The Eco Well podcast show

The Eco Well podcast

Summary: In this show, Jen Novakovich, Canadian cosmetic chemist from The Eco Well, interviews international cosmetic scientists and industry leaders to bring you a fresh new conversation a week about all things beauty!

Podcasts:

 Interview with Dr. Vik Pandit and Christian Euler about Biotech in Cosmetics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:23

In this episode, I spoke with Dr Vik Pandit and Christian Euler, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, both from Phycus Biotechnologies Inc, an ingredient manufacturer startup based in Toronto. In this conversation, we talked about biotech for cosmetics, including what that means, how it can sustain many ingredients into the future and potentially make them better, the work they’re doing producing naturally derived glycolic acid, and lots more.

 Interview with Dr. Chad Joshi from Advonex about sustainable and functional emollients in cosmetics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:29

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Chad Joshi CEO of Advonex International, an Ontario based ingredient manufacturer who’s been doing incredible work innovating in the sustainable emollient and wax space. In our conversation, we talked about the work Advonex is doing, limitations of natural cold pressed oils as a mineral oil replacement, supply chain value adding innovations offering better alternatives, sustainability, and lots more.

 Interview with Dr. Rene Van Acker about Sustainability in Agriculture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:31

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Rene Van Acker, Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. Sustainable agriculture is anything but a simple conversation, but Rene was the perfect person to take us through the topic. In this conversation, we talked about what ‘sustainable’ means, how we can apply sustainability principles to agriculture, farming practices, weed management, and lots more.

 Interview with Miriam Vereldzis, a Q&A about Perfumery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:27

In this episode, I spoke with Miriam Vereldzis, now for the third time on our podcast. This episode was a q&a - we received your questions on social media and answered them! Topics included why aren’t all fragrant ingredients listed on labels, our thoughts on ‘therapeutic’ and ‘food’ grade essential oils, things to look for when sourcing essential oils, global supply, sustainability and lot’s more.

 Interview with Dr. Michael Fevola about Polymers in Cosmetics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:55

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Michael Fevola, Vice President of Global R&D at INOLEX. In this episode, we talked about what polymers are, the many uses of polymers in cosmetics, polymer examples, innovation and lot’s more. Since polymers are so heavily used, having an understanding of what they are will go along way to developing your skills as a formulator and understanding your beauty products.

 Interview with Miriam Vareldzis about Natural Aromatic Materials in Perfumery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:40

In this episode, I spoke with Miriam Vareldzis, now for the second time on this podcast, founder at Palette Naturals® and 40notes Perfume, with about 20 years of experience in the fragrance industry. There is so much to cover regarding fragrancing, so we decided to break out conversation up into three parts. In this conversation, we focused more on the natural raw materials - for example, what are essential oils, absolutes, CO2 extracts, how are they used, and what should we know about these materials?

 Interview with Dr Dan Derr about microbial derived surfactants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:11

This episode featured a conversation with Dr. Dan Derr, responsible for business development for NatSurFact BioSurfactants, a company that produces microbial rhamnolipid-based natural surfactant options. In our conversation together, we talked about bio-based and natural surfactant options, some of the pros and cons of working with these materials, rhamnolipid-based surfactants, and lot’s more.

 Interview with Perry Romanowski about preservatives in cosmetics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:43

In this episode, I spoke with Perry Romanowski, now for the third time for this podcast, about preservatives. In this episode, we talked about what preservatives are and why they're used, checks that every formulator should do when trying to preserve their products, preservative types, some of the controversies for some of these preservatives, and lots more. If you’re looking to start formulating or just learn more about this topic, this would be a great episode to tune into.

 Interview with Miriam Vareldzis about the Fragrance Industry & Basic Perfumery (part 1) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:42

In this episode, I spoke with Miriam Vareldzis, founder at Palette Naturals® and 40notes Perfume, with about 20 years of experience in the fragrance industry. In our conversation, we talked about the history of fragrancing, the fragrance industry and how it coalesces with the cosmetics, basics about perfumery, and lots more.

 Interview with Dayna Stein from Bare Market about waste, waste reduction and sustainability | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:43

In this episode, I spoke with Dayna Stein, founder and CEO at Bare Market, a new minimal waste one-stop shop located in Toronto, Ontario. Dayna and I have been working together since she’s launched in sourcing her cosmetic type products, which, for minimal waste or “natural”, comes with some challenges, which we talked about. In our conversation, we broke down what the word “sustainable” means and metrics to look at when opting for “green” products, waste in cosmetics, waste reduction, and lot

 Interview with Dr. Frederic Lebreux about Cosmetic Regulations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:38

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Frédéric Lebreux, international regulatory expert and COO at BIORIUS, a European regulatory agency for cosmetics. In our conversation together, we talked regulations, including how they differ around the world, things any manufacturer needs to know as they get started, things consumers should know, and upcoming changes. This includes the European shift away from free-from marketing, which for many commonly used free-from claims, they may be restricted from 2019 onwards.

 Interview with Valerie George about Hair Color Cosmetic Products | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:57

In this episode, I spoke with Valerie George, hair color expert and Vice President of Research & Development at John Paul Mitchell Systems, a leading salon professional brand. This conversation was focused on all things hair color, a super niche area of the cosmetic industry that is incredibly fascinating. We talked about how hair color products work, the different types hair color products, how they’re formulated, things consumers should know when coloring their hair and lot’s more.

 Interview with Hasso von Pogrell from European Bioplastics about Bioplastics in Cosmetics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:28

In this episode, I spoke with Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director at European Bioplastics, an association focused on advancing the economic and regulatory framework in Europe to allow the bioplastics market to grow and flourish. In our conversation together we talked about what bioplastics are, preferred raw materials to make them, issues with our waste management systems regarding bioplastics, new research and lots more. Enjoy!

 Interview with Dr. Trefor Evans about Hair Science Basics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:20

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Trefor Evans, Institute Fellow, Director of Research at TRI Institute. Today, he travels internationally to give presentations about hair science, has countless publications, and is a member of the Expert Reviewing Panel for the Journal of Cosmetic Science. This conversation was information packed. We talked about structure of hair, the progression to damaged hair, how cosmetic products can make a difference, and lots more. Enjoy!

 Interview with Deanna Utroske from Cosmetics Design about cosmetics trends, industry insights and more! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:30

Interview with Deanna Utroske, editor at Cosmetics Design North America. In her position, she’s really had a unique view of the behind the scenes for the industry - if you love cosmetics, want to work in the cosmetics industry, or are interested in trends, I think you’ll like this conversation. We covered hot trends coming up, the power of social media for education and exposure, for better or worse, getting your start in the industry and lots more. Enjoy!

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