The Brazil Chemist
Formulation and Production of quality Beauty Products
Custom Formulation
Confidential, Exclusive, Custom Formulas for your Proprietary Products.
On-Call Chemist
MoCRA-22 Compliance
Compliance issues? Questions? Ideas to Explore? Production Issues. I can be your on-call chemist to help with all your MoCRA compliance, chemistry and formulation needs.
Small Batch Production
Need to start small? No problem. Batches as small as 2.5 gallons are perfectly ok.
Troubleshooting & Documentation
Make it better, cheaper, more organic, or fix problems with ingredients, viscosity, color, or fragrance. Get MSDS, CofA or GMP compliance.
Specializing in…
Hair Care
All types of hair, including ethnic and damaged hair.
Skin Care
Gel, Creme, Body Spray, Powder Cleanse, Foaming Cleanse, and all types of skin nurturing formulas.
Natural & Organic Ingredients
Cutting edge ingredients from around the world, and following major organic guidelines (WholeFoods, NPA, EcoCert, Etc.)
Price Optimization
Make your products for less with formula optimization.
Color Formulation
Products for men and women of all colors.
About The Brazil Chemist
Edna Sousa was born in Brazil and studied chemistry and cosmetics formulation in her native state of Minas Gerais. She traveled throughout Brazil and the world studying about natural ingredients and soon began consulting in Brazil — helping manufacturers develop more organic and natural product lines, while maintaining competitive product costs. She moved to the United States in 2006 and serves as an independent product formulator for companies all over the U.S. Products she has formulated are distributed in major retail outlets, including Target, Anthropology, World Market, T.J.Maxx, and many spas and clinics around the world.
Edna is an active member of Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) and is the author of the popular column Exotic Cures in which she talks about exotic ingredients for health and beauty from all over the world. She has also written for numerous beauty websites, including understanding-antiaging.com and naturalnews.com. She has also helped companies with their online marketing and publicity.
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