic ingredients and the desire of “educated” consumers for safe products, with the best possible dermatological, toxicological and environmental properties, force the cosmetic chemist to rethink about the choice for alternative ingredients and new methodologies of formulation, as well.