Most of us use cosmetics, whether it is a moisturiser or a full face of makeup, but many of these products contain ingredients that pose a risk to both humans and the environment. That is why there is growing demand for better, ‘greener’ products, and it is up to chemists to make that happen.
When developing greener cosmetics, chemists need to keep in mind the principles of green chemistry, which were pioneered by Paul Anastas and John Warner in the 1990s (Chemistry Review Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 24–27). They define these principles as anything that ‘reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemicals’.
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