Skin Product Development
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Who Should Attend
The course is designed for individuals who are engaged in the
personal care, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.It is
intended for individuals who work in the development of raw
materials, delivery systems and finished formulations including:
• Research and Development
• Technical Sales
• Formulations Development
• Marketing
Description
The design of topically applied formulation combines scientific
knowledge in physics, chemistry, engineering and
biochemistry and requires imagination and artistic skills.
Throughout the design one must become familiar with the
fundamentals of skin structure, its pharmacology and possible
delivery approaches. The understanding of a formulation’s
physical properties and ways of measuring these properties
are additional essential aspects to learn.
By becoming familiar with both, one can extrapolate the
possible interactions between a topically applied formulation
and the skin as a viable organ. This can allow for optimization
of development.
Over the past decade, both the pharmaceutical and cosmetic
industries have gone through major changes that are mainly
driven by consumer demand, aggressive market claims,
regulatory issues and scientific breakthrough discoveries. This
course will provide participants with understanding the
diversity of the above and will channel and focus their
development approaches. It will also provide knowledge in
related terminology to create sales tools and marketing claims.