Cosmetology
MH35PFC02
Written exam
The cosmetics industry is an important employment area for chemical engineers, particularly in the research and development of innovative products and production processes.
The objective is to provide a basis both for the main chemical classes of cosmetic ingredients (fats, pigments and dyes, flavours, polymeric texture agents, other active ingredients, etc.), for the biological tissues on which they are supposed to act (skin, hair, nails, etc.) and for current industrial issues (eco-design of processes, new “natural” ingredients, aspects of the engineering profession in this field, etc.).
Program
1- The skin: structure and functions.
2- Natural and synthetic raw materials.
– Chemistry of flavours and colours; Mineral pigments; State Gel; Polysaccharides in Cosmetics: Rheology / Structure relationship; Solid soaps; Hair and hair products; Melanin and complex mixtures; Sensory and cosmetics
3- Production processes.
– Example of the management of an industrial production workshop; Biotechnologies.
4- Visits and presentations.
At the end of this course the student
– knows the principles of skin functioning (biology, physiology).
– masters natural and synthetic resources and know where to find them.
– knows how to apply his knowledge of chemistry-physics pragmatically to the formulation of cosmetics.
– understands the trade-offs between efficiency and product safety
– understands the constraints related to the environmental and societal impact of human activities
Teaching language: FR
