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Cosmetic Formulation Competition<br />
Lipstick Team<br />
Overall, this competition was a fun and eye-opening experience as it was the first time<br />
we created our own cosmetic product. However, our lack of experience in using<br />
cosmetics made us particularly clueless as to the proper formulation we should be<br />
using to create our product, as our goal was to create a product most desired by the<br />
market, yet we ourselves had no idea what these supposed qualities were. Hence, in<br />
the initial lipstick formation, we experienced a myriad of problems with the lipstick<br />
properties - it was too dry, then too oily, then too soft, so we had to do numerous trials<br />
in order to create a product that satisfied our group’s standards. This honed our<br />
problem-solving skills, which really made us appreciate and realise the hard work and<br />
effort that comes into making a cosmetic product - what we experienced was just the<br />
tip of the iceberg. <br />
Though this was a chemistry<br />
competition, we also gained valuable insight regarding<br />
market research and its relevance to product design,<br />
especially how we should be more aware of our target<br />
audience to create a product that most caters to them, in<br />
addition to developing technical skills of video shooting and<br />
editing which is the key in promoting the product. We would<br />
also like to thank our teachers for the guidance and support<br />
they gave us throughout the process of this competition.<br />
Skin Cleanser Team<br />
Our group also struggled to formulate cleanser formulas due to our lack of knowledge in cosmetic chemistry. It<br />
took a lot of patience to run through the long and tedious trial-and-error process. At some point, we even<br />
thought it was impossible to fabricate a formula that aligns with our marketing claim. It was a challenging<br />
process which required high tolerance, as we will never know the properties of our trial product until we test it<br />
at the end of the making process. However, we decided to trust the process instead of letting all our previous<br />
effort be in vain. As a result of our perseverance, we were very honoured to be rewarded with the merit award<br />
for our overall performance in all 3 aspects of the competition (We did not expect this outcome, too!).<br />
Of course, the competition experience was filled not only with challenges and hardships. We<br />
also enjoyed some aspects of it, especially the video-making process. We had fun planning<br />
and editing the scenes to emphasise the strengths of our product in a creative manner. The<br />
process of allowing other students to try out our product, even if only on the hands, is also<br />
memorable, as we see the product work its magic on their skin. Furthermore, this competition<br />
provided a great opportunity for us to develop various skills, from collaborative communication,<br />
to lab and research skills and even creativity in marketing design. Despite all our shortcomings<br />
in this experiment and our imperfect formula, we were satisfied with our results as we put our<br />
best efforts into this. We are glad we took the opportunity to participate in the competition and<br />
grateful for the help of our supportive teachers, who sacrificed a lot of time to oversee the<br />
entire process.<br />
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