..........::Cosmetic Chemistry
Cosmetic Chemistry is a project in which we made our very own usable products, and learned the chemistry of what they do and why they work. Every group made soap, which was the main focus of this project. We learned not only how to make soap, but how it cleans the dirt off of your body. We were to make our own company (mine was named Aroma), as well as three different products and advertisements.
My group made lavender scented soap, rose scented bath bombs (otherwise known as bath fizzes), and sugar scrub. We also made advertisements for a magazine and a billboard, with a pamphlet that explained the chemistry behind our products.
My group made lavender scented soap, rose scented bath bombs (otherwise known as bath fizzes), and sugar scrub. We also made advertisements for a magazine and a billboard, with a pamphlet that explained the chemistry behind our products.
To the left is the magazine advertisement. It features a picture of our soap, an elegant rose in a vase, our slogan and some information about the soap, including what ingredients we used.
To the right is our billboard. The billboard is much simpler, just having the rose, the logo, and our slogan. This is because on the road, it is best to be kept simplistic. |
My favorite part of the project was making the soap and our products. It is especially fun getting hands on, and then seeing how well the soaps turn out after taking them out of the mold (Or how terribly it turned out, whether it was soft or something else). My favorite product was the soap itself, because we could see all these different materials - oils, water, lye powder - all mix into one substance. The process of its physical change and watching the chemical reaction was very intriguing.
I would say that all of our products were presentable and looked very nice. I was very proud that our soaps turned out nice and smelled good, and it was even usable. I was proud to be able to make bath bombs by myself too, and just the satisfaction of seeing the finished product was amazing.
If I were to do this project again, I would probably ask my team members to find another item to do instead of deciding to do sugar scrubs at the very last minute. I would also want to find a way so that our soap wouldn't end up so mushy, and come out of the molds easier. But in the end, everything turned out nicely because we were able to make cute heart shaped bars out of the scraps of the other soap bars.
During this project, I learned that I could effectively work well with others and equally share the work if I am working with compatible people. In other group projects, I found I was doing a lot of the work. However, in this project, the work was distributed equally and the end product was amazing. I'm really glad we could choose our groups because I got a group that I knew would work well, and we did. If I am working with compatible people, then the end project will be better than what I can do on my own.
I would say that all of our products were presentable and looked very nice. I was very proud that our soaps turned out nice and smelled good, and it was even usable. I was proud to be able to make bath bombs by myself too, and just the satisfaction of seeing the finished product was amazing.
If I were to do this project again, I would probably ask my team members to find another item to do instead of deciding to do sugar scrubs at the very last minute. I would also want to find a way so that our soap wouldn't end up so mushy, and come out of the molds easier. But in the end, everything turned out nicely because we were able to make cute heart shaped bars out of the scraps of the other soap bars.
During this project, I learned that I could effectively work well with others and equally share the work if I am working with compatible people. In other group projects, I found I was doing a lot of the work. However, in this project, the work was distributed equally and the end product was amazing. I'm really glad we could choose our groups because I got a group that I knew would work well, and we did. If I am working with compatible people, then the end project will be better than what I can do on my own.
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This is our product info sheet, the most important part of our project. It includes the chemistry of the soap and our products, and general information like safety and prices.
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