Estimated Tuition
$1215.00
About the Course
The final project-based course in the Cosmetic Chemistry program allows you to showcase what you have learned and provides you with a concept to guide you to develop your own unique product. Then, you will create technical proposals from the concepts before developing the testing requirements for marketing claims and outlining a path to full-scale development. The course concludes with you creating an original prototype and bringing your product to market.
Lectures and discussions are held online. This course also features four days of in-person lab work, held over two weekends on UCR’s main campus in Pierce Hall.
- How to develop and pitch a marketing proposal
- To build technical justifications
- Project Management skills
- Formula development, from concept to product
You will gain more experience with lab equipment and will work with your instructor to problem solve formulating issues. By the end of the class, you will showcase your product.
Students have created hair oils, body butters, anti-aging creams, lipsticks, and fragrances that cater to specific demographics. A variety of markets for individual projects have been presented, including small boutique buyers and large, big-box stores.