In Coloring the Cosmetic World, Edwin Faulkner, a
40-year veteran of the color industry, offers a comprehensive look at what goes
into selecting colors for decorative cosmetic products. Across 12
information-packed chapters, Faulkner covers topics ranging from Color Basics,
to the stability and esthetics of Color Selection, to Color Dispersion and
Measuring & Testing techniques. Furthermore, specific pigments groups are
broken down individually and afforded focused attention with respect to
chemical properties, regulatory concerns, applicability to various product
developments, esthetic quality, and the economics of selecting colors for use
in decorative cosmetics.
Additionally, most of the pigments under discussion are rendered in full
masstone color, to give the reader a true appreciation of the subtle and
not-so-subtle differences between them.
Coloring the Cosmetic World: Using Pigments in Decorative
Cosmetic Formulations is your guide to the wide world of
decorative cosmetic pigments. Whether you are a seasoned veteran of pigment
chemistry or a novice stepping gingerly into cosmetic formulation, this book is
a valuable reference source from an industry-respected authority on color that
will get you moving toward successful pigment usage. Welcome to the world of
decorative cosmetic colors!
Topics include:
- Covers the full measure of practical pigment usage in decorative
cosmetics, with the emphasis on practical
- Develops a four step procedure for how to go about properly selecting
colors for use in decorative cosmetics
- Pigments covered include conventional organics and inorganics plus a wide
range of effect pigments such as pearls, metallics, fluorescents, glitters
and gold & silver. Natural colors are also discussed
- Other general topics covered color stability and regulations, esthetics,
economics of color usage, dispersion and color measurement
Edwin B.
Faulkner is global business director of cosmetics and personal care
for Sun Chemical Corporation, where his devoted 38-year tenure has seen him
through numerous technical, manufacturing, administrative, sales and regulatory
positions. His work with Sun Chemical has taken him around the world, from
North and South America to numerous European and Asian countries.
Ed holds a degree in chemistry from Widener University, and is presently an
adjunct faculty member at the University of Cincinnati, where he teaches in the
Cosmetic Science Masters Program. He is also an instructor for both the Center
for Professional Advancement in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and the Society of
Cosmetic Chemists, where he also serves as the color expert on the
“Ask the Expert” section of their website.
Formerly chairman of the Color Additive Committee of the Cosmetic, Toiletries
and Fragrance Association (CTFA) and currently active in the Colored Pigments
Manufacturers Association (CPMA), including a term as chairman of the annual
CPMA conference (2004-2005), Faulkner has also served as chairman of the
Intertech Color Cosmetics Summit in Paris, Nice, Montreal and Boca Raton; he is
currently on the Speaker Review Committee for the same conference. He has
lectured on the subject of pigments in many parts of the world, including the
United States, England, France, Venezuela, Chile, Japan, Holland and China.
In addition to numerous articles published on organic pigments, as well as
the Color Cosmetic Additives chapter in The Chemistry and Manufacture of
Cosmetics, Ed is co-editor of the second edition of the High
Performance Pigment Handbook.
Outside of his professional activities, Ed leads an active life. He and his
wife Amy have adopted four retired racing greyhounds and are partners in a
consortium that owns three thoroughbred race horses. In the community, Ed
serves as chairman of the Board of Adjustments for the City of Covington,
Kentucky and is also on the board of the historic Linden Grove Cemetery in
Covington, which dates to 1843 and president of his neighborhood HOA.
Ed’s hobbies include collecting and driving antique cars; he
owns two Model T Fords, a 1957 Ford Thunderbird, a 1959 Austin Healey Sprite, a
1986 Deux Chevaux, and a vintage BMW convertible. He also collects antique
military handguns and keeps them all in working order.
"Coloring the Cosmetic World is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the development or manufacture of pigmented cosmetics. Formulators, analytical chemists, quality control chemists, and manufacturing personnel will all benefit from the information in this new book. Ed Faulkner's forty years' experience in both the manufacture of pigments and the commercial aspects have given him an extraordinary breadth of knowledge that he shares with readers.
The background and the current status of the regulations covering cosmetic colorants, a worldwide concern for personal care marketers, are thoroughly covered. Sections on the chemistry, physical properties, and stability of the approved colorants explain the reasons and methodology for color choice in a range of applications. The practical chapter on wetting and dispersion should be required reading for anyone preparing a pigmented product from development scale to full production. Methodology for quality evaluation of pigments, including concepts and specific test methods can be utilized for research and development and quality control purposes.
Chapters on specialty pigments and post-treatments provide insight into how the variety of options beyond straight colors have came into existence and from where future developments may arise.
Finally, there is a practical resource covering cosmetic pigments under one cover."
— Jane Hollenberg, JCH Consulting
Could one imagine a fascinating, puzzling journey into the jungle of colors used in cosmetics, so charming that you are brought to read it in one gulp, including the tables and the methodology details? In Coloring the Cosmetic World, Edwin Faulkner leads us on an enchanting adventure, where the special cosmetic category of pigments is fully described.
The author takes a multi-sided approach, exactly like a formulator of color cosmetics should do. First, he describes the identity of the color ingredients from a definition point of view, followed by their chemical composition, disclosing all structures, which in turn support the next aspect to hurdle: stability. Faulkner’s discussion of stability is rendered as a compendium of direct experiences in the field together with a clear explanation of “why X could happen.” The aesthetics of color selection are then described, which underlines to my eyes that color cosmetics are a form of creative art, and like any art form they combine technology with pleasure and communication. But the book continues to challenge our attention: it tells us how to get the maximum from our color materials; in other words, it teaches us the art of obtaining a masterful dispersion of pigments, avoiding the common traps and getting an optimum result. All that without the implication of mathematical formulae. Can an artist be unconnected with money? Even Michelangelo had his own accountancy booklet! In all the chapters, the economic considerations of pigment selection accompany the description of technical advantages of an ingredient or a process. Also, when color quality evaluations are described, the explanations are simple and attention-catching.
The book ends with two opposite overlooks: the recent present, signified by surface treated pigments and special pigments, as well as a very illuminating look at the gathered experience of the author, which presents his past journeys in the “cosmetic villages” of the modern industry and encourages us to dream of trying something similar.
One final point that the entire book is filled with tables, schema, and references that all serve as orientation maps through the scope of the book. Have a good reading!
— Luigi M. Rigano, PhD
Director of Rigano Industrial Consulting & Research
Director of ISPE Laboratories, Milano
