In lieu of a bland trend report, the 27 hills I’ll die on as a beauty product developer in 2027.

Not every launch needs to be a hero product. But rare few hero launches offer something truly novel. Three steps to take during product development to guarantee you launch something spicy (in good taste, of course).

Four things that really should not be combined in cosmetic formulations. Except they often are.

Through no fault of their own! Beauty development and manufacturing is a notoriously opaque and expensive process.

Other chemists will be mad at me for saying this, but don’t start by hiring a lab. Start in your kitchen. I promise, it’s simpilier than you think.

Not every launch needs to be a hero product. But rare few hero launches offer something truly novel. Three steps to take during product development to guarantee you launch something spicy (in good taste, of course).