Research Proposal for Management in Cosmetic Industry

Management in Cosmetic Industry

Date: March 21, 2018

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From:

Subject: Significant Scholars and Relevant Publications

This memo will contain information on the significant scholars in the cosmetic industry and their pertinent publications. It will also focus on one of these scholars listing some of the major publications and presentations created by him or her, which are in alignments with my topics of interest.

Scholars Researching Topics of Interests

The specifically selected topics of interest in cosmetics comprise of:

1. Synthetic cosmetic products and sustainability

2. High definition beauty

3. Natural ethical sustainability

There are different scholars that are presently conducting research on these particular topics. The following is a list of some of the scholars together with a brief description of their general research areas:

1. Maria Luisa Soto

The general research areas focused on by this author is natural ingredients in cosmetics such as Phenolic compounds

2. Olesya Zillich

The general area of research that the author lays emphasis on includes cosmetology, cosmetic formulation, polyphenols and antioxidants.

3. Katarzyna Pytkowska

The author’s general area of research and study encompasses cosmetics with an emphasis on clinical dermatology, skin, and melanoma.

Specific Scholar Focused on

The author that I will specifically lay emphasis on is Maria Luisa Soto, who has made significant academic contributions in the field of cosmetics and notably linked to the aspect of natural cosmetic products and sustainability. The following are some of the publications that the author has been involved in:

1. Soto, M. L., Parada, M., Falqué, E., & Domínguez, H. (2018). Personal-Care Products Formulated with Natural Antioxidant Extracts. Cosmetics, 5(1), 13.

In this publication, the author makes a contribution in a study that examines the latent usage of vegetal raw materials within the cosmetic industry for personal-care products. The outcomes of the study indicated that ethanolic extracts, monomeric sugars, and total phenolics showed features suitable for their utilization in the formulation of cosmetics and their good suitability by consumers into all cosmetic products.

2. Soto, M. L., Falqué, E., & Domínguez, H. (2015). Relevance of natural phenolics from grape and derivative products in the formulation of cosmetics. Cosmetics, 2(3), 259-276.