Color Measurement Helps Oral Care Products Promote Adherence
Oral care manufacturers are using color in innovative ways to promote adherence and improve user health. Image Source: Unsplash user Lesly B. Juarez Oral care is one of the oldest and most fundamental parts of healthcare. While many aspects of modern hygiene are relatively new, people have used oral care products since ancient times. “Egyptians […]
Color Measurement Instruments Promote Better Pigmentation in Liquid Lipsticks
Color measurement instruments can provide you with color consistency, and ensure that your liquid lipsticks dry down to the perfect shade. Image Source: Pixabay user gornostai_nastya Over the past few years, there’s been a surge in popularity for liquid lipsticks. What began as a niche product made only by a handful of cosmetics brands has […]
Spectrophotometric Color Measurement Facilitates Formulation of Purple Eyeshadow
Formulating purple eyeshadows presents unique challenges for cosmetics manufacturers. Image Source: Unsplash user freestocks.org For Halloween this year, I need to find a bright, vibrant purple eyeshadow to match my costume. I thought a purple eyeshadow would be easy to find, but I quickly realized how finicky this color can be. I swatched sample shade […]
Spectrophotometers Help Hand Sanitizer Manufacturers Meet Quality Control Standards
Hand sanitizer is designed to eliminate dangerous microbes to protect health and safety. Image Credit: Pexels user Pixabay “Not that one, Mom,” said Ted. “I don’t want that one. I’m not putting it on my hands. Buy this one.” Eva sighed. Had she been this picky as a kid? Was this what her mother had […]
Monitoring Color Standards for Pharmaceutical Grade Starch with Spectral Technology
American consumers are more aware than ever when it comes to the ingredients we put into our bodies. Gluten free, peanut free, dairy free, etc.; the list goes on and on. While food packaging clearly labels these ingredients, many consumers overlook these additives in the drugs and medications they take each day. However, the ingredients […]
Spectrophotometers Ensure Tinted Sunscreen Brand Consistency
There was something different about my employee, James. It was the same the next day, and the next. He asked me for a raise twice in a month and both times I said yes. I just couldn’t say no to that suave, collected, California tan. It wasn’t until months later, in the Spring, when he […]
How Spectrophotometers Improve Shaving Cream Color Quality Control
My shaving cream changed last year. It was a small difference, but I noticed it. When the gel came out of the can, it used to be a cool green. Then it was a cool blue. Why? I wondered. Is there something else that’s different about it? It started to get under my skin. Every […]