K1PD1_13 Home-made Cosmetics

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Miroslava Pavelková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PharmDr. Ruta Masteiková, CSc. (lecturer)
PharmDr. Kateřina Brückner, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Miroslava Pavelková, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the possibility of preparing home-made cosmetics
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- identify raw materials suitable for the preparation of home-made cosmetics and their sources;
- describe the forms of cosmetic products suitable for preparation of home-made cosmetics;
- create simple formulations of cosmetic products;
- independently prepare simple products.
Syllabus
  • Lectures: - Equipment and tools for the preparation of home-made cosmetics, packaging, hygiene principles.
  • - Basic raw materials for the preparation of home-made cosmetics and their sources.
  • - Lotions and tonics, micellar waters: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Skin cleansing preparations (cleansing solutions, gels and foams, semi-solid preparations): principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Soaps: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Lipophilic (anhydrous) preparations (ointments, balms, oils): principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Hydrophilic gels: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Oleophilic creams: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Hydrophilic creams: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Hair shampoos and conditioners: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Oral hygiene products (toothpastes and powders, mouthwashes): formulation principles and preparation.
  • - Deodorants: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Perfumes: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • - Facial masks: principles of formulation and preparation.
  • Laboratory classes (block training): - Preparation of solutions of hydrophilic and lipophilic origin (micellar waters, cleansing solutions, facial oils, mouthwashes, etc.).
  • - Preparation of semi-solid preparations (ointments, creams, gels).
  • - Preparation of hair cosmetics (shampoos and conditioners).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • F.M. Maacaron. Natural beauty alchemy. WW Norton & Co, 2015. 272 p.
Teaching methods
Lectures and laboratory classes
Assessment methods
Colloquium - presentation on a predefined topic with discussion of theoretical issues. Participation in laboratory classes is compulsory, participation in lectures is recommended.
Language of instruction
Czech
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