21 Jul BeautyStat Featured In August 2011 Allure Magazine: “Magic Potions” Q&A With Founder/Cosmetic Chemist, Ron Robinson
Behind every product that smooths your frizz or brightens your skin, there’s a scientist with a lab coat and a dream. Cosmetic chemists share their favorite products and biggest beauty innovations.
Q&A with Ron Robinson, Founder of BeautyStat.com
Product He Admires: The Px Renova (Tretinoin cream) 0.05% was approved by the FDA in 1995 and was proven to reduce fine facial wrinkles, fade brown spots and smooth surface roughness. More over the counter retinoid products came on the market (using Retinol) from brands like Neutrogena, Avon and Estee Lauder.
The Next Big Thing: I think at-home frizz-smoothing treatments will continue to evolve – they’re going to be safer and work better. If you have really tight, curly hair, soon there will be products that can actually straighten it at-home – and don’t contain toxic formaldehyde.
This article was featured in the August 2011 issue of Allure Magazine.
Left Brain
Posted at 15:16h, 22 JulyI love when cosmetic chemists are mentioned in the press! These are the people who actually know what the ingredients being put in the formulas are doing.
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Posted at 06:35h, 25 August[…] Retinol, retinoic acid, retinal—if you’ve ever read anything on skin care, you’ve likely read up on this group of vitamin A derivatives that fall under the umbrella term “retinoid.” For good reason: “Among dermatologists and other skin care experts, retinoids are one of the gold-standard ingredients for delivering anti-aging benefits. Many clinical tests show this,” says cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson. […]