Jhanvi Patel May 2020 Cosmetics are created to cleanse, protect, and change the appearance of external parts of our bodies. The key ingredients in most cosmetics include water, emulsifier, moisturizers, colors, fragrances, and thickeners. It is not a modern invention. Humans have been using various methods to alter their appearances for thousands of years. Kohl, …
Quarantine and Me: How I’ve Been Coping
Valeria Garnica April 28, 2020 Times of hardship have approached us. Whether it’s as tragic as the passing of a loved one, as difficult as economic challenges or frustrating like self-isolation — this COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all in individualized ways. I would like to begin this week’s blog by extending my condolences to …
Three Companies Killing the Game for Shade-Inclusive Foundations
Gwyneth Hutchinson March 3, 2020 We all have our own idiosyncratic struggles in the beauty world that require us to search high and low for a product to suit our needs, but our skin tone should not be one of them. The days of the six-shade foundation ranges are coming to a close, dearies, and …
Research Committee’s Secret Formula for Success
Jhanvi Patel April 26, 2020 If Aurum was a human, the research committee has to be its backbone. It has not only helped in supporting the club’s system to grow and move but has also played a very important role in protecting the originality of the club. The committee never fails to surprise me. They …
Careers in Beauty: Margaret Park
Valeria Garnica April 25, 2020 I have always admired beauty. It was freeing, empowering. I loved researching brands and deepening my knowledge on products, trends, the market, the industry. When I joined Aurum, I discovered that beauty has been a true passion of mine. All along I wanted to contribute to the industry that helped …
Direct from the Earth!
Jhanvi Patel April 23, 2020 There are billions of plants and flowers in the world, and companies attempt to replicate millions of them chemically because they are suitable and good for the skin and hair. However, the purity of 100% pure ingredients and the benefits from naturally occurring plants can never be fully incorporated in …
How to Handle a Chemical Burn
Gwyn Hutchinson April 20, 2020 I may have the hands-down most sensitive skin on the planet. Dry as the Sahara? Check. Acne-prone? Check. Sensitive as h*ck? Check. I’ve truly struggled with my skin for years and years on end, and I’ve honestly probably dropped a grand or two on new products and attempts to fix …
Carbon Dioxide Extracts for Essential Oils
Jhanvi Patel April 19, 2020 For a chemist, learning extraction is one of the most important crafts in the trade; extraction is the first step of any discovery. It needs to be proper and perfect. The earth’s atmosphere has 412 ppm of carbon dioxide (CO2) and rising. Carbon dioxide is very stable, inert, and nontoxic, …
Quarantine Beauty Boredom Buster: At-Home Haircuts
Valeria Garnica April 17, 2020 This quarantine has been… interesting. Whether with too little to do or too much to deal with, we could all use a fun activity as a little escape, and this is what I hope to bring to you all today. Last week, as I was all cozied up in my …
Cosmeceutical Products
Jhanvi Patel April 13, 2020 “Cosmeceutical” combines drug ingredients into a cosmetic product or vice versa. It falls into the grey area where it is not a part of any one category, but classification plays a very important role in their identity. If “a product visibly reduces signs of aging,” it is implementing a cosmetic …