Description
Cosmetic chemists develop formulas in order to create and test new cosmetic products and improve existing cosmetic products such as perfumes and fragrances, lipstick, waterproof lotions and makeup, hair dye, soaps and detergents with special properties, topical medicines or health supplements.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
conform to cosmetics regulatory requirementsmentor individualsmanage personal professional developmentdevelop professional network with researchers and scientistsmanage research dataevaluate research activitiesintegrate gender dimension in researchpromote the transfer of knowledgemanage open publicationsspeak different languagessynthesise informationadhere to Standard Operating Proceduresapply for research fundingthink abstractlyrecommend product improvementsexamine production samplesoperate open source softwareperform project managementpromote open innovation in researchdraft scientific or academic papers and technical documentationapply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activitiespromote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activitiesmanage findable accessible interoperable and reusable datainteract professionally in research and professional environmentsreport analysis resultsperform chemical experimentscommunicate with a non-scientific audiencewrite scientific publicationsformulate cosmetic productsperform scientific researchtest beauty productsconduct research across disciplinesmanage intellectual property rightscalibrate laboratory equipmentincrease the impact of science on policy and societydemonstrate disciplinary expertisedisseminate results to the scientific communitypublish academic researchtroubleshoot cosmetics formula issuestrain employeesteach in academic or vocational contextsgive instructions to staffcontrol productiondevelop strategy to solve problemscommunicate production planapply blended learningensure safety in the production areacommunicate with external laboratories